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Research Associate in Polymer Engineering

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Salary
$77,171 - $104,717 p.a. plus 17% super
Closing date
22 Apr 2023

Job Details

Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Fixed-term for 12 months
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Department/School: ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science
Salary: $77,171 - $104,717 p.a. plus 17% super

  • Opportunity for a Polymer Engineer with industrial experience to join a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research centre
  • Undertake work that will help translate new materials into forms useful to Australian industry
  • $77,171 - $104,717 p.a. + 17% super, commensurate with experience

About the Role

As a Polymer Engineer, the overarching goal of your work will be to help the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science translate new materials into forms useful to Australian industry, with a focus on dispersion of dyes and chromophores into PVB, EVA, PMMA and poly carbonate polymer matrices.

Using your strong industrial experience, you will help develop methods to homogeneously disperse dyes and chromophores into industrial plastics for passive solar applications and laminate and process plastics into optical quality thin films. You will also develop methods for optical characterisation of the resultant polymers, as well as develop scalable methods of production for Australian industry.

The position will be based primarily at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, with time also spent at the Monash University node of the Centre, as well as at industry partner facilities in Dandenong.

Further information can be found in the attached Position Description.

About You

You have demonstrated industry experience with processing polymers such as PVB and PMMA and are suitably qualified in polymer chemistry, polymer engineering, industrial polymer processing or related field.

Engineers currently working in industry are encouraged to apply.

You will also have:

  • Completion of an MSc/MEng (or a PhD) in the areas of polymer chemistry, polymer engineering, industrial polymer processing or related field
  • Demonstrated industrial experience in the field of polymer processing or related fields
  • A demonstrated aptitude for research and development in an industrial context
  • Desirable research experience in working and processing polymers such as EVA, polycarbonates, lucite, PMMA, Plexiglas or PVB as well as experience in characterising and QC in the polymer industry

Work Rights

This role requires current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Your new team – The ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science

We are a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research centre working to understand, examine and manipulate the way light energy is absorbed, transported and transformed in advanced molecular materials. The expected outcomes and benefits include new Australian technologies in solar energy conversion, energy-efficient lighting and displays, security labelling and optical sensor platforms for defence.

The Centre has nodes at The University of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT, The University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney. More information about the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science can be found at www.excitonscience.com

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

  • Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
  • Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
  • Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
  • Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
  • Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

We encourage and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact us at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We recognise that reconciliation is central to our purpose. For more information, please visit our Reconciliation page.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your CV and a Cover Letter outlining why you are suitable for the position.

Applications close: 22 APRIL 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Position Description: 0059042_Research Associate in Polymer Engineering _PD.pdf

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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