Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Metal Oxide Recycling (Fixed Term)

We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work in the School of Chemistry on the dissolution and chemical transformation of metal oxides in sustainable solvents. The project will investigate the behaviour of metal oxide materials in alternative solvents such as ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents, with the aim of developing greener approaches to metal processing, recycling, and materials chemistry.

The successful candidate will undertake fundamental studies into chemical speciation and interfacial processes that occur during oxide dissolution. The role will combine laboratory-based dissolution, quantification with ICP-OES/MS, and separation through electrochemical deposition. Candidates with experience in analytical chemistry are desirable because the project involves advanced chemical state analysis with lab- and synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopies to gain mechanistic understanding of metal–solvent interactions, insights into oxidation state changes, coordination environments, and dissolution mechanisms. 

The researcher will work closely with an external company and have the opportunity to visit their site in Stoke-on-Trent for material testing.

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If you are interested on this opportunity, please click apply now, submit your details and upload a copy of your CV.

The position will be offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract, to start as soon as possible. The hours of work will be full-time (36.25 per week).  

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Coby Clarke coby.clarke@nottingham.ac.uk Please note applications sent to this address will not be accepted.

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