Job No.: 686321
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 2 year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $83280 - $113025 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
About the Opportunity
The Faculty of Engineering within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is seeking a standout Research Fellow to join our this role you will play a key part in supporting Australias transition to green ironmaking by developing a quantitative framework that connects impurity content process parameters and microstructural evolution to scalable low-emission processing pathways. You will design and conduct laboratory experiments apply advanced microstructural thermodynamic and kinetic analyses and collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team across academia and industry. This position forms part of a major national program in Australian green ironmaking and will utilise Monashs world-class analytical capabilities and pilot-scale facilities.
About You
You are an emerging researcher with strong materials science expertise particularly in phase transformations who thrives in collaborative environments. You are ready to build your research profile through laboratory experimentation advanced microstructural characterisation and thermodynamic and kinetic modelling and you are motivated to contribute to high quality publications and to Australias broader decarbonisation goals.
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Enquiries:Dr Yuxiang WuMaterials Science & Engineering
Position Description:Research Fellow
Applications Close: Monday 22 December 2025 11:55pm AEDT
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