Postdoctoral Appointee: Hydrometallurgy
Core
Designing and conducting experiments to develop continuous hydrometallurgical processing approaches for selective recovery of critical materials from unconventional sources.
Role type
Postdoctoral researcher (hydrometallurgy & critical materials recovery)
Builds
Slurry-based processing methods and materials recovery systems
Domain
Energy innovation, critical materials recovery, hydrometallurgy
Required skills
hydrometallurgical chemistry, separations science, wet-chemistry processing techniques, analytical spectroscopy (XRD, SEM/TEM, FTIR, Raman), experimental design, data analysis
Preferred skills
modeling material transport and reaction behavior, technical report writing, grant proposal development
Technologies
X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy
Responsibilities
Designing and conducting experiments, developing slurry-based processing methods, building and operating materials recovery systems, analyzing material transport and reaction behavior, gathering and analyzing data, contributing to technical reports and publications
Seniority
Postdoctoral (0-5 years post-PhD)