[ES_JOBS_NET] Research Assistant (PhD student) in "Estimation of the future primary raw materials mix for the production of Li-ion-batteries", Freiberg, Germany

[Frenzel, Max]

Dear All,

 

My research group is currently looking for a new PhD student working on the
estimation of the primary resource mix for future Li-ion-battery production.
Candidates should ideally be recent graduates in economic geology, mineral
economics or a closely related field with an interest in global raw
materials supply chains. The position will be available from the 1st of
February 2021, and will then run for three years - the standard timeframe
for a PhD in Germany. A salary compatible with German standards for PhD
financing will be paid (see ad for details, link below). The deadline for
applications is quite soon, on the 20th of November, but this will probably
be extended to the 30th of November. 

 

The position is part of a larger consortium project financed by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and coordinated by the
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg. The consortium project is in turn part of a
new competence cluster on "Recycling & Green Batteries" funded by the BMBF.
The overall goal of the project is to estimate the possible future
contribution of recycling to the reduction of the CO2-footprint of
Li-ion-battery production. This specific position advertised here will
investigate how the mix of primary raw materials necessary for future
battery production may evolve up to 2050. That is, the main task will be to
compile estimates of how much of the primary production of each material
(Li, Co, Ni, Mn and graphite) will probably come from which ore deposit type
(e.g. Ni and Co from Ni-laterites). This information can then be combined
with data on the corresponding CO2-balances for ore processing,
beneficiation and smelting as well as a prediction of probable recycling
rates (other position in this project, located at German Federal Geological
Survey) to estimate the CO2-footprint of the raw materials inputs. The work
will be done in close collaboration with the German Federal Agency for
Geosciences and Resources (BGR) as well as the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS), and will involve regular travel to the U.S. (1 month per year) to
work directly with our USGS colleagues (the group around Dr. Nedal Nassar).

 

More details can be found in the official job ad at:
https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490
<https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pOid=61950> &pOid=61950 

 

If you are interested and have any questions regarding this position, please
feel free to get in touch directly. 

 

If you are not interested yourself, please forward this e-mail to any
candidates who may be, but are not receiving e-mails from this list. 

 

With my very best regards, and looking forward to hearing from you,

Max 

 

Dr. Max Frenzel

Helmholtz-Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology | Research Scientist
Tel.:  +49 (0) 351 260-4407
Fax.: +49 (0) 351 260-14400
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Chemnitzer Str. 40 | 09599 Freiberg
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