Geometallurgy Postdoc: REE/NORM Circuit Innovator

Battelle Energy Alliance; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 89,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Relocation package

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory, managed by Battelle Energy Alliance, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in geometallurgical engineering and mineral processing at its M Laboratory in Idaho Falls. The role focuses on designing, running, and optimizing comminution and beneficiation experiments to produce high-grade concentrates for downstream extraction.

The ideal candidate will lead experimental work, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts and proposals while collaborating with an

Qualifications

• PhD in relevant geometallurgical or mining-related field; must be completed by start.
• Hands-on experience designing and conducting laboratory-scale comminution experiments.
• Experience with mineral beneficiation experiments (gravity, magnetic, or flotation).
• Ability to evaluate separation performance via grade, recovery, and mass balance.
• Experience with mineralogical characterization methods (XRD, microscopy, SEM/EDS, MLA).
• Strong English communication; published manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Lead experimental work for developing a multi-stage beneficiation circuit.
• Characterize samples and assess grade, recovery, and mass balance for circuit stages.
• Perform MLA/XRD/SEM analyses to link mineral properties to separation performance.
• Write proposals and manuscripts; present results at conferences and meetings.
• Support programmatic and technical presentations to sponsors and peers.

Skills

Lab experiment design

Data analysis

Oral & written English

Education

PhD in Metallurgical Eng / Mineral Processing / Mining Eng / Geology

Tools

X-ray diffraction

Optical microscopy

SEM/EDS

MLA / QEMSCAN

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory, managed by Battelle Energy Alliance, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in geometallurgical engineering and mineral processing at its M Laboratory in Idaho Falls. The role focuses on designing, running, and optimizing comminution and beneficiation experiments to produce high-grade concentrates for downstream extraction.

The ideal candidate will lead experimental work, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts and proposals while collaborating with an