Center for Advanced Materials Processing Associate Facility Director

• Direct day-to-day operation of the CAMP testing facility, including laboratory, bench-scale, pilot-scale, and demonstration-scale equipment, procedures, scheduling, maintenance, and utilization.
• Ensure compliance with university, environmental, occupational safety, and regulatory requirements, including protocols for handling ores, tailings, slags, concentrates, process chemicals, solutions, and waste materials.
• Coordinate acquisition, installation, modification, and operation of mineral-processing and analytical equipment and support development of facility operating budgets.
• Support development and demonstration of critical-mineral processing technologies, including beneficiation, flotation, leaching, separation, recovery, refining, and treatment of ores, mine wastes, tailings, slags, and other secondary resources.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary research related to metallurgy, mineral processing, geology, geochemistry, engineering, environmental science, data science, AI, and process control, including technical reports, publications, patents, and technology transfer.
• Support graduate and undergraduate research and workforce development by providing hands-on experience with industrially relevant mineral-processing equipment and processes and helping prepare the next generation of mineral-processing engineers, metallurgists, technicians, and operators.
• Establish and enforce comprehensive safety, environmental monitoring, chemical/material handling, and waste-management procedures for CAMP operations while promoting a strong safety culture among employees, students, researchers, and industry partners.
• Position is in Butte, Montana and requires full-time in-office/lab presence.

• Master's degree in metallurgy, mineral processing, chemical engineering, or a closely related field, plus 8 years of professional experience (or Ph.D. plus 5 years of professional experience) in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, pilot-plant operations, or related industrial research.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with laboratory or pilot-scale mineral-processing equipment and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and technical deliverables.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience with mine wastes and secondary resources and with mineral-processing technologies including flotation, leaching, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, physical separation, and beneficiation.
• Demonstrated experience advancing technologies from laboratory or pilot scale toward commercial deployment, including process modeling, automation, data analytics, AI, or digital-twin applications.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical projects, facilities, personnel, and research programs, including federal or industry-sponsored projects and supervision of technical staff, students, and researchers.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into practical engineering solutions and work effectively with industry, academia, and government, with strong communication, relationship-building, safety, environmental stewardship, and entrepreneurial skills.

• Operations will primarily take place within a mineral processing plant utilizing standard industry equipment.

• Cover letter addressing qualifications,
• Resume
• Contact information for 3 professional references. 

Application Requirements

For full consideration application materials must be complete.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

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Benefits Package

In addition, Montana Tech offers an attractive benefits package* which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with low deductibles and comprehensive coverage.
• Generous employer contribution toward monthly health care benefits worth $6.08 per hour.
• 5.9% retirement employer contribution for eligible employees
• 11 Holidays per year
• 3 weeks of Annual Leave to start
• Generous sick leave policy that can be used for sick children, doctor and dentist appointments as well as bereavement.
• 6 credits of coursework free per year (fees not included)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Reduced tuition for dependents after 4 months of employment for eligible employees
• Employee Assistance and a Wellness Program
• Optional Retirement Plan for eligible employees
• Possible remote work days with supervisor approval and eligible positions.

*Benefits are dependent on position type and terms and conditions of eligibility.

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