A PhD student to design, conduct and analyse lab and field experiments on the impacts of antibiotic residues in manure when applied to the soil. This includes effects on soil microorganisms nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide emissions from intensively managed grasslands in The Netherlands, but also analyses of antibiotics in soil and/or plants. We look for a highly motivated and skilled candidate who has affinity with laboratory analysis (chemical and/or microbiological); who is capable of coordinating field and laboratory experiments; and who can work both independently and in a multidisciplinary team. This project is a collaboration between Wageningen University (Soil Biology Group) and Wageningen Research (Veterinary Drugs Group). Preferred starting date is June 2020.
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