Postdoctoral Appointee – Materials Science

Job description

The Applied Materials Division (AMD) at Argonne National Laboratory is looking to hire a Postdoctoral Appointee – Materials Science. The Applied Materials Division conducts applied research to develop innovative technologies to improve the efficiency of resource utilization; to minimize our dependence on imported materials; and to enhance our national security. This position is broadly focused on securing a domestic supply chain for critical materials, such as graphite. This candidate will join a team developing and testing material beneficiation, leaching, and separation unit operations for carbon-based feedstocks. The candidate should have a good understanding of mineral processing, leaching, separation and characterization techniques. The project will involve R&D of different beneficiation, leaching, and separation technologies as well as pilot plant equipment installation and operation. The main research focus will be on valorizing waste products from coal mining or production, including coal fines or slurries, to produce graphite precursor materials. The beneficiation work will likely include processes such as froth flotation and gravity separation while separation efforts may...