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Fully Funded Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and PhD Positions
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Steve
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Geochemistry and Oxidation of Sea Floor Massive Sulphides
A 30-month postdoctoral position is available in Ocean and Earth Science (University of Southampton - National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) for a researcher with experience in the field of sulphide mineralogy and oxidation. This post
will take responsibility for experiments to quantify the oxidation rates and trace element release of sulphides which may be commercially extracted from the sea- floor. The data will be used to provide qualitative and quantitative estimates of the potential
scale of the physical impact of resource extraction on the marine environment. This position will take a leading role in the University of Southampton contribution to the EU FP7 project ‘MIDAS’ (Managing Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation).
See: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/marine/nocs14011.html
Start Date 1st March 2014.
Funded PhD Opportunity: Scandium Pathways and Sinks in Geological Systems: Implications for Scandium recovery for Advanced and Environmental Technologies
Supervisors: Prof Richard Herrington (Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum), Prof Stephen Roberts (Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton), Michael Rumsey (Natural History Museum), Dr Chris Hartley
(Bloom Energy)
This project aims to address this fundamental knowledge gap and better understand the residence and behaviour of scandium during key agents of geological transport including: 1) Fractional Crystallization, where Sc is incompatible in olivine
but compatible in pyroxene; 2) Hydrothermal Mobilization, where intermediate behaviour between Al and Y is anticipated and 3) Surficial Weathering, where behaviour similar to Al is expected. These investigations will lead to fundamental advances in our understanding
of scandium in the solid Earth System, assess its mineral residence in the geological realm and provide essential insights into possible ore deposits where secondary, or even primary, recoveries might be envisaged in the future.
Start Date 1st October 2014.
Professor Stephen Roberts
Ocean and Earth Science
National Oceanography Centre
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO14 3ZH, UK.
Phone +44 (0)22380593246
Mobile +44 (0)7951537999