Scientific Researcher

About the Role

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• The Yarwun alumina refinery is seeking a highly skilled Experimental Chemist/Scientist to join their research and development team.">

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

This role offers the opportunity to work with a broad range of skilled persons from technical and trades, to commercial and business.

You will be working within the Rio Tinto Aluminium Technical Development teams laboratory group, the Queensland Research and Development Centre (QRDC).

The role is part of the experimental function contributing to the development of both step-change and creep technology improvements to our Pacific Operation sites.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet.

Our goal is to maintain and grow our R&D laboratory facility and functions, while helping to advance knowledge in aluminum minerals processing.

As a member of our team, you will contribute to the development of new technologies and processes, and support our internal and external customers.

You will have the opportunity to work with subject matter experts, and site technical stakeholders to define issues affecting the business, and review and prioritise hypotheses for laboratory investigation.

We require someone who can design and conduct laboratory investigations and field trials for strategic projects and short-term technical support.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and time management skills, and be able to work both independently and within a team to achieve project goals.

We offer a competitive base salary of around $120,000 per annum, plus benefits including comprehensive medical benefits, attractive share ownership plan, company provided insurance cover, extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options, career development & education assistance, ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support, leave for all of life's reasons, exclusive employee discounts, and possible domestic relocation assistance.

What You'll Bring

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• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.">

Tertiary qualification in Science-Chemistry or related discipline, solid foundation in and demonstration of safe laboratory operations, background in R&D laboratory processes, use/maintenance of laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation, skills in experimental design, conducting experiments, data analysis and interpretation plus reporting/presenting.

Where You'll Be Working

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, we are proud members of the Gladstone community.

At Rio Tinto, we strive to create partnerships that solve problems and meet opportunities.

We treat each other fairly and with dignity, regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

We believe that every voice matters, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.