ICPR – International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
Job Vacancy: project manager / scientific assistant for the project on non-target screening in the Rhine river basin
In the secretariat of the ICPR in Koblenz (Germany), a vacancy for a full-time post (39 hours per week) as a project manager / scientific assistant for the project on non-target screening in the Rhine river basin is to be filled from 1 April 2026 on. According to the project agreement, the position is limited until 28 February 2029.
The chairmanship of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) rotates regularly and will be handed over from Germany to France in January 2026. Lionel Berthet will succeed Miriam Haritz, who held the chairmanship of the Commission from 2023 to 2025, for a three-year term.
Interim report shows first positive developments regarding micropollutants in the Rhine
In December 2025, the ICPR published its first interim report on the monitoring of discharges of micropollutants in the Rhine river basin. Despite positive developments, particularly in wastewater treatment plants, further efforts are needed in all emission areas in order to achieve the target set in the ‘Rhine 2040’ programme.