Technical Officer
Job No.: 692264
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31 December 2026
Remuneration: $96,768 - $104,450 pa HEW Level 06 (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
Join the Faculty of Engineering as a Technical Officer to support the Student Analytical Makerspace and Pilot Laboratories (SAMPL) and Monash Innovation Labs (MiLabs).
The Technical Officer is responsible for delivering high-quality technical, operational, and safety support across multiple laboratory facilities, including SAMPL and the MiLabs. The role applies advanced technical knowledge to support the effective operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of laboratory facilities that enable teaching, research and industry engagement activities.
As the successful candidate you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the day-to-day operation of laboratory facilities, including maintaining laboratory infrastructure and services (e.g. gas systems, water purification systems, safety equipment, and hazardous area compliance), managing chemical inventories and registries, and ensuring laboratories are maintained in a safe, functional and compliant state. Further, you will provide supervision and technical advice and/or training to clients, staff, students, Companies on Campus, and other stakeholders in the area of service or technical expertise, including inductions, equipment training, and compliance with technical standards, protocols and safe laboratory practices.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong educational background or substantial relevant skills and work experience. The role requires a degree in a relevant field of engineering (with some exposure to chemical processes) with subsequent relevant experience; or extensive experience and specialist expertise or broad knowledge in technical or administrative fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
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.
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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 points 2-7.
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: Mrs Vicki Edouard, Manager, Strategy and Planning, +61 3 9902 0378
Position Description: Technical Officer
Applications Close: Thursday 23 April 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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