Casual Research Officer, Food & LCA Modeling

The University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 89,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Job summary

The University of Queensland invites applications for a Research Officer based at the St Lucia campus. This casual role offers an hourly rate between $64.28 and $68.96 plus 12% superannuation.

You will join a collaborative research environment to develop food process models and conduct consequential life cycle assessment focusing on sorghum foods such as flour, porridge and baked products. Key responsibilities include modelling with SuperPro Designer, running SimaPro scenarios, literature

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and experience in process modelling and environmental assessment.
• Experience with process modelling software (e.g., SuperPro Designer) including mass/energy balances.
• Experience with LCA software (e.g., SimaPro) for life cycle inventories and consequential modelling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and adapt process models in SuperPro Designer, including mass and energy balances, resource requirements, and product recovery.
• Develop consequential LCA scenarios in SimaPro, considering system boundaries, supply, substitution and co-product effects.
• Analyse literature, supplier and project data; validate model outputs and document key assumptions and uncertainties.
• Communicate findings through sensitivity analyses, technical summaries, and research outputs; provide process inputs to the techno-economic assessment team.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Process modelling

Environmental assessment

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Relevant engineering/science degree

Tools

SuperPro Designer

SimaPro

Excel

MATLAB

Job description

The University of Queensland invites applications for a Research Officer based at the St Lucia campus. This casual role offers an hourly rate between $64.28 and $68.96 plus 12% superannuation.

You will join a collaborative research environment to develop food process models and conduct consequential life cycle assessment focusing on sorghum foods such as flour, porridge and baked products. Key responsibilities include modelling with SuperPro Designer, running SimaPro scenarios, literature