Postdoctoral Research Fellow (REF: MPD/2024) at Mintek

Key Responsibilities:

The Postdoctoral Fellow will work under the direction of a senior researcher and is expected to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Formulating ideas relating to technical projects, develop research questions, design experiments, identify problems, and evaluate and implement solutions.
• Data collection, analysis, and modelling.
• Presenting at high impact conferences nationally and internationally.
• Participating in site visits, meetings, and workshops.
• Producing high quality research publications (peer-reviewed articles, reports, book chapters, etc.)
• Contributing towards the development of prototypes, processes, models, products
• Writing research proposals.
• Mentoring and supervising postgraduate students.
• Building research collaborations nationally and internationally.
• Contributing towards science engagement activities.
• Supporting initiatives that promote the strategic goals and objectives of Mintek.

Minimum Qualifications:

A doctorate in one of the fields below:

• Chemical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

Skills and experience:

• Excellent technical skills
• Good track record of research outputs and publications
• Good teaching and training skills (mentoring of postgraduate students)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work and lead in both a team environment as well as an individual
• Professional recognition and registration is an added advantage.