Research Fellow - Transport Modelling

Job No.: 688348

Location: 533 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Employment Type: Full-time (negotiable)

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $118,974 - $141,283 pa Level B plus 17% 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

Help shape healthier, more sustainable cities. Healthy Active Cities (formerly Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research) is Australia’s leading active transport research group. We create people-centred, data-driven solutions that shift trips from cars to active and sustainable modes of transport – improving health and safety, tackling climate change and bringing local streets to life. We work in partnership with government, industry, not-for-profit organisations and communities, bringing together expertise across transport and urban planning, public health, engineering, data science, behaviour change, psychology and community engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled researcher to join a multidisciplinary team pushing the boundaries of transport modelling and real-world impact.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role in advancing agent-based travel demand modelling to help shape healthier, safer and more active cities. You will help build innovative modelling frameworks, analyse real-world mobility patterns, and translate evidence into decision-support tools use by partners to support investment and practice in active travel, road safety and climate action. You will contribute to high-impact publications, lead components of major projects, and work closely with partners who are ready to apply findings in the real world.

What You Will Bring

• Demonstrated expertise in agent-based transport simulation with MATSim experience, including scenario development, calibration and validation
• Experience applying travel demand modelling to evaluate policy and mobility scenarios
• Strong capability working with real-world transport and mobility datasets
• Ability to transform complex modelling outputs into practical, user-focused planning tools, including working to iterative these with non-technical partners
• A growing publication record and capability to contribute to competitive research funding
• Strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills, with a demonstrated commitment to collegial, team-based research

What You Will Do

• Lead and contribute to research on active and sustainable mobility and healthier, safer cities
• Develop and refine agent-based travel demand models for scenario testing and policy evaluation
• Produce high-quality publications and support grant applications
• Engage with project partners and stakeholders across government and industry
• Contribute to team leadership, supervision support and broader School activities

Healthy Active Cities is a highly-collaborative, values-driven research unit. Our work is team-based and impact-oriented, where we value respect and reliability, and support one another to deliver high-quality work within timelines. Team members are expected to contribute actively to collective goals, engage constructively, and bring curiosity and openness to perspectives beyond their own technical expertise/background. This role will suit individuals who enjoy working across disciplinary boundaries and applying technical expertise across broader climate, social, policy and health fields. Join a team where your expertise will directly inform how cities move, grow and support healthier communities.

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 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.

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

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

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:  Assoc. Prof Ben Beck, Head - Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research -ben.beck@monash.edu

Position Description: Research Fellow Level B

Applications Close: Monday 26 January 2026 at 11:55pm AEST