PhD Candidate in Hydrogeochemical Data Science Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi (WP1_GEM)
The University of Nairobi, in partnership with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland as the project lead, and other collaborators – Turkana University College, Water Resources Authority, Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources, University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, is implementing a project entitled: Groundwater fluoride and salinity vs. equity in arid regions: Obtaining inclusive and sustainable resource management (GEM).
GEM is an interdisciplinary project that aims to enhance groundwater resource management for climate change resilience and adaptation in arid regions. The main project objectives are: 1) to understand drivers of groundwater fluoride concentrations and salinity under climate change and increasing groundwater demand, and 2) to explore equity in groundwater resource availability and quality and its impact on the local communities in Turkana County. The research is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and managed by the Danida Fellowship Centre.
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate that will generate novel knowledge on environmental variables governing regional spatial patterns of groundwater fluoride concentrations and salinity in arid regions based on interdisciplinary field work and state-of the-art machine learning methods. The research will be conducted in Turkana County.
(APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS DOCUMENT) CLICK HERE
PhD Candidate in Hydrogeochemistry Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi (WP2_GEM)
The University of Nairobi, in partnership with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland as the project lead, and other collaborators – Turkana University College, Water Resources Authority, Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources, University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, is implementing a project entitled: Groundwater fluoride and salinity vs. equity in arid regions: Obtaining inclusive and sustainable resource management (GEM).
GEM is an interdisciplinary project that aims to enhance groundwater resource management for climate change resilience and adaptation in arid regions. The main project objectives are: 1) to understand drivers of groundwater fluoride concentrations and salinity under climate change and increasing groundwater demand, and 2) to explore equity in groundwater resource availability and quality and its impact on the local communities in Turkana County. The research is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and managed by the Danida Fellowship Centre.
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate that will generate novel knowledge on hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical processes influencing fluoride concentrations and salinity in alluvial aquifers under groundwater-surface water exchange. The research will be conducted in aquifers interacting with the Turkwel River and Turkana Lake in the areas of Lodwar and Eliye Springs.