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Postdoctoral researcher in petrology/geochemistry of As-bearing metamorphic rocks in Sweden

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Maciej Manecki
Mon, Oct 13, 2025 11:06 AM

Dear Colleagues,
The Department of Geosciences, at the Swedish Museum of Natural History,
Stockholm, Sweden, offers a three-year interdisciplinary postdoctoral
position combining field petrology, field and laboratory experiments in
mineral-water interaction, and hydrochemical modelling. The project is
aiming to develop new knowledge of the metamorphic bedrock as a source
of arsenic (As) contamination. The project seeks to identify and
quantify the distribution of risk lithologies, quantify the processes
using leaching tests (field and laboratory experiments), and perform
geochemical modelling with special emphasis on how the petrology of
rocks affects the As leaching and in what form As spread to the
environment. Field work is mainly focused on the Precambrian amphibolite
to granulite facies metamorphic domains in central Fennoscandia.

The project is carried out in collaboration with the Department of
Geological Sciences at the Stockholm University and the Department of
Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH
Royal Institute of Technology, both departments located in Stockholm,
and the Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry at the
AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. Part of the
laboratory work will be located at the AGH University.

The postdoc will be appointed for a three-year position at the Museum of
Natural History in Stockholm. Principal work tasks will include
participating in the fieldwork, design and execution of leaching
experiments, investigation and characterisation of rocks and minerals
using optical, electron and Raman microscopy, and geochemical modelling.
The successful candidate will also have the possibility to develop its
own line of research. The project is fully funded by the Swedish
Governmental Research Council for sustainable development, FORMAS. A
start date in January-May 2026 is anticipated.

Link to the NRM homepage advertising the position:
https://www.nrm.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb

Link to the Visma recruiting site for the position:

https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=d00bd168-963f-4b6e-840e-1f83bc5ee1ff&description=True
[1]

The application due date is on the 11th of November. Please, spread the
word to talented young researchers connected to the research field.

Best regards,
Maciej Manecki

LARG - Lead Apatite Research Group:  http://larg.agh.edu.pl
Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, AGH University
of Kraków
Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, POLAND
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-1836
cell.: +48 604 427 198, e-mail: gpmmanec@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Links:

[1]
https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=d00bd168-963f-4b6e-840e-1f83bc5ee1ff&description=True

Dear Colleagues, The Department of Geosciences, at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, offers a three-year interdisciplinary postdoctoral position combining field petrology, field and laboratory experiments in mineral-water interaction, and hydrochemical modelling. The project is aiming to develop new knowledge of the metamorphic bedrock as a source of arsenic (As) contamination. The project seeks to identify and quantify the distribution of risk lithologies, quantify the processes using leaching tests (field and laboratory experiments), and perform geochemical modelling with special emphasis on how the petrology of rocks affects the As leaching and in what form As spread to the environment. Field work is mainly focused on the Precambrian amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphic domains in central Fennoscandia. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Department of Geological Sciences at the Stockholm University and the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, both departments located in Stockholm, and the Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. Part of the laboratory work will be located at the AGH University. The postdoc will be appointed for a three-year position at the Museum of Natural History in Stockholm. Principal work tasks will include participating in the fieldwork, design and execution of leaching experiments, investigation and characterisation of rocks and minerals using optical, electron and Raman microscopy, and geochemical modelling. The successful candidate will also have the possibility to develop its own line of research. The project is fully funded by the Swedish Governmental Research Council for sustainable development, FORMAS. A start date in January-May 2026 is anticipated. Link to the NRM homepage advertising the position: https://www.nrm.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb Link to the Visma recruiting site for the position: https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=d00bd168-963f-4b6e-840e-1f83bc5ee1ff&description=True [1] The application due date is on the 11th of November. Please, spread the word to talented young researchers connected to the research field. Best regards, Maciej Manecki LARG - Lead Apatite Research Group: http://larg.agh.edu.pl Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, AGH University of Kraków Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, POLAND http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-1836 cell.: +48 604 427 198, e-mail: gpmmanec@cyf-kr.edu.pl Links: ------ [1] https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=d00bd168-963f-4b6e-840e-1f83bc5ee1ff&description=True