PhD Student (f/m/d) Development of environmentally friendly flotation, NORM decontamination and faster pre-concentration using clean energy processes and hydrometallurgy
Source: DAAD official PhDGermany RSS feed. With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), innovative technologies for the circular economy are developed to provide and use mineral and metal-bearing raw materials more efficiently and to recycle them in an environmentally friendly way.The Department of Process Metallurgy is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) Development of environmentally friendly flotation, NORM decontamination and faster pre-concentration using clean energy processes and hydrometallurgy.Your tasksDevelopment of environmentally friendly flotation strategies by designing and testing sustainable flotation processes for REE containing minerals in laboratory scaleInvestigating mineral processing strategies for early-stage NORM decontamination and handling of polymetallic ores in close collaboration with the partnersResearching and developing high temperature pre-concentration methods for REE ores utilizing clean-energy based plasma techniquesPresentation of results at national and international conferences and project meetingsFollow-up with collaboration partners, thorough and robust scientific reporting, progress, and publications preparations for contributions in project REEHydroMin under BMFTR FONA EGA Roh cluster and beyondFollow-up with a systematic PhD and credit collection plan and project milestone planYour profileCompleted university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Chemistry, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or related fieldUnderstanding of flotation principles and other mineral processing methods in liberation and separationExperience or knowledge in safe handling, preparation, and analysis of ore samples containing naturally occurring heavy elementsFamiliarity with high-temperature redox processes and plasma technologiesKnowledge or experience on instrument-based chemical analysis for trace and major elements (such as XRF, XRD, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, SEM, MLA)Knowledge or experience of hydrometallurgical processing is advantageousTrained in safe experimental laboratory practices and sample preparationGreat teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with international partnersFlexible, hardworking and multitasking with a good academic track recordAbility to combine multidisciplinary data into scientific conclusionsExcellent writing and spoken English (good German language skills would be an advantage)Excellent ability in scientific writing and presentation in EnglishOur offerA vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environmentScientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunitiesA structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found hereSalary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)Depending on the personal qualifications, the candidate may be classified in salary group 13 according to TVöD-BundWe support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hoursNumerous company health management offeringsEmployee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate BenefitsAn employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.