Job Details
Job No: 692623
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 4-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $86,195 - $116,981 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
Opportunity
The School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment is seeking an Assistant Lecturer to teach and conduct research under the ARC Future Fellowship project "Aridification of the Australian dryland margins" for Associate Professor Kathryn Fitzsimmons' Quaternary Science Group, which has a focus on drylands and palaeoenvironmental change.
Teaching responsibilities:
* Palaeoclimates
* Environmental earth science, including sediments and interactions on the Earth surface
* Introduction to Quaternary science, including both the global and Australian context
Research responsibilities:
* Conduct collaborative research within the Monash Quaternary Science Group
* Co‐mentor research students and conduct independent research on reconstruction of palaeoenvironments and hydroclimate in drylands and dryland margins (e.g., lakes, aeolian systems, fluvial systems, and interactions between landscape components)
Qualifications
* Experience with field work, preferably in regional or remote regions
* Demonstrated experience with sedimentological and/or geochronological techniques
* Experience with community engagement
* Experience in delivering university education at an excellent standard
Preferred Expertise
Quaternary sciences, sedimentology, GIS and/or geochronology expertise would be highly valued.
Support and Mentoring
The successful candidate will be mentored and assisted with teaching (training opportunities) and research activities, including publishing and applications for competitive research funding.
Flexible Working
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Enquiries
Contact: Kathryn Fitzsimmons, Associate Professor of Physical Geography, +61 3 9902 4947
Applications Close
Thursday 7 May 2026, 11:55pm AEST
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need a reasonable adjustment, please contact hr-recruitment@monash.edu with the subject "Reasonable Adjustments Request" for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre‐employment and/or background checks required for this role, as determined by the University.
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