Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
Paul Scherrer Institute
Forschung
Villigen
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- 100.500 CHF – 125.500 CHF (von XING geschätzt)
- Vor Ort
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
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Postdoctoral Fellow – innovative ore processing
You will conduct both basic and applied research based on powder diffraction methods, your main tasks are:
- Research on mechanochemical activation of phosphate ores
- Develop and improve existing data pipeline at the ADDAMS beamline, with a focus on combined XRD and XRF workflows, particularly for industrial applications
- Assist beamline users
- Publish research results and present them at relevant scientific meetings and conferences
Your profile
- PhD degree in Geology, Material Science, or a related field
- Hands on experience with diffraction methods XRD, in particular with powder diffraction, and possibly X-ray fluorescence XRF
- Experience with synchrotron experiments is an advantage
- Strong computing skills, being able to program in Python
- Fluent in both written and spoken English
We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
You will be part of the Materials Science Group, operating at the ADDAMS beamline of the Swiss Light Source. The position is intended 50% as part of the ANAXAM center ( www.anaxam.ch ), developing analytical methods for industrially relevant problems.
Your employment contract is limited to 2 years.
For further information, please contact Dr Nicola Casati, phone +41 56 310 53 46.
Please submit your application online by 17 May 2026 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (Index-Nr. 6311-26620).
Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Serdal Varol, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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