Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Hydrogeochemical Modelling
The University of Queensland
- Brisbane, QLD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Join a university ranked in the
- Collaborate with highly awarded, world-class colleagues
- Genuine career progression opportunities via our academic promotions process
- Based at our vibrant and picturesque
- Develop and apply conceptual and numerical models of waste rock dump hydrology and geochemistry.
- Contribute to design and implementation of field monitoring (hydrological, chemical and geophysical monitoring), analysis of data and its use in models.
- Occasionally travel from Brisbane to the field sites in other parts of Australia.
- Communicate effectively with the project team including industry partners.
- Producing high quality research outputs including publishing in leading relevant research journals, contributing to project reports and delivering presentations.
- Integrate effectively with staff in the Centre for Water in the Minerals industry and the Sustainable Minerals Institute, providing disciplinary expertise to projects as required.
- Contribute to the delivery of high-quality research and consultancy outputs to a range of clients including mining industry partners.
- Supervision and Researcher Development
- Contribute to supervision of Honour student and Higher Degree by Research students (as appropriate).
- Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and the management of researcher development.
- Effective lead and develop supervisee performance and conduct by providing feedback, coaching, and professional development.
- As appropriate, manage research support staff effectively in accordance with University policy and procedures.
- Working to promptly resolve conflict and grievances when they arise in accordance with University policy and procedures.
- Citizenship and Service
- Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align to the UQ values.
- Show leadership of self through collaboration and active participation in priority activities.
- Provide support to other academic positions and unit operations as needed during 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 links and partnerships by cultivating relationships with external bodies.
- PhD in engineering or environmental sciences that encompasses numerical modelling of physical systems.
- Strong technical skills in numerical modelling, ideally including experience with hydrogeochemical and reactive transport modelling software such as PHREEQC, TOUGHREACT, MIN3D, Hydrus.
- Experience of field monitoring, ideally including collecting water samples and installing water quality sensors.
- Willingness to undertake field trips of periods of several days in Australia.
- Track record of publishing in high quality scientific journals as lead author.
- Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
- Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities
- Demonstrated high-level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Work Rights: Visa sponsorship may be 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.
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