Senior Technical Officer, Teaching and Research

Overview:

• Full-time

• Continuing position

• Salary $103603 - $% Superannuation

• Based at the Brunswick campus and hybrid ways of working

RMIT is seeking a highly capable Senior Technical Officer Teaching & Research to support world-class teaching and research across the College of Design and Social Context.

This is not a passive lab role. Youll be hands-on visible and critical to ensuring our specialist facilities run safely efficiently and at a high standard. If you cant operate across multiple labs manage stakeholders and solve problems on the flythis role will expose you quickly.

Youll be embedded within the Facilities & Technical Services team delivering specialist technical expertise across teaching research and industry engagement activities.

You will:

• Oversee day-to-day operations of specialist labs (chemistry dye conditioned labs and material testing environments including the flash-fire manikin and materials laboratory FLAMME)

• Provide expert technical support to staff students and researchers

• Manage equipment instrumentation and lab readiness for teaching and research delivery

• Lead inductions training and compliance activities aligned with health and safety requirements

• Maintain labs to best-practice standards (clean safe operational)

• Act as a key support partner across academic and professional teams

About You

To be successful in this position youll haveas a minimum:

Core capabilities:

• Strong technical expertise in laboratory environments (chemistry textiles material testing or similar)

• Proven experience managing lab equipment maintenance and troubleshooting

• High-level understanding of health safety and compliance frameworks

• Ability to support both teaching and research outcomes simultaneously

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills (academics students external partners)

• Solid organisational skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment

• Confident using digital systems for documentation and communication

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

The College of Design and Social Context (DSC) brings together creative and practical disciplines across design technology and society. With over 21000 students and a strong global presence the College is recognised for delivering industry-connected future-focused education and research.

Spanning areas such as art and design media education and the built environment DSC is known for tackling real-world challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Brunswick campus is a key hub specialising in fashion textiles and material innovation supported by advanced facilities including textile labs design workshops and specialised testing environments.

ToApply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the Apply link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Tate Anson via email

Position Description can be found here

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RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed tobeinga child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

In line with RMIT Universitys commitment to a safe respectful and inclusive environment from 1 January 2026 the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. All applicants will be required to complete a genderbased violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant preemployment background checks including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMITs safety obligations.

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