Postdoc Positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fusion Materials Design and Characterisation
Salary (Level A) – AUD $110,059 to $117,718 per annum + 17% superannuation
Full-time, fixed-term contract – 3 years
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, in partnership with ANSTO (Australia), Imperial College London (UK), and Tokamak Energy (UK), is launching a groundbreaking research program focused on developing new materials for compact tokamak reactors. We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the team and contribute to this initiative. Working closely with materials modelling experts, you will have a primary role in planning experimental materials testing, characterisation, and subsequent design synthesis leading to improved materials performance.
The role will give you access to cutting-edge facilities at UNSW and ANSTO, including the OPAL Research Reactor. International facilities will also provide opportunities for ion irradiation studies and in-situ testing. The broader goals of the research include the development of improved materials for modular and compact fusion reactors, fundamental insight into neutron and ion irradiation damage, and development of Australia’s capabilities and facilities for nuclear materials research.
For more info, and to apply: https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/533254/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-fusion-materials-design-and-characterisation
Postdoctoral or Senior Research Associate in Fusion Reactor Engineering Design and Simulations
Salary:
* Level A – AUD $113,911 to $121,838 per annum + 17% superannuation
* Level B – AUD $127,947 to $150,830 per annum + 17% superannuation
Full-time, fixed-term contract – 3 years
In a collaboration between UNSW and the fusion company HB-11 Energy, we are aiming to advance the development of quais-aneutronic inertial fusion energy reactor concepts using advanced fuels. This role focused on coupling the optimisation of fuel target development, conducted by the industrial partner, with the design of the reactor chamber and auxiliary systems such as cooling, shielding, and laser optics. Work will include life assessments of components under intense x-ray, neutron, and charged-particle flux; material selection for structural and functional reactor components; exploration of advanced and conventional cooling systems; energy extraction and conversion pathways; target delivery mechanisms; and radiation shielding options.
For more info, and to apply: https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/533355/postdoctoral-research-associatesenior-research-associate-in-fusion-reactor-engineering-design-and-simulations
Postdoctoral Fellow – Atomic-scale modelling of hydrogen embrittlement
Salary (Level A) – AUD $110,059 to $117,718 per annum + 17% superannuation
Full-time, fixed-term contract – 2 years
Join a recently-awarded ARC discovery project between UNSW Sydney and the University of Sydney, which seeks to determine how hydrogen affects deformation at different microstructural features in alloys, to aid future alloy design. This position is the modelling component of a combined modelling-experimental approach, and the candidate is expected to work seamlessly with the experimental counterpart at the University of Sydney.
The project will involve ab-initio and molecular dynamics simulations, and the development of inter-atomic potentials using a combination of classical and machine-learning (ML) approaches (and a new hybrid method recently developed in our group). Some of the types of simulations that will be performed may include: accurate modelling of hydrogen trapping at point defects, dislocations, grain boundaries and second phases of model alloys; creation of a high-fidelity 1:1 model of an experimentally-observed atom probe dataset of ~ 1 million atoms; quantification of quantum tunnelling in hydrogen mobility; and simulating strain-driven redistribution of hydrogen within microstructural features.
For more info, and to apply: https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/532860/postdoctoral-fellow-atomicscale-modelling-of-hydrogen-embrittlement