Senior Researcher / Researcher in environmental industrial processes - Mineral and Metal

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Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the environment? Our dynamic team at the Department of Environmental Industrial Processes (MILJØ) is seeking an enthusiasticSenior Researcher and a Researcher to join us.

About Us:

Department Focus:We’re dedicated to advancing research and development in new technologies that minimize the environmental footprint associated with energy and materials production.

Innovation Areas:Our work spans mineral- and metal-related industrial processes, material development (CO2 sorbents, catalysts, oxygen and energy carriers, multifunctional materials), CO2 capture and utilization, hydrogen production with integrated CO2 capture, thermal conversion processes, extractive metallurgy and bioenergy/biofuels production.

Collaboration:We actively participate in national and international networks and R&D forums, including Hydrogen Europe Research, EERA, EMIRI, and OREEC. As a research partner in the FME “Norwegian Research Center for Hydrogen and Ammonia - Hydrogeni,” we’re at the forefront of sustainable solutions.


What You’ll Do:

Research Excellence:Dive into tailor-made experimental facilities, process design, and optimization. Upscale chemical processes and explore technical feasibility.

Project Leadership:Collaborate with our team to generate impactful research projects. Lead and coordinate project teams.

Industry Connections:Leverage your professional network to initiate collaborations with industry and scientific partners.

Expertise:Bring your knowledge of European, Norwegian, and international research programs and funding schemes. Industrial research experience is a plus.
Focus Areas:Your work will center on pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, chemical engineering and organic chemistry applications.

Duties and responsibilities

He/she will be responsible of performing and generating research projects, under the supervision of a project leader or as the main responsible, including:

• Leading Work Packages or full projects (as first manager or in co-leadership).
• Planning, managing and implementation of the experimental campaigns in the setups, including resource allocation, documentation, data analysis and reporting of results.
• Scientific data and results evaluation including relevant characterization results according to the project and customers ? goals.
• Explore technology gaps in the field, to generate and develop new technological concepts for industrial needs: “from concept to prototype”.
• Project generation (funds raising): marketing of the technology portfolio, identification of funding programs, building up Consortia, applications writing and project establishment.Identification and planning of necessary infrastructure, experimental setups and equipment for R&D activities in the field.
• Safety work/HES related to infrastructure and instruments.
  Main responsible of tests campaigns at bigger scale when necessary.
• Communication and dissemination activities: marketing and Consortia generation with industry and funding bodies, presentation of results in relevant arenas (e.g. conferences, seminars), publication of scientific papers, etc.
• Identification of intellectual property assets (patenting, etc.) when relevant.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or MSc in process engineering, metallurgy, materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, organic chemistry or similar. PhD in one of these fields. Desirable: additional experience in R&D work (academia or industry).
• Experience in the minerals and metals area in R&D and/or industry. Specifically, knowledge on hydrometallurgy and/or pyrometallurgy. Desirable: knowledge on organic chemistry and solvent extraction processes. Knowledge in materials characterization is plus.
• Knowledge on synthesis of solids and characterization. Phase analysis specially XRD and elemental analysis specially XRF and ICP OES and MS is plus.
• Experience in planning and managing experimental facilities (reactors, autoclaves and other equipment, test rigs and instrumentation), from laboratory to prototype scale.
• Knowledge in recycling processes such as EoL batteries, magnets and solar panels is an advantage.
• Competence in industrial process design, simulation and thermodynamic modeling tools is an advantage (e.g. ASPEN, HYSYS, OLI, HSC).
• Required good written and oral communication skills in English. Knowledge of Norwegian is an advantage.

Personal qualities

• Ability to take initiatives and highly result and solution-oriented
• Ability to work independently as well as within the research team
• Quality-oriented, responsible, dedicated and structured
• Motivated to learn new industrial processes and the scientific and technical challenges around them
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Flexible, versatile and open to work on a varied range of experimental facilities

We can offer

• Exciting and challenging work in an interdisciplinary, international and growing environment within an broad network of academic and industrial partners.
• Participation in scientific projects of high international level in the field of environmental process technology and material science.
• Stimulating and positive work environment.
• Good pension benefits.
• Competitive salary terms and working conditions.
• A workplace that will promote the employees’ health, environment and safety.

IFE is subject to the Security Act, which includes requirements for the organisation’s management of critical national information, as well as other relevant legislation concerning the management of sensitive information. On this basis, it is a prerequisite for employment that the applicant is suitable from a security perspective. Note that relevant applicants will be asked questions that are necessary to ascertain this. This includes questions about any ties to countries that the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has classified as a ‘high-risk country’ in its open threat assessment. Background checks are performed as part of our recruitment process.

We view diversity as a strength in our work. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion and ethnic background. We place great emphasis on your personal suitability for the position.