CareerPlan

Research Fellow - Soil and Environmental Geochemistry

Melbourne, AUFull-time120k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Advance research in soil and environmental geochemistry, focusing on environmental mineralogy, soil chemistry, and soil organic matter biogeochemistry.

Role type

Research Fellow (Academic Level B.1)

Builds

High-quality research outputs, competitive funding applications, and industry/government partnerships.

Domain

Environmental Science / Geochemistry / Soil Science

Required skills

Environmental mineralogy, soil chemistry, soil organic matter biogeochemistry, mineral-organic interactions, mineral-mediated redox and catalytic processes, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, soil microbiology, project management, higher degree by research supervision, funding application development, industry liaison

Preferred skills

X-ray absorption spectroscopy, soil microbiology

Technologies

X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Responsibilities

Plan and deliver high-quality research independently and collaboratively, manage projects within timelines and budgets, undertake field sampling and data collection, publish research findings, contribute to competitive funding applications, supervise higher degree by research candidates, build networks with academic, industry, and government partners, deliver 10% teaching and learning contribution

Seniority

Mid-level Research Fellow