Critical Minerals Postdoctoral Fellow

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Based in College of Science at the City East Campus location . Full-time, 30-month fixed term contract . Salary range: $107,816- $115,447 per annum (plus 17% superannuation) . At Adelaide University, we create the opportunities you need to achieve your ambitions – because when you thrive, we thrive. We are transforming education for contemporary learners and global citizens. Building on a proud legacy and shaped by bold ambition, it’s a place of excellence and equity, where our vibrant community of staff are united by our purpose to inspire Australia’s future changemakers and create a better tomorrow. Work that matters . This 2.5-year postdoctoral research program aims to accelerate our understanding of how Rare Earth Elements (REE) are mobilised and concentrated in weathering environments. Target regolith environments include – but are not limited to – ion-adsorption clay hosted mineralisation, heavy mineral sands, tropical weathering profiles, carbonatite and phosphorite regolith horizons, and unconformity related systems. The research program may include geologic, geochemical and leachability testing on REE enriched regolith systems, detailed case studies of prospects/deposits, development and application of novel isotope and sensing methods to track mineralisation processes, and regional/national scale prospectivity mapping. The team . The successful candidate will join the team