Research Fellow in Earth System modelling
Research Fellow in Earth System modelling
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Job Description
Research Fellow in Earth System modelling
Job No.: 682250
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration:$83280 - $113025 pa Level A /$118974 - $141283 pa Level B (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 Research Fellow will be a motivated and talented computational scientist and a key member of Monash University ice sheet modelling research team and SAEFs Theme 1: Climate Processes and Change. This position is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy through the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator National Research Infrastructure (ACCESS-NRI) and is focused on coupling the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM) with the ACCESS-AM3 atmosphere model. The long-term goal is to integrate this coupling into the broader ACCESS Earth System Model 3 (ACCESS-ESM3) in close collaboration with the ACCESS-NRI team. The project will answer fundamental scientific questions about the interactions between ice sheets climate and sea level develop key modelling technologies for ice sheet research and significantly contribute to Australian climate research.
We encourage applications from candidates with strong computational modelling physics mathematics and/or scientific programming backgrounds ideally with experience in Earth System modelling Earth science or related disciplines.
Ideal technical requirements:
- Experience in physical system modelling including finite element modelling
- Experience working with large codebases in open source software environments
- Proficient user of HPC environments including MPI
- Experience working with geospatial data
Desirable technical requirements:
- Experience with the ISSM ice sheet model or other ice sheet models
- Experience with the UM and/or ACCESS-AM2 atmosphere model or other atmosphere models
- Strong background in mathematics physics engineering or related field
- Experience in scientific computing including C/C fortran python or MATLAB
- Version control and package management including Github
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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 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 Felicity McCormack Senior Lecturer Monash Ice Sheet Initiative (MISI) School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment
Position Descriptions:
Applications Close: Tuesday 19 August 2025 11:55pm AEST
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Employment Type
Grant
