"St Baker Fellowship"

Job Description:

• Dow Centre (School of Chemical Engineering) – Faculty of EAIT
• Full-time (100%), fixed-term position through to 1 March 2028
• Academic Level A base salary will be in the range $82,057.75 - $109,246.18 + 17% Superannuation, or
• Academic Level B base salary will be in the range $114,824.05 - $136,048.73 + 17% Superannuation
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Based at our St Lucia Campus - Brisbane

About This Opportunity

The St Baker Fellowship is supported through a philanthropic gift from the Trevor and Judith St Baker Family Foundation. This exciting Fellowship opportunity is offered at an Academic Level A or B, integrated into the Dow Centre’s decarbonisation program, and will focus on advancing innovative strategies across diverse sectors.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Research: Drive interdisciplinary TEA/LCA research in decarbonisation at UQ, producing high-quality outputs, securing competitive funding, and collaborating on joint projects, while translating research into decision-support tools, policy and design insights, and commercial outcomes.
• Supervision and Researcher Development: Effectively supervise Honours and HDR students by supporting researcher development and performance, and, where appropriate, manage research staff and resolve issues in line with University policies.
• Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate UQ values through collaboration, support for colleagues, and participation in internal service and committees, while contributing to external service and building partnerships with industry, government, and the community.
• Teaching: Participate in undergraduate or postgraduate teaching as required, delivering high-quality teaching evidenced by student outcomes and surveys, and improving or innovating in response to feedback where appropriate.

In addition to the above, level B will:

• Develop an independent and/or team-based research program with national recognition and impact, actively seek, obtain, and manage competitive research funding as a chief investigator, demonstrate effective supervision of Honours and HDR students, and facilitate engagement opportunities for HDR supervisees.

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About You

• PhD in a field directly related to decarbonisation technologies or systems.
• Strong expertise in TEA and LCA, with experience applying these methods to real-world systems and technologies.
• Familiarity with software tools such as SimaPro, OpenLCA, Aspen Plus, MATLAB/Python, and data visualisation platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines and communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
• Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities, stakeholder engagement and collaborative research.

In addition to the above, level B will have:

• A growing profile in research in decarbonisation technologies or systems.
• A developing reputation and track record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Evidence of successfully seeking, obtaining and managing external research funding.
• A growing record of supervision of Honours and Research Higher Degree students to successful completion.
• Experience in meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with active contributions to external activities

Work Rights:

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Xiwang Zhang via xiwang.zhang@uq.edu.au.

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Applications close on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-59568).