
Recruitment
The GlobH2E Training Centre is recruiting several Post-Doctoral Research Associate/Researcher and PhD students to work on a range of Hydrogen themed and related projects at the GlobH2E Training Centre. The successful candidates will have a unique training opportunity through:
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World-class and state-of-the-art facilities and experts across the participating universities, research institutions, industry partners and other organisations
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An integrated Training Centre research agenda with inter-disciplinary projects across 5 themes area
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Opportunity to work or placement with partner organisations and industry partners
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Research skills, career development workshops and relevant industrial training
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Competitive support for national and international conference travel and networking opportunity
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Generous project support and excellent mentorship
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Delivering the next generation of highly skilled workforce to give Australia the ability to build home-grown hydrogen solutions and economic models.
PhD positions
We are looking to recruit PhD students for the following projects:
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P1.1 Electrochemical Water Splitting (School of Chemistry, UNSW)
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P1.2 Renewable Hydrogen Carriers from High-Sugar-Content Waste Streams (School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW)
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P1.3 Development of Robust, High-performance, Low Cost Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation and Fuel Cells (UNSW)
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P1.4 Durable and cost-effective materials for PEM- based electrolysers and fuel cells (UNSW)
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P2.1 Development of Novel Electrode Materials for Intermediate Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (UQ/UNSW)
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P3.1 Development of Hydrogen Safety Protocols (UNSW & Univ of Newcastle)
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P4.2 Development of Hydrogen Enabled Economy Transformation Models (Sydney University)
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P5.1 Understanding scale dimensions of large renewable energy projects to ensure a social license to operation for Hydrogen/Ammonia production (School of Chemical Engineering, UQ)
General Information:
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Applications are sought from candidates with strong academic background in one or more of the following areas: chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and social policy;
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Successful applicants will conduct the research in an integrated, inter-disciplinary environment and will spend a total of 12 months of the research project in one or more of the industry partner companies or relevant industries;
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Successful applicants will receive a tax-free stipend of AUD $33,413 per annum as set by ARC for three years (with possible six month extension). International applicants are encouraged to apply and maybe eligible for Tuition Fee Scholarship (TFS).
Eligibility:
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PhD applicants must be acceptable as candidates for a PhD degree at one of the following universities: University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of Newcastle, Curtin University and Monash University;
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The minimum requirement for Scholarship with admission to a PhD is:
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A four-year Bachelor's degree with Honours Class I from an Australian institution or equivalent research qualification experience. This qualification must be in a field relevant to the proposed area of research.
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Please note that ALL applicants, whether domestic or international must provide evidence that their language ability meets the minimum English language* requirements. The following table provides guidelines on common English language test acceptable for meeting English requirement:
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*please check individual institutions’ requirement for English language. For UNSW, check out: https://www.international.unsw.edu.au/english-language-requirements?field_english_language_tid=4018
APPLY NOW ! To find out more about the PhD projects and how to apply, contact mandalena@unsw.edu.au
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions
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Join a team of 24 academics across 6 Australian universities and 4 overseas institution and 13 industry partners to work on 5 themes across Hydrogen value chain from production, storage, safety, techno-economic, social perception and education;
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Work with, and participate in, the supervision of PhD students and work closely with the Chief Investigators and Industry partners on selected research themes;
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Successful candidates will be required to work in multi-disciplinary team and ability to demonstrate to work within and across disciplines other than their own is an advantage.
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions currently open: (updated regularly)
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T1.1 Electrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen production (based in UNSW)
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T3 Hydrogen Safety (based in UNSW - start in 2022)
APPLY NOW ! To find out more about joining our team in the ARC GlobH2E, contact mandalena@unsw.edu.au