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The Opportunity

A Level B Research Fellow academic is expected to carry out team research within the field in which he/she is appointed and to carry out activities to develop his/her research expertise relevant to the particular field of research. The Research Fellow has to demonstrate outstanding contributions to School of Engineering publication, and deliver high expectations in research. He/she is expected to publish a minimum of two Q1 papers (with one paper in a top 10% journal) per annum as the first author.

Key Responsibilities

1. Conduct a specified research program under the supervision and direction of your Project Leader;
2. Contribute to publishing high quality scholarly papers;
3. Support, if required, the preparation and development of proposals and progress reports for research funding;
4. Mentor and assist, as appropriate and as directed, the graduate research students and final year undergraduate students associated with your research group;
5. Engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of your research group;
6. Take responsibility as requested for day-to-day advice and support of graduate research students associated with your research group.

Key Selection Criteria

1. A PhD in Chemical Engineering discipline area or closely related to the subject field, or evidence of submission, with a record of demonstrable scholarly and professional achievements and significant experiences in the relevant discipline area of electrocatalysis and/or photoelectrocatalysis;
2. Ability to undertake quality research in the area of specialization including a record of refereed publications in nano-scaled semiconductors system;
3. The commitment and potential to undertake independent research and professional work and to attract research and industry funding;
4. Ability to generate new ideas and links and builds upon existing ideas to generate unique concepts and solutions;
5. Willingness and capacity to contribute to collegiate activities related to research;