"Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer - Experimental High-speed Flow Research, SoMME, Faculty of EAIT"

St Lucia Campus

Full time

R-39727

• School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering – Faculty of EAIT
• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50
• Research Project – Experimental High-speed Flow Research
• Full-time, Fixed term for up to mid-March 2025
• Australian citizenship is a requirement for this position
• Based at our vibrant and picturesque St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

About This Opportunity 

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Officer will be involved in experimental design and execution to characterise ablator materials in a high-speed and/or high-temperature flow environment.

With this opportunity you will develop capabilities in combined experimental approaches for assessing fluid/surface response interactions in a high-temperate gas environment. The main purpose is to develop an Australian experimental capability in experimental characterisation of ablator materials for high-speed flight applications.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Research

• Design experiments to characterise ablator material responses in a high-temperature gas environment.
• Supervise and manage the execution of ablator material testing in world-class facilities.
• Produces quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms by publishing or exhibiting in high quality outlets.
• Participate in applications for competitive research funding to support projects and activities.

Supervision and Researcher Development

• Contribute to the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students (as appropriate).

Citizenship and Service

• Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align to the UQ values.
• Shows leadership of self through collaboration and active participation in priority activities for the unit.
• Provide support to other academic positions and unit operations as needed during other team members absences.
• Begin to develop external links and partnerships by cultivating relationships with industry, government departments, professional bodies and the wider community.

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

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to mid-March 2025. At Academic level A. The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,324.85 - $102,945.12, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,470.08 - $120,445.79 annually. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You 

• Completion or demonstrated progression towards completion of a PhD in the discipline area.
• Demonstrated competence in:
• designing experiments for high-speed/high-temperature flow environments.
• performing experiments and associated measurement calibration.
• analysis and documentation of results from experiments.
• Ability and willingness to:
• publish in high quality outlets.
• supervise honours and/or Higher Degree by Research students.
• participate in coursework teaching activities.
• promote and adhere to a positive safety culture.
• Demonstrated:
• high level of drive and enthusiasm.
• high level of interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• commitment to UQ's values.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Australian Citizenship: It is a requirement of this position that the applicant is an Australian citizen.
• AGSVA Clearance: It is a requirement of this position that the applicant is eligible and willing to apply for security clearances as required by the project activities.
• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to an educational check.

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Rowan Gollan via r.gollan@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

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

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, or age. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to talent@uq.edu.au.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close on Sunday, 23 June 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-39184).