PhD student in Mineral Processing ( Sweden )

We are looking for a PhD student in Mineral Processing with an emphasis on comminution. The student will work in a project aiming on the development of ore characterization methods for forecasting the comminution behaviour of an ore with respect to mineral liberation, throughput and energy demands. Results from experimental work shall be analyzed and used within the scope of geometallurgical modelling to provide a data base for predicting mineral processing performance and mine planning thereby considering the geological variability of the ore body.

This project is part of the geometallurgy work package of the CAMM.

Mineral processing (http://www.ltu.se/tkg/avd/kgm?l=en) belongs to the Division of Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, being part of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering with about 280 employees. As a PhD student, you will be involved in teaching in mineral processing related study programmes.


Qualifications
Applicants must have excellent academic credentials and recently completed their M.Sc or equivalent degree in mineral processing or process engineering, with specializations in mechanical process technology as well as in geological/process mineralogy, and be admitted for post graduate studies. The applicants must possess good skills in written and spoken English.

Application
Applications should include CV, copies of degree certificates (diploma/tests/grades record) and other documents that the applicant wants to refer to. Send your application marked with the reference no 290-11 to Luleå University of Technology, The Registry secretary, SE-971 87 LULEÅ, or by e-mail toregistrator@ltu.se

Deadline for application is March 15, 2011.

Infomation
Employment on a “doktorandtjänst” is for 4 to maximum 5 years (if teaching or other departmental work is included in the position). PhD students at Luleå University of Technology usually conclude a licentiate degree halfway through their studies. Main work will be conducted at Luleå University of Technology in Luleå.

For further details regarding the above position please contact:
Prof. Jan Rosenkranz
Luleå University of Technology
+46 (0)920-49 21 83
jan.rosenkranz@ltu.se

Ref no: 290-11
Deadline for application: March 15,2011