Postdoc: Trace Metal Extraction & Scale-Up Researcher

University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); Presencial; USD 25 000 - 35 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Vacation & holidays

Tuition reduction for employee and any

Access to recreation and cultural活动

Resumo da oferta

The University of Arizona in Tucson invites applications for a Part Time Postdoctoral Research Associate I to develop and test methods for extracting and concentrating germanium and other trace metals from aqueous solutions, and to help design scaled-up extraction systems based on test results.

Duties include chemical analysis of mine solutions, supervising graduate and undergraduate researchers, and contributing to publications and proposals.

Qualificações

• Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, or closely related field.
• U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, or protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to comply with ITAR/EAR.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and test chemical methods for extracting, precipitating, and upgrading trace metals in aqueous solutions.
• Help optimize and scale up extraction, precipitation, and concentration systems for trace metals in hydrometallurgical solutions.
• Assist with chemical analysis and identification of metal and sulfur species in mine solutions.
• Aid in supervising and guiding chemistry-related research activities by graduate and undergraduate students.
• Lead or assist in publishing and presenting results and in writing proposals.

Conhecimentos

Chemical analysis

Student supervision

Experimental design

Formação académica

Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, or a closely related field

Ferramentas

ICP methods

Hydrometallurgical processes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The University of Arizona in Tucson invites applications for a Part Time Postdoctoral Research Associate I to develop and test methods for extracting and concentrating germanium and other trace metals from aqueous solutions, and to help design scaled-up extraction systems based on test results.

Duties include chemical analysis of mine solutions, supervising graduate and undergraduate researchers, and contributing to publications and proposals.