The Department of Mining & Minerals Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) invites applications for a research associate position. The successful applicant is expected to play an active role in the research conducted by the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (CAST), which focuses on mineral processing, physical and chemical separations, and colloid chemistry.

Responsibilities of this position will include:
• participating in current sponsored research surrounding rare earth preconcentration and extraction from both conventional and unconventional sources including coal byproducts and others.
• supervising and conducting laboratory, pilot, and/or field work;
• data reduction, analysis, and presentation
• report and manuscript writing;
• presenting at technical forums and conferences;
• co-developing new proposals for sponsored research; and
• co-supervising and mentoring graduate and undergraduate researchers.