PhD: Titanium Ore Mining's Environmental Health Impacts

Laplace Expert Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 20.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Laplace Expert Ltd. in Edinburgh is seeking a PhD candidate to contribute to a fully funded University of Edinburgh PhD studentship focused on environmental and health impacts of titanium ore mining.

The project combines analytical chemistry, geochemistry and public health to study pollutant dispersion and exposure effects. The role involves isotopic fingerprinting, air sampling, and spatial modelling, with training across analytical chemistry, particle analysis and risk assessment in a

Qualifikationen

• MSc degree, or undergraduate degree with a minimum 2:1 in analytical sciences such as analytical chemistry, geochemistry or environmental chemistry.
• Demonstrable laboratory experience including analytical chemistry, trace metal analysis, mass spectrometry, sample preparation or QA/QC.
• Experience with ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS, AAS or related techniques is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Characterise particulate pollution near titanium mining operations.
• Map dispersion and develop titanium isotopic fingerprints.
• Investigate links between exposure indicators and health outcomes where ethics allow.
• Train in analytical chemistry, particle characterisation, isotope ratio measurement, air sampling and spatial modelling.

Kenntnisse

Analytical chemistry

Ecotoxicology

Geochemistry

Public health

Ausbildung

MSc or 2:1 in analytical sciences

Tools

ICP-MS

MC-ICP-MS

ICP-QQQ-MS

SP-ICPMS

AAS

Jobbeschreibung

Laplace Expert Ltd. in Edinburgh is seeking a PhD candidate to contribute to a fully funded University of Edinburgh PhD studentship focused on environmental and health impacts of titanium ore mining.

The project combines analytical chemistry, geochemistry and public health to study pollutant dispersion and exposure effects. The role involves isotopic fingerprinting, air sampling, and spatial modelling, with training across analytical chemistry, particle analysis and risk assessment in a