Laser Ablation & Automation Geochemist — Digital Lab Innovator

UOM University of Melbourne; Parkville; On-site; AUD 87,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Laser Ablation, Automation and Digitisation Research Scientist within the Melbourne Isotope Analytics Research Platform. You will develop automated analytical workflows and digitised pipelines that advance analytical geochemistry capabilities.

You will lead method development for laser ablation and solution-based MS, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to partnerships, outputs, and community engagement while mentoring students and

Qualifications

• PhD in trace element and/or isotope geochemistry or equivalent expertise.
• Experience in analytical geochemistry and lab protocols with digital capabilities such as automated QA/QC, data reduction, imaging or programming.
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams; strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimise and document laboratory, analytical and digital workflows for laser ablation and MS analyses.
• Advance automation, data reduction, QA/QC, imaging and digital pipelines to generate robust, reusable datasets.
• Troubleshoot and improve analytical instrumentation and digital infrastructure, developing new protocols and research capabilities.
• Collaborate with researchers and external partners across academia, government and industry for projects and outputs.
• Train and mentor students and researchers, develop SOPs, and communicate capabilities to scientific and wider communities.

Skills

Analytical geochemistry

Lab automation

Data analysis

Programming

Education

PhD in trace element/isotope geochemistry

Tools

ICP-MS

Mass spectrometry

Job description

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Laser Ablation, Automation and Digitisation Research Scientist within the Melbourne Isotope Analytics Research Platform. You will develop automated analytical workflows and digitised pipelines that advance analytical geochemistry capabilities.

You will lead method development for laser ablation and solution-based MS, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to partnerships, outputs, and community engagement while mentoring students and