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Researcher in petrology with a focus on metamorphic rocks hosting critical minerals and metals

Are you interested in working with critical raw materials, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a researcher position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden’s largest and most versatile department of its kind with approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; petrology, mineralogy and tectonics; paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge. Further information about the department can be found at www.geo.uu.se.

Duties
The candidate will conduct research within a series of planned innovative works inside and outside Sweden sponsored by a number of industry and research funding organizations (e.g., The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF) and within the recently established Smart Exploration Research Centre for sustainable and responsible exploration of critical raw materials. The topic of the project is broad and we are looking for candidates with interest on petrological investigations of mineral systems, mine tailings characterization and lithospheric probing of the earth’s mineral systems. A major component of the work will be on mineralogical and petrological protocols from methodological to experimental approaches and will include joint interpretations with other geological and geophysical data. The researcher will work within a larger research team, including experts from different institutions and companies partnered in the research center. The project includes fieldwork and the candidate needs to will conduct fieldwork with sampling and data collection, alone and together with others involved in the center’s research project. Teaching in the field of mineralogy and petrology of critical raw materials may reach up to 20%.

Requirements
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate with a PhD in mineralogy or petrology, preferably gained within the last seven years. The position requires a strong publication record and a documented skill in attracting external funding. Good oral and written proficiency in English is required. Knowledge in Swedish and a driving license is a requirement.

The candidate needs to have experience in the following areas:

• Metamorphic petrology, including both conventional and unconventional geothermobarometry, as well as phase equilibrium modeling
• Studies of multiphase and melt inclusions
• Characterization of metamorphic carbon species
• Electron microprobe analysis, including operating the equipment
• Raman spectroscopy
• Extensive fieldwork experience

Additional qualifications
It is preferable if the applicant have already undertaken postdoctoral (or equivalent) research. Experience in fieldwork in the Fennoscandian Shield, as well as the Scandinavian and/or Arctic Caledonides is an advantage. The previous research on REE-bearing phosphates and other ore minerals is advantageous. Previous active participation in deep drilling activities is desired. 

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position (probationary period may be applied). Scope of employment 100%. Starting date 2024-04-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Jaroslaw Majka,  jaroslaw.majka@geo.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 7 March 2024, UFV-PA 2024/666.

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