Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineering - His.admin.uwa.edu.au

Role, Responsibilities, Selection Criteriaand Conditions of EmploymentROLEThe Chevron Professor of Gas ProcessEngineering will play a leading role in thedevelopment of The University of WesternAustralia, in partnership with Chevron, as a centrefor world class capabilities in training of engineersfor the oil and gas sector.UWA is actively building upon its alreadysubstanial capacity and imapct in the Oil andGas sector and recent appointments includea Woodside-Chevron Chair in PetroleumGeoscience.The Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineeringwill build upon these developments and providethe senior leadership to draw together thevarious capabilities to create a comprehensive,world-class capacity in gas process engineeringteaching and research.The appointee will be responsible to the Head of theSchool of Mechanical Engineering, and will provideleadership and foster excellence in teaching andresearch within the School, the University and thecommunity generally. The appointee will addressthe petroleum industry’s need for enhanced tertiaryeducation and research in gas process engineering.Primary teaching objectives are to produce highquality engineering graduates with skills relevant to thepetroleum industry. The appointee will be expectedto lead a major world-class research programme ingas process engineering, in close collaboration withChevron Energy Technology Pty Ltd.RESPONSIBILITIESKey responsibilities include:• Contributing to and leading the teaching of worldclass undergraduate and postgraduate coursesin process engineering, with particular emphasison gas process engineering, and increasing therecruitment rate of high quality students into thecourses;• Building a vibrant research team, including the useof Chair support funding to immediately hire twopost-doctoral staff and engage two PhD students;• Utilising the Chair discretionary funding to build theeducation and research programmes• Identifying and developing a wide range of researchprojects, consistent with the mission and themesof the University and the needs of the sponsoringcompany, Chevron, and obtaining funding(especially through applications to competitivegrant schemes) to support individual projects asrequired;• Devoting up to 1 day/week to provide consultingservices to Chevron Energy Technology Pty Ltd• Working co-operatively with other cognate UWApersonnel and with the University’s researchpartners through WA-ERA;• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduatestudent projects;• Contributing to the development of oil and gasengineering at UWA through involvement inprofessional associations, conferences, and otherexternal activities;• Serving as the UWA-Chevron relationshipmanager in the field of oil and gas engineering,and maintaining a productive and constructiverelationship with Chevron Energy Technology PtyLtd according to the agreement between UWA andChevron;• Working within the legislative requirements ofthe University and supporting the University’scommitment to health and safety, equity anddiversity.6