Senior Research Assistant - School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Faculty of EAIT

• School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering – Faculty of EAIT

• Research Project – Queensland Defence Science Alliance (QDSA)

• Design and development of a small, high-speed test platform

• Full-time, Fixed term for up to 6 months

• Based at St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity 

We are seeking a Senior Research Assistant who will assist in the design and development of a small, high-speed test platform to be used for demonstration of a novel “power router”. This work is conducted in collaboration with Griffith University and Supercritical Technologies under the Queensland Defence Science Alliance (QDSA) project “Powering ADF’s ability to operate from remote Northern Bases”.

You will provide technical research support and subject matter expertise in support of high-quality research outcomes at all stages of the research life cycle.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Research

• Assists in the conduct of major or complex experiments, tasks or programs “Powering ADF’s ability to operate from remote Northern Bases”.

• Assists in the design of research studies, under supervision of senior staff.

• Applies advanced or specialist or technical research skills or processes, including rotating machinery design.

• Troubleshoots issues with scientific/technical equipment.

• Undertakes maintenance and upkeep of facilities and equipment.

Safety

• Contributes to the safe and efficient operation of research equipment, infrastructure, methodologies and protocols.

• Ensures the appropriate storage, handling and disposal of chemicals, equipment, stores and/or samples/specimens.

Research and Administrative Support

• Assists with drafting research documentation, including ethics and funding applications.

• Undertakes literature searches and reviews.

• Assists with routine team administration.

• Assists with preparing reports, graphs, figures and presentations on research outcomes at different stages of the research cycle outcomes.

• Any other duties as reasonably directed by your supervisor.

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 6 months at a HEW level 5.

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,396.47 - $86,029.78, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,553.87 - $100,654.84 annually.  As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

About You  

• Completion of a degree level qualification in Mechanical Engineering; or completion of a Diploma with relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Excellent practical research skills and experience in relevant research methodology or techniques required for this body of research.

• Experience using SolidWorks or similar CAD package.

• Experience using ANSYS or similar design tools.

• Experience rotating machinery.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.

• Ability to work independently on routine procedures.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Well-organised, methodical and self-motivated.

• Previous experience in a similar role would be considered favourably.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

 
Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Mr Hugh Russell via [email protected] . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , people with a disability, or age . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close on Sunday, 14 July 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-40263).