Research Assistant (Whole Life Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure)

Job description

Overview: ​ ​ Full-time ​ , ​ Fixed Term position for 3 years ​ Salary Academic Level A + 17% Superannuation Based at the ​ Melbourne CBD ​ campus, ​ but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University ​ About the Centre: The ARC Training Centre for Whole Life Cycle Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure (“the Centre”) will bringtogether expertise from 21 academic and industry partners from including universities, government authorities, professional associations, and consulting companies. This Centre aims to transform the capability of civil infrastructure stakeholders to design, construct, operate and dispose of infrastructure in a carbon neutral way. By training industry-embedded PhDs and postdocs in the methodology and technology required to design out excess carbon of infrastructure in its whole life, this Centre expects to lead the world in sustainable infrastructure design, enabling a new generation of infrastructure design in Australia and internationally. Achieving carbon neutral infrastructure in its whole life will bring significant far-reaching benefits, including equipping industry with tools required to meet Australia’s emission reduction...