Postdoctoral Research Associate - Experimental Geochemistry

Overview We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on understanding the longevity of precipitated amorphous materials, including those containing critical materials. This position resides in the Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences (GIS) Group in the Chemical Science Division (CSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The selected candidate will work collaboratively with scientists in CSD to develop an understanding of stability of amorphous carbonate and other amorphous materials. In addition to working in GIS group laboratories, the research will also take advantage of DOE user facilities, e.g., the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at ORNL or at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will focus on scientific projects to advance our understanding of the lifetimes of amorphous materials, including those containing critical materials. You will work as part of a team whose interests include, but not limited to, chemical separation, chemical extraction, structural characterization, and solution-solid reaction. Our main goals are: (1) Synthesize amorphous carbonates or other amorphous materials and conduct amorphous-to-crystalline transformation experiments, (2) Perform X-ray, neutron and microscopy measurements on powder (crystalline or amorphous) samples under in situ conditions (3) Utilize complementary characterization techniques. #J-18808-Ljbffr MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY