Research Fellow in Sustainable Mobility
Job No.: 685830
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 2 year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $83,280 - $113,025 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking a motivated and skilled Research Fellow to join a major global initiative spanning Australia, Asia and Europe. This project focuses on transport electrification and energy efficiency, addressing the critical need to better understand and link user behaviour and individual electric vehicle (EV) usage with the place-based demands on infrastructure, including the grid, renewable energy sources, and the need for additional EV charging and energy storage. Please see website
About the Role
This position is part of a major global initiative across three continents (Australia, Asia and Europe) focusing on mobility and energy efficiency, where we will address the need to better understand and link the impact of user behaviour and individual electric vehicle (EV) usage to the associated place-based demands on infrastructure - the grid, renewable energy sources and the need for additional EV charging and energy storage. As such, this position requires a combination between academic research and project/ stakeholder management, including the ability to switch between data collection and analysis, and developing proposals for continued collaboration and funding.
As the Research Fellow, you will be responsible for
- Establishing the local-based needs in the transport electrification transition, including further problem/gap identification.
- Leading, coordinating and contributing to the development of national-scale models to study and evaluate various potential pathways for renewable energy transition and transport electrification, as well as their demands on infrastructure including exploring opportunities for new research proposals, initiatives, or collaborations.
- Coordinating the global team and engaging industry/ stakeholders; this includes close collaboration with international peers working on the program, industry and government stakeholders, and funding bodies.
- Exploring, leading and coordinating opportunities for new research proposals, initiatives, or collaborations with industry partners and/or grant programs.
Working closely with Lead Investigators from Monash University and the University of Warwick, as well as academic teams and PhD students across Monash campuses in Australia, Malaysia, and Prato (Italy), and at Warwick (UK), you will support collaboration, data integration, and coordination of research activities and outputs.
The role also includes a strong engagement component, involving the interaction with relevant units or organisations (e.g., Monash Energy Institute, VIC Department of Transport and Planning) and industry/stakeholders (both in transport and energy sectors) across the three continents (Australia, Asia and Europe) to organise meetings/workshops, gather both qualitative and quantitative data as well as facilitate new initiatives. This data will be used to build an innovative optimisation model for understanding and fostering future sustainable mobility via transport electrification. The expected split is 70% research and 30% project management.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen. We make tangible contributions because our purpose is clear; to deliver positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.
At the core of achieving this purpose is the diversity of our staff. We welcome and value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. When you come to work, you can be yourself, be a change-maker and develop your career in exciting ways. This is why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
To apply, please submit a resume along with a cover letter (no longer than 3 pages) that addresses your experience in the 7 key areas outlined under the Key Selection Criteria# 2-8 in the position description.
- Demonstrated analytical and manuscript preparation skills; including a track record of refereed research publications
- Ability to solve complex problems by using discretion, innovation and the exercise diagnostic skills and/or expertise
- Well-developed planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and set and meet deadlines
- Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills with proven ability to produce clear, succinct reports and documents
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to and/or manage large projects, including leading, coordinating and developing competitive grant applications
- Demonstrated ability to interact with industry to facilitate and coordinate new research collaboration and initiatives
- Proficiency in relevant programming, data analysis and modelling tools (e.g., Python, AI/ML, Simulation software – SUMO, Agent-based simulation software - MATSim, ActivitySim, UrbanSim, Software repository - Git)
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
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 any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled '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 the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Professor Hai L. Vu, Deputy Dean (Research), Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Position Description: Research Fellow
Applications Close: Sunday, 4 January 2026 at 11:55pm AEDT
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