Research Fellow in Environmental Contamination
1 day ago
Based in the Future Industries Institute at the Mawson Lakes campus
- Full-time (1.0 FTE), 5-year fixed term contract
- Starting salary: $112,892 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)
**About the Role**
The Research Fellow will develop novel functional materials suitable for the removal of target contaminants, both metal and organic in a variety of contaminated environmental matrices including natural waters, waste waters and soil matrices. The synthesised materials will subsequently be incorporated into interfacial solar evaporator as a porous reactive support to achieve solar driven evaporative remediation (SDER).
**About the Future Industries Institute**
The University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute (FII) undertakes cross-disciplinary research related to 5 key industry sectors: Healthy Environments; High-Tech Manufacturing; Medical Technology; Smart Energy; and Sustainable Resources. With state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure, new technologies and approaches are being developed to support state and national economic growth. Working closely with industry partners and end-users ensures our researchers and students engage in real world experiences to create local, national and global impact.
**About UniSA**
The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.
**Core Responsibilities**
- Conduct high-quality research project independently or under limited supervision and in collaboration with industry and other stakeholders
- Design, perform and record experimental work
- Communicate research outcomes in both verbal and written form including presentations and reports to the research team
- Ensure delivery of project’s research milestones, objectives and work programs are met on time, within budget and to the industry partner’s satisfaction
- Make significant contributions to refereed journal publications, conference and seminar papers arising from the research
**Essential Skills and Experience**
- A PhD qualification in environmental remediation or another relevant discipline
- Transdisciplinary skills spanning engineering, environmental science (remediation technologies) and materials science (nanotechnology) are required
- Demonstrated research productivity as a postdoctoral researcher
- Evidence of participation in external activities such as industry or community engagement relevant to the field of research
- Record of independent research resulting in high-quality publications and evidence of growing citation impact
- Growing profile in research supervision and leadership
**Benefits**
Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:
- Access to great personal development opportunities
- Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
- Flexible working conditions
- A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
- Staff study support
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**Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 10 February 2025**
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