Postdoctoral Research Associate in Geochemistry

1 week ago


Columbia, South Carolina, United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Full time
About the Role

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our team in the Physical Sciences Division (PSD). As a Postdoc, you will contribute to our mission to understand complex systems and phenomena vital to the nation's energy and environmental resources.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct independent research and work on team assignments to develop novel approaches to recover and separate critical materials, especially rare earth elements, from complex wastes and produce water.
  • Design and implement experiments using advanced in situ and ex situ techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy.
  • Collaborate with a diverse group of scientists and technical staff across the Lab to advance our understanding of critical materials research.
  • Present research at technical conferences and project/program review meetings, and contribute to the development of research proposals.
Requirements
  • PhD in Geochemistry, Environmental Science, Materials, Chemical Engineering, and/or Chemistry within the past five years.
  • Graduated from a minority serving institution (MSI) for either undergraduate or graduate degree.
  • Strong background in various in situ and ex situ techniques, and experience with synchrotron-based X-ray adsorption scattering (XAS) techniques.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to work closely with experimentalist and computational modeling colleagues.
About PNNL

PNNL is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to collaboration and work–life balance. We are dedicated to advancing measurement approaches and applying them to complex problems, and we are seeking talented individuals to join our team.



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