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UPDATE (Jul/2022):

1. (Jul/2022) 4 postdoc positions available in "Shen Lab of ProMO" ! 

We are looking for suitable and capable candidates for four new postdoc positions (half/one-year contract with the potential to extend for another 6/12 months, subject to performance):

  1. DEM Modelling (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/510203/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chemical-engineering-dem-modelling);
  2. CFD-DEM Modelling (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/510183/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chemical-engineering-cfddem-modelling);
  3. Pyrolyzer and Chemical Leaching (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/510185/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chemical-engineering-pyrolyzer-and-chemical-leaching);
  4. CFD-DEM Modelling & Digital Twin (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/510184/postdoctoral-fellow-in-chemical-engineering-cfddem-modelling-digital-twin).

2. (May/2021) 3 postdoc positions available in "Shen Lab of ProMO" ! 

We are looking for suitable and capable candidates for three new postdoc positions (one-year contract with the potential to extend for another 12 months, subject to performance):

  1. CFD-DEM modelling of fluid-particle reacting flow (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/500103/postdoctoral-fellow);
  2. Data-driven CFD modelling (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/500116/postdoctoral-fellow);
  3. Catalysis in pyrolysis and leaching processes (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/500104/postdoctoral-fellow).

3. (Jul./2021) 8 scholarships available in "Shen Lab of ProMO" ! 

4. (Mar./2021) 2 postdoc positions available in "Shen Lab of ProMO" ! (positions taken)

We are looking for suitable and capable candidates for two new postdoc positions (one-year contract with the potential to extend for another 12 months, subject to performance):
  1. CFD modelling of coal combustion in Blast Furnaces (BFs) (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/501609/postdoctoral-fellow-in-coal-combustion-in-bfs);
  2. CFD study of a plastic recycling process (https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/501610/postdoctoral-fellow-in-plastic-recycling-process).

REGULAR EMPLOYMENT:

Scholarship/RA/TA opportunities

  • UNSW Scientia PhD scholarship, Tuition fee+50k pa, Please contact Prof. Shen for details.  Update: We received three Scientia PhD Scholarships (2017: Ms S Song and Mr ZZ Xie, 2019: Mr M Momeni Larimi). 
  • UNSW Scholarship to international/domestic students, Tuition fee+35k pa. Click here. For the key date, click hereIf you receive RTP scholarships, ProMO group will provide extra top-up of AUD $8000-15000 pa. 
  • Project Scholarship available in Prof. Shen's Lab, Tuition fee+35k pa. Please contact Prof. Shen for details. 
  • China Scholarship Council (CSC) Joint Scholarship program (中国国家公派出国留学奖学金). For more details, click here. To apply CSC, click here. Extra top-up scholarships will be provided to CSC awardees. It may increase yearly with performance. 
  • UNSW English requirements can be found at UNSW website (click here)

  • Research Assistant positions are available. Please contact Prof. Shen for details. 
  • Teaching Assistant positions are available.  
  • Postdoc fellow positions are available. 

Potential employment opportunities

Iron ore and coal are the two largest exports in Australia. ProMO group has a high reputation for collaboration with industries in iron ore and coal sectors including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, ACARP, Coal Energy Australia, Baosteel.  PhD graduates will readily be exposed to these industries for potential employment. The same applies to our research in the fields of photovoltaics, water, biomass etc.