Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Advanced Water Management Centre

The Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) is at the leading edge of environmental biotechnology related to water and wastewater management and treatment.  We have approximately 100 research staff and students based at The University of Queensland's St. Lucia Campus.  The AWMC has established a substantial niche in the interdisciplinary fields of biological science and chemical process engineering.  The Centre has an international reputation with >60 international journal publications per year, and a similar number of conference presentations, and excellent funding successes from the Australian Research Council and industry (>$7M total income per year over the last 3 years).

Information about the Centre can be found at http://www.awmc.uq.edu.au

Information about the Faculty may be accessed on the Faculty's web site at http://www.eait.uq.edu.au/

The Role 

The primary role of the selected candidate will be to engage as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Advanced Water Management Centre to support resource recovery and value-to-waste research. An example research area is development of sustainable agricultural feeds from waste streams using single cell protein (i.e. Purple Phototrophic Bacteria).

The Person

The applicant should possess a PhD degree in chemical engineering or suitable alternative, with demontrated experience in reactor design and process operation. The applicant should demonstrate research experience in environmental management.  The applicant should have an ability to establish effective relationships and to represent and promote academic discipline at a university and wider community level, including industry, government and professional bodies.

Remuneration

This is a full-time fixed term appointment at Academic Research level A for one year. The remuneration package will be in the range $81,545.80 - $87,535.13 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range $95,408.59 - $102,416.10 p.a.)

Enquiries

To discuss the role please contact Dr Tim Huelsen on +61 7 334 69051 or email t.huelsen@awmc.uq.edu.au

To submit an application for this role, use the Apply button below. It is mandatory that all applicants must supply the following documents: Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria responses.

For information on completing the application process click here.