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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Direct Air Capture of CO2
Australia, Newcastle Employment contract 103390.00 - 113251.00 AUD / Year · Job Posted June 02, 2026
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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. This CERC Postdoctoral Fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research that supports decarbonisation and climate solutions. In this role, you will help develop next-generation direct air capture solutions by assessing and designing reclamation processes for liquid absorbents used in CO2 capture. You’ll work across modelling, experimentation and pilot-scale activities, contributing to scientific publications, reports and future research opportunities while building your profile as an early career researcher. The position also provides a unique opportunity to undertake fundamental studies and collaborate with an industrial partner on technology scale-up and deployment.
Job Responsibility
Assessment of currently available process concepts for liquid absorbent reclamation including experimental evaluation of the most relevant ones
Development of novel reclamation process concepts through theoretical and practical analysis
Development of unit operation simulation models and tools to assist in understanding equipment operation and support equipment design
Performance of techno-economic evaluation for selected reclamation processes
Assist in the conduct of experimental programs such as absorbent degradation studies and development of analytical methods at the Newcastle Energy Centre as needed
Requirements
A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as chemical engineering, physics or chemistry
no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of relevant research experience
An understanding of and experience with separation processes and their associated mass transfer phenomena without and with chemical reaction
Demonstrated understanding of and/or practical or modelling experience with liquid absorbent-based CO2-capture processes
An excellent understanding of relevant chemistry/physics concepts such as reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, electrostatics and diffusion
Excellent analytical skills and practical knowledge of methods for gas and liquid analysis (NMR, LCMS, FT-IR, etc.)