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Company: University of Strathclyde
Location: Glasgow
Contract: Fixed-term contract (42 months)
Salary: £36,024 – £44,263 per annum
Role:
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks to recruit a talented researcher for a 42-month Research Associate position to work on mechanochemical carbon capture in silicate rocks. This position is funded by the EPSRC MACO2 project: ‘Mechanochemical processing of silicate rocks for direct carbon capture’ led by Prof Rebecca Lunn.
The aim of the project is to develop a mechanochemical carbon capture process to decarbonize traditionally difficult-to-decarbonize processes, such as cement manufacturing and mining. The project is based on the university's exciting new finding (published in Nature Sustainability) that we can use mechanical energy to trap CO2 into common rocks, such as granite and basalt. Once trapped, the CO2 remains insoluble and thermally stable, making this a promising carbon capture technique during rock crushing. The research will focus on identifying where and how the CO2 is chemically trapped within rocks during mechanochemical reactions and to understand the factors that affect trapping efficiency (e.g. temperature, rock type, humidity, gas composition and pressure).
For more information, including the job description and details on how to apply, please visit the University of Strathclyde website.
Closing date for applications is: 25 March 2024
Company: Nuclear Waste Services
Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire
Contract: Full time
Salary: £70,000+
Role:
Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for a Chief Geologist to bring geoscience and related subsurface evidence to the heart of programme decision making in Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), and management of programme risk and related uncertainties, to ensure it is adequately informed and addressed.
The Chief Geologist is responsible for setting and maintaining standards in all aspects of geoscience and related subsurface issues across NWS, as well as assuring the capability and capacity of the NWS workforce and related areas of the supply chain are aligned to and ready for the delivery of the NWS programme.
The Chief Geologist is accountable for the internal independent challenge function within NWS as well as any external advisory or assurance requirements, assuring geoscience and related subsurface knowledge, understanding, and evidence, is relevant, high quality, and appropriate for the intended purpose. The individual acts to safeguard the integrity and ethical practice of geoscience, within NWS, to maintain confidence and trust in its people, processes and technology together with any products and related facilities.
The Chief Geologist supports the Chief Scientific Adviser in working with counterparts across the NDA Group, on cross cutting issues of significance, to ensure the NWS position is accurately represented and emerging external risks are recognised and actioned. On geoscience and related subsurface matters, the Chief Geologist acts as an external ambassador for the organisation in national and international fora.
For more information, including the job description and details on how to apply, please visit the Nuclear Waste Services website.
Closing date for applications is: 29 March 2024
Company: Leeds Beckett University
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Contract: Fixed-term contract (27 months)
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum
Role:
Leeds Beckett University is seeking an ambitious, talented and motivated individual to be at the centre of an innovative KTP project with the university and Borehole Solutions Ltd.
This 27-month role will see you work with the engineering team at Borehole Solutions to develop the first large-scale soil laboratory testing programme to validate data and provide a detailed insight into sonic drilling throughout the UK. The project and role are vital in fulfilling Borehole Solutions strategic aim to drive the adoption of sonic drilling across the UK and to position themselves as a market leader in the provision of this service.
For more information, including the job description and details on how to apply, please visit the Leeds Beckett University website.
Closing date for applications is: 9 April 2024