Research Assistant

Research Assistant (M/F/d), EG 13 TV-H, limited term, part-time (currently 30 hours per week)
**Application deadline**:
14.10.2025
**Date of hire**: as soon as possible
**vacancy number**: 38746
Part-time position with 75 percent of the regular working hours of a full-time employee. The position is fixed-term for three and a half year in accordance with - 2 (2) WissZeitVG as part of the newly funded collaborative project “ADAPT - Adaptation to Drought and Extremes: The Surface-Soil-Groundwater Buffer under Climate Stress”. The opportunity of obtaining a doctoral degree is givin.
ADAPT is an interdisciplinary collaborative research project dedicated to quantifying and evaluating adaptation measures to climate change-induced hydrological extremes. In particular, the use of treated wastewater for irrigation and rainwater retention in the landscape are being investigated. In this sub-project, laboratory experiments and multi-scale simulations will be combined to investigate the influence of adaptation measures on pollutant levels (e.g. pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides) in soils and rivers, as well as on the water balance of catchments. The project is expected to start in February 2026.
**Tasks**:

- Analysis (not laboratory analytics) of the transfer of micropollutants originating from wastewater in laboratory soil columns under climate stress
- Simulation of the leaching of micropollutants in soils
- Simulation of the effects of using wastewater for irrigation on water quantities and quality in river catchments
- Close cooperation with other PhD students involved in the project
- Publication of research results in international journals
- Participation in project-related seminars and workshops as well as international conferences with the presentation of own results

**Requirements**:

- Completed course of academic study (Master degree) in environmental engineering, hydrology, soil sciences, environmental sciences or related fields. The required degree must be available by the recruitment date at the latest.
- Basic knowledge of catchment hydrology, soil science and the environmental fate of pollutants
- Knowledge of modelling pollutants fate and water flows
- Very good written and spoken skill of English language
- Interest in doing a PhD

**Advantageous qualifications**:

- Experience in field sampling and laboratory experiments
- Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality, scientifically rigorous results.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate effective collaboration with international partners.

Applicants are requested to submit a single PDF file containing:
Curriculum vitae
Copy of transcript(s)
**Our Offer**:
As an employee of the University of Kassel
- you will be offered an interesting and diverse range of tasks within the framework of a modern and ambitious university,
- you will be part of an interdisciplinary team with a good and collegial working atmosphere,
- you will have the opportunity to participate in professional and interdisciplinary further education measures,
- is your workplace with good connections to public transport, which you can currently use free of charge.

In addition, you will benefit from the advantages of employment in the public service such as:

- an additional company pension (VBL),
- an optional child supplement in accordance with TV-Hessen, a family-friendly university (including childcare for emergencies),
- an annual bonus
- an entitlement to capital-accumulation benefits,
- a promotion of voluntary commitment,
- low-cost participation in university sports and a full range of fitness activities as part of Unifit, as well as workplace health management

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The University of Kassel is very interested in the professional satisfaction of its employees. It is distinguished as a family-friendly university and, in the interests of equal opportunities, strives to offer everyone the same opportunities for development and to counteract existing disadvantages. It promotes the Family Welcome Service and also the Dual Career Service for positions that are scientifically and academically filled. One of the strategic goals of the University of Kassel is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Seriously handicapped and equivalent applicants are given preference if they have the same suitability, qualifications and professional performance. Full-time positions are generally divisible (except when filling civil servant positions). Applications indicating the Position Number, which may be in digital form, should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany quoting the applicable reference number.