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The Opportunity

• Are you an early career researcher looking to jumpstart your career?
• Do you want to conduct innovative research with a team of dedicated professionals?
• Join CSIRO and conduct innovative research with a leading research organisation!

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

In this position you will undertake research and design solution on the problem of scale deposition in the slurry flow equipment employed in the minerals industry. Traditionally, the flow equipment is shut down regularly for time consuming chemical cleaning or manual hydro blasting de-scaling. The de-scaling operations typically incur production downtime, plant operating costs, and on-going occupational health and safety (OHS) risks. To address these issues, CSIRO Minerals Resources has been undertaking R&D on adapting industrial ultrasound cavitation cleaning technology for scale mitigation applications.
 
The role of this Engineering Fellow is to explore and implement piezoelectrical ultrasound technology in-situ in slurry transport and mixing equipment to minimise or to avoid de-scaling operations by keeping equipment surfaces clean. You will be trained to work in close collaboration with the Fluids Engineering Team, located in Clayton, Melbourne.

Your duties will include:

• Establish the current understanding of scale/fluid flow/cavitation interactions. 
• Investigate existing ultrasound technology, either commercially available or at R&D stage. 
• In close collaboration with the technicians and scientists in the Fluids Engineering Team, develop prototype designs of piezoelectrical-based surface self-cleaning test units. 
• Undertake flow laboratory scale physical tests. 
• Design and conduct experiments to investigate the performance of the test units for design optimisation.

Location:  Clayton, Victoria

Salary:  AU$92k - AU$101 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure:  Specified term of 3 years

Reference:  90710

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD); OR hold an engineering degree plus a Master of Science (MSc) or Master of Engineering (MEng) qualifications (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a masters) plus equivalent levels of original and significant contributions to research and development to that expected of someone of a new PhD graduate. The doctorate or masters must be in relevant discipline areas such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering.  Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.
• A sound history of publication in peer reviewed journals and/or authorship of scientific papers, reports, grant applications or patents.
• A record of science innovation and creativity, including the ability & willingness to incorporate novel ideas and approaches into scientific investigations.

It is desirable you have:

• Relevant experience in laboratory or industry in ultrasound technology or ultrasound industrial cleaning.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or Australian temporary residents currently residing in Australia and be able to commence in the role by 30 June 2023.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

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How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

31 January 2023, 11:00pm AEDT