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CSIRO Engineering Fellowship in Wearable Respiratory Devices
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CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.
The CSIRO Applied Porous Materials and Automation and Sensing Teams are together seeking an early career researcher looking to jumpstart their career with a background in electrical or chemical engineering to join the team on a continuing basis. This team has a rich array of fundamental and applied projects underway and is seeking to appoint an Engineering Fellow future leader who can not only deliver the project at hand but be open to developing leadership skills.
5% of the world’s population experience a form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Examples include emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and almost all smokers have a form of COPD. Patients with more severe forms of COPD require higher levels of oxygen to breathe. Initially this came from gas cylinders, but in recent years, personal oxygen concentrator devices (POCs) have emerged.
Recently, the team were very fortunate to discover a new adsorbent material derived from a metal organic framework (MOF) that can directly adsorb oxygen, reversibly. This allows the present game changing engineering opportunity - how can this material be best utilised in the real world? Individuals have widely varying oxygen uptake requirements according to their individual limitations, or their present activity level. Whilst this new adsorbent breaks open the energy demands, it is not of use unless a smart engineer can identify the processes required to turn this potential into a device. For example, present POCs operate only for a few hours, and are of a significant size. The successful applicant will be challenged to embody this new material in such a way that a new POC is no larger than a phone, clipped to a belt, and lasts 24 hours. Key researchers from CSIRO linked to this project are Matthew Hill and Andrew Tulloh.
Location: Clayton, Victoria
Salary: AU$89k - AU$98k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 86883
For full details about this role please view the Position Description
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or Australian temporary residents currently residing in Australia and be able to commence in the role by 31 January 2023.
Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
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Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
31 August 2022, 11:00pm AEST