Grant Funded Research Fellow A-school of Physics

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

**24 months fixed term, full time contract**

Chemistry at the University of Adelaide has been consistently ranked well above world class in the Excellence in Research for Australia national audits. The department has two major research strengths: Energy, Materials and Environmental Chemistry and Medicinal and Biological Chemistry. These research strengths are underpinned by an extensive portfolio of laboratories, world-class materials characterisation and analytical facilities that support a vibrant postgraduate research community and partnerships with national and international research consortia.

**About you**

If successful, you will be involved in research to develop new photocatalysts for the hydrogenation of saturated organic molecules. Photocatalysis is a potentially cost-effective method to drive the chemical transformation of organic waste chemicals. In collaboration with an industry partner, Petronas, and as part of a larger team located in Chemistry, you will conduct research on the synthesis of photocatalyst materials and assess their activity in reactors to be designed and commissioned as part of the project. Experience in reactor development, flow chemistry and gas chromatography are highly desired. Important outcomes are related to combing both hydrogen evolution and organic chemical hydrogenation within a single system.

You are expected to be capable of undertaking your own research as part of a growing team supervised by a group of three academics in Chemistry, to take a project leadership role within the team, and to interact successfully with students, collaborators, supervisors and funders. You should have excellent written and oral communication skills with the desire to seek your own independent funding by capitalising on the opportunities provided.

Applicants should have a PhD in Chemistry, with demonstrated expertise in synthesis and characterisation of solid-state materials, and experience in designing and performing (photo)catalytic experiments.

**Selection Criteria**
- PhD in Chemistry.
- Advanced skills and experience in the synthesis and characterisation of solid-state materials.
- Experience in designing and performing (photo)catalytic experiments, including the design and commission reactors suitable for (photo)catalytic flow reactions with both gas phase and liquid phase products.
- Complete analytical analysis skills including: X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, NMR spectroscopy, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (for conference presentations, manuscript preparation, grant preparation, and industry reports).
- Ability to undertake a project leadership role within a team, and to interact with students, collaborators, supervisors, and industry stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage the research activities of Honours and/or post-graduate students.

**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. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

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

**How to Apply**

**Applications close 11:55pm, Sunday 14th April, 202**