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Research Fellow, Control and Optimisation of Hypersonic Systems

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Closing date
23 May 2021

Job Details

Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Department/School: School of Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering
Salary: $73,669 - $99,964 (Level A)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 9.5% super

The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, we are globally engaged; comprehensive; research-intensive; and committed to responding to the major challenges of our time.

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) is strongly committed to supporting diversity and flexibility in the workplace. Improving the representation of women is necessary in our goal to innovate and to strengthen FEIT’s reputation as a best-in-class centre of research.

School of Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (EMI) recognises that engineered systems of present and future significance increasingly have connections to all three.

We are the oldest engineering school in Australia – initially founded in 1861 – and have evolved into a vibrant community of internationally recognised researchers passionate about addressing major challenges of today and into the future.

About the role:

The research fellow will join a team of academic staff and postgraduate students working on the interdisciplinary ARC Linkage Project “Co-design and dynamic mission optimisation of hypersonic flight vehicles”.

The research outcomes of this project will play an important role in understanding the capabilities of hypersonic systems.

Hypersonic platforms encounter more severe conditions than a conventional vehicle, imposed by an operating environment including high thermal loads that limit the aerodynamic design space. Tighter constraints on the limits of achievable subsystem performance have a cascading effect on performance over the total mission.

Concurrently, the wide range of flight conditions and Mach numbers encountered during an intra-atmospheric flight phase also impose stringent design requirements on the robustness of control solutions to ensure sufficient authority remains in the presence of highly dynamic parametric change and uncertainty.

You will have an outstanding background in Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics (or equivalent) and will work in close collaboration with the Linkage Project partners from the University of Queensland and BAE Systems.

You will conduct research, leading to the preparation and publication of research outcomes in conferences and journals.

This role sits within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and will be expected to be an active member of the Department, collaborating with other researchers. You may also undertake small amounts of teaching and research supervision directly related to your area of research, as required.

About You:

Naturally you will be capable of demonstrating your prior record of achievement in the following:

  • PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics, or closely related discipline
  • research experience in at least one of (and preferably more) model predictive control, optimisation, modelling and model reduction and use of computational fluid dynamics tools
  • record of quality and innovative research as evidenced by publications in leading journals and at conferences commensurate with opportunity
  • capacity to communicate research concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
  • using initiative, working with minimal supervision and ability to prioritise tasks to achieve project objectives within timelines
  • excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders (academic, administrative and support staff) in a courteous and effective manner

Additionally, it would be desirable (but not vital) if you if you also had experience in relation to any of the following:

  • hypersonic systems as related to at least one of model predictive control, guidance control systems, model reduction and CFD;
  • supervision of students and/or research assistants.

What we offer you

We offer flexibility, whatever that may mean for you. Many of our benefit programs and onsite amenities are aimed at supporting you - including generous leave, child care subsidies, discounted parking, medical and health care. We offer extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, and we’ll support you in doing what you love.

We seek to increase the diversity of our workforce and the representation of all members of our community that have been traditionally under-represented.

If you’re curious, motivated and ready to undertake a meaningful and rewarding role we’re ready to meet you.

How to Apply

Apply online, complete the application and upload your Cover Letter - addressing all selection criteria; and your Resume.

PLEASE NOTE: You must be currently located within Australia and able to commence immediately or as soon as your notice period has been served.

You must be an Australian Citizen.

While we review your application, get to know us by visiting http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/join-mse/why-join-mse

Position Description: Download File Research Fellow- Control and Optimisation of Hypersonic Systems.doc

Applications close: 23 May 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Company

The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.

Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.

Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.

Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.

The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.

In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.

More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.

For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au

*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015

Company info
Telephone
+61 (3) 8344 4000
Location

Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia

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