Ph.D./Postdoctoral position in Soil Physics and Multiphase Flow

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Position

Ph.D./Postdoctoral position in Soil Physics and Multiphase Flow

Employer

Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute

Homepage: https://www.agri.gov.il/en/home/

Location

Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel

Sector

Academic

Relevant division

Hydrological Sciences (HS)

Type

Full time

Level

Student / Graduate / Internship

Salary

27500 - 35000 € / Year

Preferred Education

PhD

Application deadline

Open until the position is filled

Posted

13 January 2026

Job Description

We have an open position for a PhD candidate or Postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of computational hydrology, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute, Israel. The elected candidate will work under the direction of Dr Ziv Moreno (ARO) and Dr Ilan Ben-Noah (ARO).

Project: Laboratory experiments and computer simulations demonstrated that air injection can significantly reduce the hydraulic conductivity of porous media. In this project, we propose an innovative hydraulic control method for groundwater flow: Dewatering by Air Sparging (DAS). Our strategic objectives are:

• To uncover the fundamental mechanisms governing dynamic, induced multiphase flow under DAS.
• Establish experimental and field validation of the DAS concept through rigorous laboratory testing and field-scale demonstration.
• Deliver practitioner-ready outcomes that accelerate DAS toward commercial deployment.