Job Description

Fixed Term, full-time appointment (4 years, 9 months)
Level A: $90,795 - $106,374 + 17% superannuation

ARC Future Grids Training Centre - Leading the Transformation to a Clean Energy Future.
The ARC Future Grids Training Centre programs aim to develop future leaders in power and energy with a strong commitment to advancing the transition to a clean energy future. These programs provide unique opportunities to tackle critical global challenges, and to receive world-class training and professional development from world-leading researchers.

The ARC Future Grids Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC), led by the University of Wollongong, is a 5 year, $8.5m research and training program, bringing together 6 Universities and 16 industry partners across five Australian states to deliver innovative research that will advance Australia’s transition to a clean energy future. Working within a large research entity (60 people including 20+ PhDs, 5+ post-Docs), the appointee will work closely with the industry partner organisation to undertake applied, industry-focused research, as well as collaborating with the ARC Future Grids ITTC team.

The successful appointee will be supported through additional mentoring, training, and personal development and will also have an opportunity to interact with industries.

The Opportunity

The ARC Future Grids Training Centre is seeking a high-calibre candidate, who has expertise in the areas of innovative hydrogen energy storage and utilisation technologies to solve technical issues such as:

Hydrogen production from renewable energy surplus
Hydrogen storage for transportation
Grid integration of hydrogen energy resources
Control of hydrogen storage to support grid frequency
Power output smoothing of hydrogen fuel-cells

The expected outcomes from this position will be a demonstration platform for large-scale production of renewable hydrogen, and hydrogen storage for transportation and grid integration, equipped with an advanced control strategy. The applicant will be working in the Research Theme Area of Hydrogen Energy of the ARC Future Grids ITTC.

You will be prompted to respond to a selection criteria questionnaire as part of the online application process. The questions are based on the position description above. If required, you will be able to save your application and finalise at a later date, but ensure it is before the closing date of the position.

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University of Wollongong

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