Call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)

 

COST Action TD1407 invites applications for STSM. The Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. The STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of the COST Action TD 1407 - NOTICE, while at the same time allowing applicants to learn new techniques or gain access to specific data, instruments and/or methods not available in their own institutions / organisations.

 

 

For more information, download  the official documents for this call and the evaluation procedure

 

Deadline for applications:  Closed.

 

 

STSMs Coordinator: Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

ospina [at] geo.uni-potsdam.de

 

Host Institutions may be public or private entities located in one of the current member states of the COST Action TD1407. 

 

You can apply (i) by finding a host institution not involved in the COST Action TD1407, or (ii) applying to a host institution already involved in the action. Below there is a list of action members with open topics for STSMs, if one of them match with your research interests you should contact directly to the contact person to discuss your work plan.

 

Within 4 weeks after the STSM
A Scientific Report (description of the achievements of the mission) should be sent by the grantee to the STSM coordinator.

Download here the Scientific Report Template.

 

 

 

 

Action's members with open topics for STSMs

 

Miguel Caetano

IPMA - Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera. Division of Environmental Oceanography and Bioprospection. Lisbon, Portugal

e-mail:        mcaetano@ipma.pt

 

Topic: Biogeochemistry studies of Rare Earth Elements (REE).

see current TCE research

 

Antonio Cobelo
IIM-CSIC. Vigo, Spain

e-mail:        acobelo@iim.csic.es

 

Topic 1: Solid phase extraction for Pt determination in natural waters for routine analysis.
Topic 2: Geochemistry of Pt at the land-sea interaction zone.

see current TCE research

 

 

Montserrat Filella

Institute F.-A. Forel, University of Geneva, Switzerland

e-mail:      montserrat.filella@unige.ch

 

Topic:  Organic matter – TCE interaction by fluorescence quenching

Period of the STSM: From: April to July 2017. Minimum 2 months.
Lab work: The work will take place at the fluorescence facilities of PROTEE, Toulon, France under the co-supervision of Dr Stéphane Mounier.

 

 

Kevin Francesconi

Institute of Chemistry,   Analytical Chemistry. Graz, Austria

e-mail:      kevin.francesconi@uni-graz.at

webpage:  http://www.uni-graz.at/

 

Topic:  Determination of Technology Critical Elements in soils and plants by ICP MS

see current TCE research

 

 

Laure Giamberini

Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux. UMR 7360 CNRS - Université de Lorraine (Metz, France)

e-mail:       laure.giamberini@univ-lorraine.fr Better contact directly with Ana Romero: ana.romero-freire@univ-lorraine.fr

webpage:  http://liec.univ-lorraine.fr

 

Topic 1: Lanthanides multitoxicity test: Is the toxic effect of lanthanides in waters antagonistic or synergistic?. Study from water bioassays.

Topic 2: Short-term processes of weathering in material rich in REE. Toxic risk associated with REE transfer in future mining areas. 

 

Period of the STSM: Topic 1 could be done in 3 weeks, while topic 2 will take at least 4 weeks. Possibility of work the same researcher in both topics is available depending on experience.

 

 

Marco Guida

University of Naples Federico II. Department of Biology. Naples, Italy

e-mail:       marco.guida@unina.it

 

Topic:  Toxicity tests with aquatic and soil organisms (mortality, bioluminescence inhibition, growth inhibition); microbiological tests.

Testing matrices of interest: wastewater, soil, and sediment.  Special interest on single substances and mixtures, especially REEs and PPCP.

 

 

Gijs Du Laing

Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Ghent University. Ghent, Belgium

e-mail:        gijs.dulaing@ugent.be

webpage:   www.ecochem.ugent.be

 

Topic 1: Technology-relevant elements in fine dust and roadside soils: in vitro assessment of bioavailability.

Period of the STSM: between August 2016 and December 2016 – minimum duration 1 month, but preferably longer – post-MSc/PhD level – experience with ICP-MS is an advantage.

 

Topic 2: Development of novel analytical techniques to measure concentrations and speciation technology-relevant metals in (industrial) wastewater.

Period of the STSM: from September 2016  onwards – minimum duration 1 month, but preferably longer – experience with ICP-MS is an advantage.

 

 

Tatjana Trtic-Petrovic

Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences. Belgrade, Serbia

e-mail:      ttrtic@vinca.rs

 

Topic:  Aqueous biphasic systems based on ionic liquids for extraction of the selected TCE as a green sample preparation technique.

see current TCE research