Postdoctoral Researcher

6 days ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia The University of Adelaide Full time

**(Level A) $75,888 - $102,040 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.**

**Full Time|Fixed Term Position for up to 36 months.**

The School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate, Level A to design automation for personalised messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine manufacturing system. This position is supported by a MRFF project with BioCina.

The MRFF project will engineer a fully automated continuous-flow system to produce small-scale, bespoke, mRNA vaccines. This involves both the production of mRNA (upstream process) and mRNA encapsulation and formulation (downstream process) with each of these processes including multiple distinct ‘unit operation’ which are integrated in a chip to stream the process. The automation for the whole systems is required to ensure correct temperature, pH, concentration of mRNA used and automatic monitoring systems are to be developed and applied.

**To be successful you will need**:

- Ability to analyse and communicate research outcomes, as demonstrated by a high-quality track record of publications in the fields of control system engineering and automation, and a demonstration of ongoing research activities within that field.
- Demonstrated knowledge and research experience in designing process control systems.
- Experience or substantial knowledge in designing automatic control and monitoring systems for chemical processes which involve fluid flowrate, temperature, pH and concentration level control.
- Experience or substantial knowledge in hardware programming.
- Demonstrated knowledge of good laboratory practice and ability to maintain accurate records of laboratory work.
- Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations.

**Qualifications**:

- ** **PhD in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering or related field to control system engineering from reputable universities.

**Enjoy an outstanding career environment**

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

**Your faculty's broader role**

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.

Learn more at: set.adelaide.edu.au

**If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.**

Applications close 11:55pm, 2 January 2024.

**For further information**

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Rini Akmeliawati Ph.D
Associate Professor/Reader
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
P: +61 (8) 8313 5094

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