Position Summary

Position based at the College of Engineering, Information and Technology, Adelaide CBD Campus. Part-time (0.8 FTE) on a 24-month fixed-term contract.

Salary range: $103,962-111,384 per annum (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.

Responsibilities

- Conduct interdisciplinary research on renewable energy transitions, focusing on solar photovoltaic and other renewable-energy technologies within urban contexts.
- Apply advanced modelling approaches, including integrated assessment modelling, material-flow analysis and life-cycle assessment.
- Develop robust and reproducible workflows using large, heterogeneous datasets such as climate projections, electricity-infrastructure records, solar-resource data, urban geospatial data and economic input-output tables.
- Analyse the economic, environmental and technical performance of solar-PV deployment pathways.
- Investigate the impact of climate and weather hazards on solar-energy infrastructure resilience and wider energy-system reliability.

Qualifications

- PhD in environmental economics, energy economics, resource economics, human geography, industrial ecology, or a related field.
- Experience evaluating the economic performance of solar-PV technologies across alternative deployment pathways.
- Experience analysing urban solar-PV deployment in relation to critical-material demand, technology choice and end-of-life management.
- Experience with integrated assessment modelling,



material-flow analysis, life-cycle assessment or related methods.
- Experience investigating the relationships between climate/weather hazards, infrastructure vulnerability and energy-system reliability.
- Ability to assess how extreme events and long-term climatic changes affect solar electricity generation and reliability.
- Advanced quantitative programming and data-analysis skills (preferably in Python) and ability to develop transparent, robust and reproducible modelling workflows.
- Experience working with large heterogeneous datasets useful for renewable-energy research.

Diversity & Inclusion

Adelaide University is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of all ages, genders, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities. Versatile working arrangements and reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.

Application Process

Submit a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are excited about the role by 11:30 pm Sunday 16 August 2026. The online application form will outline the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Contact

Amra Delibasic – Talent Acquisition Adviser

People and Culture, Adelaide University

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