PhD-Researcher Monetary and non-monetary quantification of the environmental health impacts of traffic - Utrecht University

PhD-Researcher Monetary and non-monetary quantification of the environmental health impacts of traffic Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
(Utrecht), 38 hours per week

Job description Function title:
PhD-Researcher Monetary and non-monetary quantification of the environmental health impacts of traffic (1,0 fte)

You will be working on the project "Monetary and non-monetary quantification of the environmental health impacts of traffic". The project will be conducted in close collaboration with Centre for Environmental Health Research (MGO) of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands. You will be stationed at RIVM.

You will perform a literature review on the current approaches and strength and weaknesses of monetisation of health effects of environmental contaminants. You will compare these with approaches in environmental burden-of-disease estimates. You will design, execute, analyse and report on an empirical study into severity weighing of environment-related health effects and their monetary valuation in a multi-country setting. You will perform a case study on transport and health to jointly estimate monetary and non-monetary societal costs of environmental health effects, based on the empirical results and results from the literature review. You will work in a multi-disciplinary and international team and will present your findings at national and international meetings and conferences. You will publish the results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and your PhD thesis. You will supervise MSc students during their internships and follow training courses relevant for your research.

Requirements Required education/skills:University Graduate An enthusiastic candidate with a MSc degree in the field of life sciences or biology, with a strong interest in health impact assessment. You have good organisational, communication and writing skills, especially in Dutch and English. You are also a team player and self-motivating. Experience with (environmental) epidemiology public health or health economics will be your advantage.

Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)

Organization Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) is an interfacultary research institute from the Faculties Veterinary Medicine and Medicine, and the departments Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Science Faculty at the Utrecht University. The mission of IRAS is to provide research and education on human health risks of exposure to potentially harmful agents in the environment, at the workplace and through the food chain. IRAS has three research divisions. The Environmental Epidemiology division performs epidemiological research on respiratory, cardiovascular and carcinogenic health risks in relation to biological and chemical exposures. Within the Veterinary Public Health division research is conducted to identify and study possible adverse health effects from microbial and non-microbial agents occurring in food derived from the animal production process. Research within the Toxicology division covers the part of the risk assessment in which the availability and dose – adverse health effect relationships of toxic substances are studied. The aim of IRAS is to perform quality research with a high relevance for society.

The IRAS offers an enthusiastic and dynamic working environment for young scientists and has a vacancy for a PhD-Researcher Monetary and non-monetary quantification of the environmental health impacts of traffic (1,0 fte)

Conditions of employment Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000

Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2502
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1 year
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a temporary full time appointment of one year with the perspective of prolongation with another 3 years. The gross salary starts with € 1,956.- per month in the first year and increases to € 2,502.- per month in the fourth year of employment (salary scale "P" Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities).

Secondary benefits, based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities are excellent in general and include e.g. a pension scheme, flexible employment conditions and salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 3% per year.

Additional Information Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof. dr. ir. Erik Lebret
Telephone number: 31 (0)30 274 4194
E-mail address: e.lebret@uu.nl

Or ir. Danny Houthuijs at RIVM
Telephone number: 31 (0)30 274 3923
E-mail address: Danny.Houthuijs@rivm.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

* For more information about IRAS (http://www.iras.uu.nl)

Application You can apply for this job before 16-11-2007 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Faculty of veterinary medicine
Personnel Department
A.H. Bloemers
Yalelaan 1
3584 CL Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail: vacatures1@vet.uu.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 70824.
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