Senior Research Associate – School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
UNSW · Los Angeles County, CA · 1 mo ago
Research$138k/yrPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings where content exists. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- "This Job is based in Australia" (maybe location)
- "The Opportunity A Senior Research Associate (Level B) is expected to carry out independent and/or team research within the field in which they are appointed and to carry out activities to develop their research expertise relevant to their particular field of research. The role of Senior Research Associate reports to Associate Professor Wengui Li and has no direct reports."
That's about the role.
- Salary, Level B - $137,821 per annum + 17% superannuation (pro rata) Part Time: 7 hours Fixed-term contract: 12 months Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia (on campus attendance 3 days a week)
That gives Pay, Schedule (part-time hours), maybe Benefits (superannuation). Also location.
- About UNSW paragraph: description of university.
- Faculty of Engineering description.
- Skills & Experience bullet list (actually sentences). We need to extract list items.
List:
- A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Demonstrated track record in research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- A track record of significant involvement with the profession and/or industry.
- High level communication skills and ability to network effectively and interact with a diverse range of students and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Pre-Employment Checks paragraph (maybe not needed as it's boilerplate? It's about process; but it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate but it's specific to recruitment. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Pre-Employment Checks might be considered part of process but not exactly boilerplate; but it's about checks. Might keep? The instruction says remove legal/EEO etc. Pre-employment checks could be considered legal/compliance. Might be safer to drop as it's generic. However it's specific to UNSW. But we can drop as it's not about role responsibilities/skills. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Pre-Employment Checks is legal/compliance; likely considered boilerplate. So drop.
- "Additional details about the specific responsibilities for these positions can be found in the position description. This is available via JOBS@UNSW." That's application instruction; drop.
- "To Apply Please click the apply now button and submit your CV, Cover Letter and Responses to the Skills and Experience. You should systematically address the Skills and Experience listed within the position description in your application. Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please note applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed below. Contact: Allyssar Hamoud – Talent Acquisition Associate E: a.hamoud@unsw.edu.au Applications close: 11:55 pm (Sydney time) on Tuesday 8th September 2026" That's application instructions; drop.
- "UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment." That's EEO/diversity statement; drop.
Thus remaining substantive sections:
- About the role (maybe combine with About UNSW? Actually "About UNSW" is about the organization, not the role. Could be a section "About the role" or "About UNSW". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: description of Senior Research Associate expectations, reporting line, no direct reports. Also maybe location? But location could be in Schedule or separate? We'll put location maybe in Schedule? Actually schedule includes part-time hours, fixed-term contract, location, on-campus attendance.
- Responsibilities: maybe not explicitly listed beyond the role description. Could treat the role description as responsibilities. But we already used About the role for that. Could have Responsibilities empty? Better to combine: Use About the role for overview, Responsibilities for specific duties? Not given separate. Could put responsibilities as same as role description? Might duplicate. Better to have About the role for overview, and Responsibilities maybe not present; we should not emit empty heading. So we skip Responsibilities if no specific content.
- Requirements: maybe the PhD etc? Those are skills/experience. Could be Qualifications. We'll map:
- Qualifications: PhD in related discipline and/or relevant work experience.
- Skills: the list of skills/experience items.
- Benefits: superannuation (17%) maybe also flexible work options? But flexible work options is in EEO section removed. So Benefits: 17% superannuation (pro rata). Could also mention part-time? That's schedule.
- Pay: salary $137,821 per annum.
- Schedule: Part Time: 7 hours, Fixed-term contract: 12 months, Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia (on campus attendance 3 days a week).
We also have "About UNSW" description; maybe we can put that under "About the role"? Actually About UNSW is about the organization, not role. Could be a separate section "About UNSW" but not in allowed headings. The instruction says use headings for those specific ones; we could still include other headings? It says use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- "This Job is based in Australia" (maybe location)
- "The Opportunity A Senior Research Associate (Level B) is expected to carry out independent and/or team research within the field in which they are appointed and to carry out activities to develop their research expertise relevant to their particular field of research. The role of Senior Research Associate reports to Associate Professor Wengui Li and has no direct reports."
That's about the role.
- Salary, Level B - $137,821 per annum + 17% superannuation (pro rata) Part Time: 7 hours Fixed-term contract: 12 months Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia (on campus attendance 3 days a week)
That gives Pay, Schedule (part-time hours), maybe Benefits (superannuation). Also location.
- About UNSW paragraph: description of university.
- Faculty of Engineering description.
- Skills & Experience bullet list (actually sentences). We need to extract list items.
List:
- A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Demonstrated track record in research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- A track record of significant involvement with the profession and/or industry.
