Internship: Circular wastewater treatment

It is time to rethink our urban wastewater treatment plants. The current generation of wastewater treatment systems focus on the destruction of carbon compounds and of nutrients, instead of on energy and nutrient recovery. Can we turn this around and go to energy positive wastewater treatment plants that harvest valuable materials? This is an ambitious topic which involves combining many innovative, as well as existing technologies, of both biological and physical-chemical nature. In this manner, a positive impact can be made on the footprint of wastewater treatment, to achieve a circular wastewater treatment plant.

Your goal 

In this internship you will explore innovative treatments and reuse strategies for wastewaters and nutrients, to bring a more circular approach closer to reality.

What will you be doing? We have listed it for you:

• Conduct laboratory experiments to find optimal operational parameters for resource recovery technologies.

• Evaluate approaches taken in literature.

• Develop a process scheme for a circular wastewater treatment plant for which you investigate the feasibility.

  You will work on applied research in circular wastewater treatment, helping to bring innovative solutions to the market.

Who are you?

• Enrolled in a Dutch BSc or MSc Chemical, (Bio) Process, Civil or Environmental Engineering study.

• Available for an internship for a minimal period of 5 months.  

• Flexible and independent.

• Curious and analytical.

• Professional command of the English language in words and writing. 

Working for us means

• An internship allowance of € 350,- per month based on full-time employment.

• A buddy who will show you around in our organization.

• Reimbursement of travel expenses of €0.23 cents per km up to a maximum of 75 km if you live further than 10 km from our office and do not have an Ov-card.

• Learn from knowledgeable and dedicated people.

• Create impact and contribute to critical water challenges.

• Become part of an inclusive and collaborative culture.

• Contribute to sustainability.

Join our #missionwater