Associate Professor
Job No.: 692790
Location: Caulfield campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: A competitive remuneration package will apply 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 Department of Economics is seeking a Level D Academic to provide strategic leadership and advance excellence in research, teaching, professional engagement, and policy development within the discipline. This role strengthens the academic standing of the department, contributes to the University’s strategic objectives, and enhances impact across scholarly communities and broader society.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading advanced research initiatives, maintaining a strong publication record, and supervising research students and early career researchers. You will drive the development of competitive research funding, contribute to curriculum planning and academic governance, support high-quality teaching outcomes, expand HDR engagement, and build strategic collaborations across the University and with external national and international partners.
As the successful candidate, you will demonstrate internationally recognised scholarly expertise in economics, supported by a strong and sustained research trajectory. You will exhibit a proven capacity to secure diverse research funding, supervise postgraduate researchers, and deliver high-quality teaching. You will also bring advanced academic leadership capability, experience engaging with policy and government sectors, and a clear alignment with strategic research priorities within the discipline.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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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To Apply
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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 Arthur Campbell, Department of Economics, Arthur.campbell@monash.edu
Position Description: Associate Professor
Applications Close: Sunday 19th of July 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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