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Education & Training
Engineering
Science & Technology
About Swinburne
Swinburne is a progressive university that aims to increase Australia’s capacity in science, technology and innovation as the drivers of modern, internationalised economies and workplaces. Our university is focused on high-impact global research, high-quality teaching and active engagement with both industry and the community.
About the Nanophotonics Fabrication Facility
The Nanophotonics Fabrication Facility is based at the Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology (FSET). The Nanophotonics Fabrication Facility established under a grant from the Victoria Science Agenda and funding from Swinburne as part of the state of the art ATC building (completed in 2011).
The facility aims to develop the research strengths of the Centre and Faculty in directions of novel Nano-materials for optics and photonics, sensing, ultra-short laser science, and new construction and energy harvesting materials.
About the job
Working in the Facility, as our Nanophotonics Fabrication Facility Engineer you will be required to support and work with a team of researchers, postdocs and post and under-graduate students who are focusing on various research and industrial projects in which the Faculty is engaged.
Your primary responsibilities will be centred on the Nanophotonics Fabrication Facility, major equipment operation and maintenance and process development. You will be able to exercise your problem solving and technical skills to maintain and troubleshoot our equipment which includes mask aligners; electron-beam lithography; ion-beam lithography; critical point dryer; Electron Beam Evaporation PVD sputter coating; Reactive Ion plasma etching and ultra-fast laser fabrication.
Other responsibilities will include inducting prospective users of the Facility and supporting the ongoing training of users and the development of new processes. You will be expected from time to time to develop, and conduct practical fabrication tutoring for undergraduate, honours, project students and support commercialization initiatives and contribute to research papers and conference presentations.
The Facility is a clean room environment and you will be expected adhere to the OH&S requirements required.
About you
To be successful in the role, you will have:
A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description.
Benefits
The diverse culture within Swinburne is a source of strength. We have an inclusive working environment with employees from a variety of backgrounds. We acknowledge that diversity in the university workforce increases the effectiveness of teams and our capacity for innovation. We welcome applications from Indigenous people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2016 and of key initiatives such as our Pride@Swinburne Strategic Action Plan and our Reconciliation Action Plan, which are integral components of our 2025 vision to be a world-class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation. Swinburne has also received the Victorian “High Commendation” Multicultural Excellence Award (Business Category).
At Swinburne we recognise the need to support the work/life balance and flexible needs of our staff. As such a range of flexible working arrangements including paid maternity/partner leave, onsite childcare, working from home and part time options are available. You will have access to many benefits such as career development opportunities including 50% study reduction and staff and management development programs. You will receive up to 17% employer contributions (pension) and various discounts on annual Myki cards, private health insurance and movie tickets.
To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/
Further information, contacts and support
To start an application click on 'apply' at the top of this page (which will take you to the Swinburne job page, where you can also find the Position Description) and submit a resume, cover letter and response to only the Key Selection Criteria as listed above. Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.
For further information about the position, please contact Dan Kapsaskis (Operations Manager) +61 (0)3 9214 4884.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on +61 (0)3 9214 8600 (option 2).
Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au, or our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Officer, Sherrin Trautmann on strautmann@swin.edu.au
Applications close at 5pm on Monday the 7th of May 2018
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