Research Fellow in Environmental Geochemistry
Physical and Environmental Sciences,Chemistry,Geology,Environmental Sciences,Other Physical Sciences
Short info about job
Company: University of Leeds
Department: School of Earth and Environment
Salary: £32,548 to £38,833 per annum*
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1539 5067962
Fax: +44-1571 5213806
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Detail information about job Research Fellow in Environmental Geochemistry. Terms and conditions vacancy
* Due to funding restrictions it is unlikely that we will be able to offer above spine point 30 (£32,548 per annum).
Fixed-term for 18 months due to external funding.
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in Environmental Geochemistry? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?
The University of Leeds has primary responsibility within the SOS RARE (Security of Supply of Rare Earth Elements) consortium to conduct laboratory and modelling investigations of Rare Earth Element (REE) mobilisation and transport from ion adsorption deposits.
You will be responsible for conducting laboratory-based studies, such as column experiments, that utilise ion adsorption deposit material that has been obtained from potential mining locations in Africa. There are also opportunities to study material from other geographical regions. Your laboratory research will focus on obtaining biogeochemical data sets on REE mobilisation and transport from ion adsorption clays under variable geochemical and hydrological conditions that represent potential scenarios for extracting REE in situ under field conditions. The data sets will be combined with work on microbial geochemistry of REEs in ion adsorption deposits at the British Geological Survey (BGS) and from studies on aqueous and surface complexation reactions on REEs that are carried out at the University of Sheffield (UoS).
You will have a first degree and a PhD, or be close to completion, in either natural sciences or engineering, as well as a strong background in mathematical modelling of reactive transport processes and/or aqueous chemistry or geochemistry, and experience of conducting laboratory-based scientific research. You will also need excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills to collaborate with our partners, including the BGS, the UoS and the company UIT based in Dresden, Germany.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:Professor Steven Banwart, Integrating Chair in Soil/Water/Agriculture Research Tel: +44 (0)113 343 1413, email: [email protected]