Scientific Assistant (f/m/d) Chemical / Process engineer, focus on mineral processing

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), innovative technologies for the circular economy are developed to provide and use mineral and metal-bearing raw materials more efficiently and to recycle them in an environmentally friendly way.

The Department of Processing is looking for a Scientific Assistant (f/m/d) Chemical / Process engineer, focus on mineral processing, subject to project approval.

Your tasks

• Responsible for the PHOSBENEX project (TUNGER 2 funding programme of the BMBF)
• Ore processing and mineralogic characterisation
• Conceptualization and execution of ore processing tests (focus on flotation)
• Optimisation and upscaling of the process (including the use of a Mini Pilot Plant)
• Publication of the results on international conferences and in scientific journals

Your profile

• Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Process engineering or related field or PhD
• Relevant professional experience in the specified area
• Knowledge and experience in Mineral Processing, laboratory work, optimisation, modelling and data analysis
• Collaboration in multicultural teams
• Competence for writing technical reports
• Independent working style
• Able to present to diverse audiences
• Very good knowledge of written and spoken English, knowledge of German/French is advantageous

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.  

Online application https://www.hzdr.de/jobs