The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Delaware is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary research team investigating high-temperature separation pathways for the recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) from complex hydrothermal solutions. The full project abstract is available at: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400992 *The position is funded by the National Science Foundation and is renewable for up to 4 years. The target start date is October 2025. * Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: · High-temperature solution chemistry · Experimental or computational phase equilibria · X-ray characterization methods (PDF analysis, EXAFS,/ XANES, XRF, etc.) · Structure modeling with classical and/or electronic structure methods *Interested candidates should submit a CV to Dr. Adam Wallace ( afw@udel.edu <afw@udel.edu> ).* The position will remain open until filled. Adam F. Wallace Associate Professor & Department Chairperson Department of Earth Sciences 101D Penny Hall University of Delaware