Natural and Physical Science Professionals perform analytical, conceptual and practical tasks in relation to the chemical and physical properties of the universe, life forms including the physiology and biochemistry of humans, animals and plants, environmental factors and agricultural production, disease prevention and the extraction and processing of mineral ores.
Occupation description
Natural and Physical Science Professionals perform analytical, conceptual and practical tasks in relation to the chemical and physical properties of the universe, life forms including the physiology and biochemistry of humans, animals and plants, environmental factors and agricultural production, disease prevention and the extraction and processing of mineral ores.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Materials Scientist
- Metrologist
- Polymer Scientist
- Respiratory Scientist
- Sleep Scientist
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec is a VETASSESS Group A occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or
- AQF Graduate Diploma
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week):
One year of post-qualification paid employment (20 hours or more per week) highly relevant to the nominated occupation, at an appropriate skill level in the last five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment
Qualification & Employment Criteria
Qualification
Ceramic Science is the study of the properties and uses of non-metallic materials and the technical aspects of their manufacture and processing.
Subjects in this field include:
• Materials Science
• Ceramics
• Metallurgy
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Structural ceramic materials
• Ceramic processing methods
• Ceramic processing methods
• Fracture mechanics
• Particle engineering
Polymer science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics.
Subjects in this field include:
• Polymer Chemistry
• Macromolecular Chemistry
• Polymer Physics
• Materials science
• Polymer Characterisation
• Engineering
• Chemical synthesis
• Elastomers
• Rubber
• Thermoplastics
In the field of extractive metallurgy, Mineral Processing Engineers transform low value impure minerals, recycled materials and by-products of other processing operations into commercially valuable products.
Subjects in this field include:
• Minerals Industry
• Mineral Processing
• Engineering Materials
• Chemistry
• Calculus and Physics
• Metallurgy
• Rocks, minerals and ores
• Grades, recoveries
• Materials balances
• Liberation
• Comminution (crushing and grinding)
• Screening
• Size classification
• Dry and water-based separation processes
• Dense media separation
• Surface properties of liquids and solids
• Leaching processes
• Screens and centrifuges
• Flocculation and thickening
• Filtration
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor Degree or higher degree and in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Employment Criteria
Additional tasks may include, but are not limited to:
- Supervises the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists
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