澳大利亚昆士兰大学博士后职位招聘–材料工程方向

• School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering 
• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 
• Collaborate with highly awarded, world-class colleagues
• Full time, fixed-term position up to 1 year
• Based at St Lucia Campus 

About UQ 

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

As part of our commitment to research excellence, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and post-fellowship contracts via our UQ Amplify initiative .

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. Not only do we have one of the largest PhD enrolments in Australia, but we have also made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

About This Opportunity  

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct research on additive manufacturing of MAX Phase materials. At this level it is expected that the incumbent will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.

Key responsibilities will include: 

1. Research

• Investigate and understand the effects of additive manufacturing (AM), including laser – directed energy deposition (L-DED) and laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), processing parameters and, feedstock composition (ratio of metal powder to carbide/nitride powder) on the in-situ formation of MAX Phase Compounds (MPCs) during AM.
• Exploit new grain refiners for various MPCs to significantly improve the 3D printability of MPCs through grain refinement when printed within the optimized AM processing window, which enables dense and crack-free MPC parts to be 3D printed.
• Identify several MCPs for industry to additively fabricate engineering parts to be used at extreme conditions in aerospace and defence industries through comprehensive laboratory scale studies based on results of thermodynamic calculations, including MCP fabrication with both L-DED and L-PBF and microstructural and property characterization.
• Correlate the microstructures of printed MPCs with their properties, with focus on the high temperature oxidation resistance and mechanical properties, so that to understand strengthening and oxidation mechanisms.
• Work with colleagues in the development of joint research projects and applications for competitive research funding support.
• Contribute to progressing towards transfer of knowledge, technology and practices to research end users through translation, including commercialisation of UQ intellectual property.
• Develop a coherent research program and an emerging research profile.
• Review and draw upon best practice research methodologies.

2. Supervision and Researcher Development

• Contribute to the effective supervision of Honours.
• Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and the management of researcher development.
• As appropriate, manage research support staff effectively throughout the employee lifecycle in accordance with University policy and procedures.
• Working to promptly resolve conflict and grievances when they arise in accordance with University policy and procedures.

3. Citizenship and Service

• Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align to the UQ values.
• Shows leadership of self through collaboration and active participation in priority activities for the unit
• Provide support to other academic positions and unit operations as needed during other team members absences.
• Contribute to internal service roles and administrative processes as required, including participation in decision-making and service on relevant committees.
• Collaborate in service activities external to the immediate organisation unit.
• Begin to develop external links and partnerships by cultivating relationships with industry, government departments, professional bodies and the wider community.

This is a research focused academic position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance .

This is a full-time (100% FTE), fixed-term position for up to 1 year. At Academic level A. The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $74,308.68 – $99,426.59, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $86,941.16 – $116,329.11 annually. 

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You   

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in materials engineering or equivalent
• An emerging profile in research in the discipline area.
• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
• Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities
• An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, and administrative and technical staff, as well as work independently with minimal supervision as part of a team.
• High level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with strong experience writing and reviewing risk assessments for the relevant experimental work, and effective scheduling of the experimental procedure.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship may be available for this appointment. 
• 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. 

Relocating from interstate or overseas? We’ll support you with the visa sponsorship process and a relocation support package. You can find out more about life in Australia’s Sunshine State here .

Questions?  

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Mingxing Zhang (mingxing.zhang@uq.edu.au ). For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.austating 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 Selection Criteria (as stated in the About You section)
• CV including publications

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 , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au  

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.