ABOUT YOU

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Catalysis Engineering who has:

• a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials or related field
• expertise in the synthesis of nanocatalysts and/or zeolites
• knowledge and experience in advanced catalysts and/or porous materials characterisation methodologies, such as solid-state NMR, microscopy, and in-situ spectroscopy
• strong teamwork skills that are suitable for a research group that includes a mixture of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs and senior academic staff, under the direction of a supervisor
• good written (e.g. technical reports and scientific journal publications) and oral communication skills
• an excellent track record in scientific journal publications
• demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations.

• work with the supervisory team to design and fabricate new nanocatalysts
• optimise and scale up the synthesis of catalyst materials
• design and set up reaction process and characterisation equipment necessary for research
• carry out experiments to evaluate catalysts and reactors
• analyse and interpret data to write publications and prepare proposals
• utilise both internal and external networks to broaden expertise and guide delivery of project objective