Research Associate - Chemistry

About the role

$113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
Fixed Term – 12 months
Full-time (35 hours per week)
The role reports to Professor Richard Tilley and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in the area of electrochemistry and electrocatalysis
• Perform and supervise experiments in electrochemical evaluation of catalytic materials
• Synthesis of metal nanoparticle and single atom catalysts
• Transmission electron microscopy characterization of samples
• Write and maintain laboratory notebooks detailing all experiments conducted
• Successfully complete experiments and on-time provision of analysis on results
• Analyse and write results of experiments in a format suitable for publication in peer reviewed journals
• Contribute to the writing of scientific papers and reports for international journals and progress reporting to other researchers and industry partners
• Contribute to the preparation of research proposal submissions to funding bodies and actively seek collaboration with industry partners as appropriate
• Aid in the coordination of research activities and actively contribute to research outputs to meet project milestones
• Present results of experiments at national and international conferences
• Aid in the training of PhD and honours students
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others

Requirements

• A PhD specialising in electrochemistry
• Demonstrated ability to develop electrochemical procedures for materials characterisation
• Extensive experience in performing electrochemical measurements
• Demonstrated experience in materials synthesis
• Previous experience in a research environment and in training PhD and Honours Students
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high quality academic research and conduct independent research with limited supervision
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments
• Demonstrated track record of publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders and students
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training

Qualifications

• A PhD specialising in electrochemistry
• Demonstrated ability to develop electrochemical procedures for materials characterisation
• Extensive experience in performing electrochemical measurements
• Demonstrated experience in materials synthesis
• Previous experience in a research environment and in training PhD and Honours Students
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high quality academic research and conduct independent research with limited supervision
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments
• Demonstrated track record of publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders and students
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training

Skills

• Electrochemistry
• Materials synthesis
• Electrochemical measurements
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Training

Benefits

• $113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fixed Term – 12 months
• Full-time (35 hours per week)

Pay

• $113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading

Schedule

• Full-time (35 hours per week)

Contact

Richard Tilley
E: r.tilley@unsw.edu.au

Advertised

Applications close: July 14th, 2026

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