Research Fellow - Australian Green Ironmaking

Job No.: 686321

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

About the Opportunity

The Faculty of Engineering, within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is seeking a standout Research Fellow to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting Australia’s transition to green ironmaking by developing a quantitative framework that connects impurity content, process parameters and microstructural evolution to scalable, low-emission processing pathways. You will design and conduct laboratory experiments, apply advanced microstructural, thermodynamic and kinetic analyses, and collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team across academia and industry. This position forms part of a major national program in Australian green ironmaking and will utilise Monash’s world-class analytical capabilities and pilot-scale facilities.

About You

You are an emerging researcher with strong materials science expertise, particularly in phase transformations, who thrives in collaborative environments. You are ready to build your research profile through laboratory experimentation, advanced microstructural characterisation and thermodynamic and kinetic modelling, and you are motivated to contribute to high quality publications and to Australia’s broader decarbonisation goals.

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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To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'

.Your application should include:  

• A cover letter not exceeding two pages, addressing your experience in the Key Selection Criteria listed in the position description 
• A resume  

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 Yuxiang Wu, Materials Science & Engineering, yuxiang.wu@monash.ed 

Position Description: Research Fellow

Applications Close: Monday 22 December 2025, 11:55pm AEDT