- High level communication skills and ability to network effectively and interact with a diverse range of students and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Pre-Employment Checks paragraph (maybe not needed as it's boilerplate? It's about process; but it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate but it's specific to recruitment. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Pre-Employment Checks might be considered part of process but not exactly boilerplate; but it's about checks. Might keep? The instruction says remove legal/EEO etc. Pre-employment checks could be considered legal/compliance. Might be safer to drop as it's generic. However it's specific to UNSW. But we can drop as it's not about role responsibilities/skills. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Pre-Employment Checks is legal/compliance; likely considered boilerplate. So drop.
- "Additional details about the specific responsibilities for these positions can be found in the position description. This is available via JOBS@UNSW." That's application instruction; drop.
- "To Apply Please click the apply now button and submit your CV, Cover Letter and Responses to the Skills and Experience. You should systematically address the Skills and Experience listed within the position description in your application. Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please note applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed below. Contact: Allyssar Hamoud – Talent Acquisition Associate E: a.hamoud@unsw.edu.au Applications close: 11:55 pm (Sydney time) on Tuesday 8th September 2026" That's application instructions; drop.
- "UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment." That's EEO/diversity statement; drop.
Thus remaining substantive sections:
- About the role (maybe combine with About UNSW? Actually "About UNSW" is about the organization, not the role. Could be a section "About the role" or "About UNSW". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: description of Senior Research Associate expectations, reporting line, no direct reports. Also maybe location? But location could be in Schedule or separate? We'll put location maybe in Schedule? Actually schedule includes part-time hours, fixed-term contract, location, on-campus attendance.
- Responsibilities: maybe not explicitly listed beyond the role description. Could treat the role description as responsibilities. But we already used About the role for that. Could have Responsibilities empty? Better to combine: Use About the role for overview, Responsibilities for specific duties? Not given separate. Could put responsibilities as same as role description? Might duplicate. Better to have About the role for overview, and Responsibilities maybe not present; we should not emit empty heading. So we skip Responsibilities if no specific content.
- Requirements: maybe the PhD etc? Those are skills/experience. Could be Qualifications. We'll map:
- Qualifications: PhD in related discipline and/or relevant work experience.
- Skills: the list of skills/experience items.
- Benefits: superannuation (17%) maybe also flexible work options? But flexible work options is in EEO section removed. So Benefits: 17% superannuation (pro rata). Could also mention part-time? That's schedule.
- Pay: salary $137,821 per annum.
- Schedule: Part Time: 7 hours, Fixed-term contract: 12 months, Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia (on campus attendance 3 days a week).
We also have "About UNSW" description; maybe we can put that under "About the role"? Actually About UNSW is about the organization, not role. Could be a separate section "About UNSW" but not in allowed headings. The instruction says use headings for those specific ones; we could still include other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Likely we should stick to those. So we can incorporate About UNSW content into About the role or maybe omit? It's substantive about the employer; maybe we can include under About the role as context. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot omit About UNSW description. So we need to include it somewhere. Could create a section "About UNSW" using but not in list; but instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g...). It might be okay to add other headings if needed, but better to fit into allowed headings. Perhaps we can treat "About UNSW" as part of "About the role" (i.e., describing the role within UNSW). We'll embed that paragraph after the role description.
Thus About the role will contain:
- The role description (independent/team research, reports to Assoc Prof Wengui Li, no direct reports).
- About UNSW paragraph.
- Faculty of Engineering paragraph.
That's a lot but okay.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with sections only when content exists.
Let's draft:
About the role
but not in list; but instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g...). It might be okay to add other headings if needed, but better to fit into allowed headings. Perhaps we can treat "About UNSW" as part of "About the role" (i.e., describing the role within UNSW). We'll embed that paragraph after the role description.
Thus About the role will contain:
- The role description (independent/team research, reports to Assoc Prof Wengui Li, no direct reports).
- About UNSW paragraph.
- Faculty of Engineering paragraph.
That's a lot but okay.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with sections only when content exists.
Let's draft:
About the role
The Senior Research Associate (Level B) is expected to carry out independent and/or team research within the field in which they are appointed and to carry out activities to develop their research expertise relevant to their particular field of research. The role reports to Associate Professor Wengui Li and has no direct reports.
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. But what makes us different isn’t only what we do, it’s how we do it. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
The Faculty of Engineering at UNSW continues to be a national and international leader in engineering research and education, cementing its status as the University’s premier research faculty. As the largest Engineering Faculty in Australia, it graduates the highest number of engineers and maintains the largest research expenditure in the country. Through excellence in both fundamental and applied research, the Faculty strives to sustain and further its global impact, aiming to be ranked among the top engineering faculties worldwide. For more information, visit the Faculty website: https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/about-us
Now Qualifications:Qualifications
- A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
Skills
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Demonstrated track record in research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- A track record of significant involvement with the profession and/or industry.
- High level communication skills and ability to network effectively and interact with a diverse range of students and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
Benefits
- 17% superannuation (pro rata)
Pay
$137,821 per annum
Schedule:Schedule
- Part Time: 7 hours per week
- Fixed-term contract: 12 months
- Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia (on campus attendance 3 days a week)