PhD on Industrial Wastewater Permits for Sustainable Water Quality

Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Full time
Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description

Are you the PhD candidate investigating how industrial wastewater discharge permits can be improved to support water quality goals and sustainable treatment?

The Faculty of Geosciences is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate with a background in water resources management, water quality, environmental sciences, water technology or other appropriate fields. You will work on the project “Influence of wastewater discharge permits on future water quality and water treatment” as part of the BlueVantage project, a large project financed by NWO.

Your job

With climate change, rising demand, and pollution threatening water supplies, the BlueVantage project brings the water sector together to develop technical and governance solutions, thereby ensuring a clean water cycle for industry, ecology, and so...