Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor - Physical Metallurgy And Extractive Metallurgy

The University of Nizwa announces the availability of positions at the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center 

About University of Nizwa 

The University of Nizwa is the second top universities in the Sultanate of Oman and the first among the private universities in research. It is a non-profit academic institution, governed by its faculty. Its purpose is to broadly educate students and equip them with values, knowledge and life skills needed to enrich their lives and enable them to meaningfully contribute to the progress of society. 

Job Requirement

• PhD in Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Engineering 
• M.Sc. (Materials Science) from any recognized University. 
• Post-doctoral research experience of a minimum 4 years in research and development 
• Experience as a group leader in an international group. 
• Independent research career in the above two fields.
• Outstanding experience in analytical instruments and analytical methods.
• Skills in writing research papers, proofreading, and editing of manuscripts. 
• Skills in fundraising and research proposal writing.
• Strong English language skills.
• Ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities 

• conduct research in accordance with the research profile defined in the job description.
• utilize his/her expert knowledge and skills in designing, fabrication, and mechanical testing of the alloys. 
• utilize and integrate materials fabrication into high-quality academic research.
• establish a scientific collaboration with external institutions.
• contribute to fundraising.

Job Description

The candidate is expected to conduct strong scientific research, publish the results, and be active in fundraising. The scope of the research program includes employing various techniques (hydro--, pyro-, and electrometallurgy) for the extraction of metals from their ores, designing, fabrication, and mechanical testing of the alloys for commercial or various advanced applications. Research/industrial experience in investigating minerals and alloys is an additional advantage. The candidate is expected to train the students at the bachelor's or master’s level in the basic processes involved in Physical Metallurgy such as grinding, polishing, work hardening, annealing, mounting, evaluation of mechanical properties (tensile strength, yield strength, hardness, bulk/shear/elastic moduli, machinability) of the alloys, etc.

Application Process: Submit a formal application letter, curriculum vitae, educational and experience certificates (including reference Contact information), letter of experience, electronically through the following email: recruit.researcher@unizwa.edu.om 

Please note: Position code should be included in the email subject.