Research Associate

**Classification**:Academic Level A
**Salary package**:$82,936-$104,099 per annum plus 17% superannuation
**Terms**: Full time, Fixed Term (up to 12 months)
- Join a world-class photovoltaics research group
- Contribute to the development of the next generation of solar cells
- Opportunities for industry engagement and international collaboration

**About the College**
The _ANU by 2025_ Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC) hosts three of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.

CECC brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of the four pillars of _ANU by 2025_: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia’s national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19.

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.

CECC is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College comprises three schools: the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, and School of Engineering, supported by the Professional Services Group.
- School of Engineering - _The School of Engineering brings together a diverse and welcoming community that is motivated to seek “wicked problems”. We connect divergent thinkers, to explore and pose solutions, that cross the traditional interdisciplinary and global boundaries. We have evolved from our foundational strength in systems thinking, reaching beyond traditional engineering fields. This systems approach embraces our core strengths and is shaped around four focus areas: Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechatronics. Join us in our fundamental quest of discovery and passionate pursuit of knowledge that goes beyond our lived world.

**About the opportunity**
We are seeking an outstanding Research Associate to join our research activities in photovoltaics under the supervision of Professor Daniel Macdonald. Applicants should have a relevant PhD in engineering, materials science, chemistry or physics, with direct experience in silicon or silicon-based tandem solar cell design, fabrication and/or characterisation. These positions will involve collaboration with other research institutes and industry partners, and are supported through projects funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience in the following topics:

- Passivating contacts for high efficiency single-junction silicon solar cells.
- Silicon bottom cells for tandem devices.
- Novel materials for top cells in silicon-based tandems.
- Characterisation of tandem solar cells.

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**How to apply**
- A statement addressing the selection criteria.
- A 1-page statement outlining your research objectives for the next 3 years.
- A brief statement outlining your approach to coursework education and student project supervision.