Assistant Professor in Hydrometallurgical processes

Information about the research/the project/the department
The Nuclear Chemistry / Industrial Materials recycling research group comprises 7 senior scientists and 22 PhD students and postdocs. This, highly international group, is specialized in hydro chemical methods for treatment of various solid wastes. Examples of projects active today are the development of processes for metal recovery from solar cells, flat TV screens, paint, Li-ion batteries and municipal waste incineration ash. High quality experimental and analytical equipment for leaching and solvent extraction is available. A unique possibility exist since we are licenced for radioactive work we can use analytical radio tracer techniques are available in addition to ICP-OES and ICP-MS. More information about the groups can be found on the webpage http://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/chem/Forskning/energimaterial/Sidor/energimaterialstart.aspx

Major responsibilities
The main project is to develop separation processes from basic research up to small pilot scale. This includes also finding suitable projects with appicability of the already existing pilot plant test bed. Thus, there is need for both experience with obtaining basic data, caluclating process schemes and finally testing the developed processes including optimisation.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment for a maximum of four years. Progress will be assessed after two years. You are expected to achieve associate professor expertise within four years. The position includes at least 75% research, 15% teaching within relevant areas and about 10% management and outreach asignments.
The specific aim of the assistant professorship period is to build and establish a research group with external funding. The researcher is also expected to be involved in supervision of PhD-students.

Your primary duty as non-tenured assistant professor is to perform your own research, generally as a member of a research group. The position also includes teaching for about 20 per cent of your working hours, primarily on undergraduate and master's levels, as well as supervising PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Qualifications
The succesful candidate should have a Phd in Chemical engineering or similar, the degree should generally not be older than five years. It is necessary to have documented experience in hydrochemical methods for metals extraction and separation. Experience in chemical concentration determination teqniques is meritorius.
As a person you need to be motivated and independent. As a leader you should aim for cultivating the skills of other employees and have the ability to build well-function teams.

You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. Experience from a postdoc position or qualified research and development in industry/the public sector is meritorious.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish on undergraduate level after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

In order to work at the Division of Nuclear Chemistry (within the Division Energy and materials at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering) there is need to pass a security clearance according to Swedish law.

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Application deadline: 2014-08-25

For questions, please contact:
Professor Christian Ekberg, che@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 2801
Professor Britt-Marie Steenari, bms@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 2890
Jan-Erik Svensson, Head of the division, jes@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 2863
Ulf Carlson, Head of the department, ulf.carlsson@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 2870



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