Laboratory Chemist

Req Id: 41398

Job Title: Laboratory Chemist

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

Job Summary

Employer's Name: Purdue University

Campus: West Lafayette

Organizational Unit: College of Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Job Location Address: 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907 (Tippecanoe County).

Ad: Purdue University seeks to hire a Laboratory Chemist for its West Lafayette (Tippecanoe County) campus. Physical preparation of geologic materials in preparation for chemical separation processes, with focus on obtaining and purifying quartz. Preparation of soils for chemical leaching. Chemical separation of Be, Al, and Cl for subsequent AMS measurement using ion chromatographic techniques, precipitation in controlled pH conditions, and ICP-OES. Preparation of blanks and standards for AMS runs and/or non-standard cathode materials. Organization of materials for AMS runs, preparation of reports for users.

Employer requires a Bachelor's in Physical Geography, Chemistry, Geology, Physics or closely related field, plus 24 months relevant hand's on experience in any role (professional, intern, or student) involving standard techniques of rock preparation. Employer accepts a graduate degree in lieu of the bachelor's degree. Hand's on experience must include: (1) Identification of minerals within rocks, sediments, and soils; (2) Collaborative design of experiments that yield samples appropriate for analysis, including with undergraduate and/or graduate students; (3) calculations necessary for nuclear chemistry carrier experiments; (4) Production of radionuclides in geologic materials by cosmic-ray interactions; (5) Ion chromatographic techniques; (6) Precipitation in controlled pH conditions; and (7) ICP-OES. Background Check Required.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience: 24 months

Contact for Ad: Debbie Nahlik, Executive Assistant to the Department Head, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Occupation: 19-2042: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Equal Opportunity Employer

Purdue University is an EOE employer.

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Posting Start Date: 4/3/26