Postdoctoral position in Hydrometallurgical process

Information about the project
The research of the post doc position is based on the project Enviree (www.enviree.eu). The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable and complete extraction process for REE from secondary sources, like mining slag. This will help to ensure that the supply of REE will be available in the future. The project will develop a competitive, environmentally friendly recovery technique for secondary mineral sources and will also ensure that knowledge about holistic mineral recovery is transferred inside the project to all the specialized partners. In addition to these more general achievements, the participating companies will each have their particular gain from this project while making sure that not only generic, but specialized, dedicated knowledge is obtained and directly put to use in the field. The project is currenlty divided into six work packages based on the different areas, starting with analysis of content, followed by methods and lifecycle analysis. Chalmers is responsible for the third work package, where the whole hydro chemical separation process will be developed and tested in a pilot plant scale. There will be a close link between the actual process development and the laboratory scale experiments in order to shorten the lead times further and identifying possible scale up issues.

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibilities as a post-doctoral fellow is to conduct research which will focus on the development of hydrometallurgical process for separation rare earth elements, involving solvent extraction methods. The position involves extensive work in a chemical laboratory and adapting technical equipment, as well as possibilities of supervising undergraduate students.

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.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of one year.

Qualifications
You must be a graduated PhD in solution chemistry or hydrometallurgy. The degree should generally not be older than three years. You must have excellent knowledge of English and proven experience as an experimental worker in a chemical laboratory, as well as ability to analyze and write articles. Experience of solving technical and mechanical tasks relating to process development is seen as meditorious. As a person you have to be self-motivated and have a problem solving attitude along with a great ability to collaborate with others. In your work you are well organized and structured.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure

The application should be marked with Ref 20160462 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:


• Application: (Please name the document in the e-recruitment system as: APPLICATION, Surname, reference number)
- CV, include complete list of publications
- Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
- Two references that we can contact.
• Personal letter/Qualifications: (Please name the document as: QUALIFICATIONS, family name, ref. number) 
- 1-3 pages where you introduce yourself and present your qualifications.
- Previous research fields and main research results.
- Future goals and research focus. Are there any specific projects and research issues you are primarily interested in?
• Other:
- Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 11 December, 2016

For this position Swedish Security Clearance is necessary. (Säkerhetsprövning according to Säkerhetsskyddslag, SFS 1996:627, and Säkerhetsskyddsförordning, SFS 1996:633.

For questions, please contact:
Assistant Professor Martina Petranikova, Energy and Materials, martina.petranikova@chalmers.se, 031-7728327
Professor Christian Ekberg, Energy and Materials, che@chalmers.se, 031-7722801

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