Assistant Lecturer in Climate Science
Job No.: 695918
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $86,195 - $116,981 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 Assistant Lecturer will be a motivated and talented climate scientist, physical oceanographer or atmospheric scientist and a key member of the Monash climate variability and change group, which includes a focus on Southern Ocean and Antarctic climate.
Reporting to Dr Ariaan Purich, the Assistant Lecturer will conduct collaborative research within the Monash climate variability and change group, with the opportunity to co-mentor research students and conduct their own independent research. The Assistant Lecturer will have an interest in investigating processes driving Southern Ocean and Antarctic climate variability and change, exploring interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and sea ice. This includes exploring the influence of changes occurring around the Antarctic margins on the broader climate system. Experience with computational modelling is desired.
The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate level units, including on the following topics: 1) climate science, 2) climate modelling, 3) climate change risks to society.
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'.
Please include the following in your application:
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: Dr Ariaan Purich, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, ariaan.purich@monash.edu
Position Description: Assistant Lecturer
Applications Close: Thursday 6 August 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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