Research Fellow (Fire Retardant Coatings)

University of Southern Queensland
Full-time Springfield, Queensland Social Scientists and Related Workers
Posted:
June 12, 2026
Location:
Springfield, Queensland, Australia

Job Description

What you'll do



Reporting to the Professor (High Performance Polymers), you will conduct research in our newly funded Australian Research Council (ARC) project to develop advanced fire-retardant coatings. In particular, you will:

  • provide expertise in Chemical Synthesis, Materials Science and Engineering, Polymer Science, and Nanotechnologies.
  • perform materials design, synthesis, characterisation and modelling, and be responsible for communication of this information to the ARC.
  • provide a high level of expertise for the ARC project on the development of fire-retardant coatings for modern high-rise buildings.
  • contribute to and develop research proposals for submission to external funding providers.
  • publish research findings in high quality journal publications.
  • establish and build collaborative research partnerships with a variety of collaborators.

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Springfield, Australia
Posted: June 12, 2026
Deadline: July 22, 2026