SCK CEN has just opened two new PhD positions in the field of radioecology.
Both projects share a strong emphasis on innovative remediation strategies, integrating ecological processes with radiological risk assessment, developing tools that support long‑term environmental protection and even multiple stressors and AOPs. Together, they offer an excellent opportunity for students interested in combining environmental science, radioecology, modelling, and applied remediation research.
1/ Building a quantitative AOP framework for smart remediation of NORM and legacy sites
This project focuses on multiple stressors and quantitative AOP development, aiming to build a mechanistic framework that links radiation effects with other environmental stressors to support smarter remediation strategies:
https://www.sckcen.be/en/thesis-and-internship-topics/building-quantitative-aop-framework-smart-remediation-norm-and-legacy-sites-5683
2/ Circular and nature-based innovations for stabilizing radiological contamination in soil
This project explores phytostabilisation and circular, nature-based remediation approaches for radiologically contaminated soils, with an emphasis on sustainable, ecosystem‑friendly solutions:
https://www.sckcen.be/en/thesis-and-internship-topics/circular-and-nature-based-innovations-stabilizing-radiological-contamination-soil-5687https://lnkd.in/eNWdK2rJ