Monash University in Australia invites applications for vacant PhD and Academic Positions, a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.
| Position | Location | Level / Salary | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Engineer | Clayton campus | HEW 8 ($120,138 – $132,610) | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Join the Faculty of Information Technology as a Senior Research Engineer to lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable research platforms at Action Lab. | |||
| Senior Animal Technologist – Training Officer | Clayton campus | HEW 6 ($96,768 – $104,450) | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Join as Senior Animal Technologist – Training Officer where you will organise and coordinate the training of MARP staff and Monash University researchers. | |||
| Head of Operations – AHFP | The Alfred Centre | HEW10A ($184,668) | 13 Jul 2025 |
| Lead Monash’s $50M Artificial Heart Program as the Head of Operations. Drive strategy, partnerships, and innovation to transform cardiovascular care | |||
| Senior Technical Officer, Genomics Node | Clayton campus | HEW 6 ($96,768 – $104,450) | 13 Jul 2025 |
| Seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Technical Officer to join its Genomics Node to manage the end-to-end technical workflow at the heart of cutting-edge genomics research. | |||
| Senior Coordinator, Indigenous Student Recruitment and Outreach | Clayton campus | HEW 7 ($106,789 – $117,128) | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Indigenous person to support Monash University’s mission by increasing awareness and understanding of Monash among prospective Indigenous students | |||
| Senior Student Conduct and Risk Specialist | Clayton campus | HEW 9 ($140,157 – $148,769) | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Join Student Conduct and Complaints as a Senior Student Conduct and Risk Specialist. | |||
| Associate Professor – Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering | Clayton campus | Level D ($175,487 – $193,326) | 14 Sep 2025 |
| The Faculty of Engineering at Monash University is seeking an inspiring and accomplished academic to join our Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) as an Associate Professor. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to world-class education, research, and innovation in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. | |||
| Research Fellow | Caulfield campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 3 Aug 2025 |
| This is an exciting opportunity for a Level B Research Fellow to contribute to a cutting-edge Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery project focused on forecast reconciliation within Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics | |||
| Senior Technical Officer – ARAFlowCore | The Alfred Centre | HEW 7 ($106,789 – $117,128) | 6 Jul 2025 |
| This is a hands-on role suited to someone who thrives in a lab environment, enjoys helping others with technical problem-solving, and has deep expertise in cell analysis technologies | |||
| Academic Opportunities Available for Indigenous Australians – Monash Faculty of Arts | Caulfield campus, Clayton campus | – A competitive remuneration package will apply | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Monash University’s Faculty of Arts is seeking passionate Indigenous academics to join our dynamic community of scholars, educators, and changemakers. We are committed to fostering Indigenous knowledge, leadership, and perspectives, ensuring a culturally safe and inclusive academic environment – join us today! | |||
PhD Scholarship in Digital Mapping of Homemade & DIY Cultural Economies in First Nations Communities | Clayton campus | 15 Jul 2025 | |
| The PhD will form a vital part of a project that aims to fill a significant gap in the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy to ‘Revive’ the cultural sector while affirming ‘First Nations First’ and ensuring that there will be ‘A Place for Every Story’. | |||
| Research Fellow | Clayton campus | Level A ($83,280 – $113,025) | 16 Jul 2025 |
| The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is seeking an exceptional early-career researcher to work alongside a team of internationally renowned experts in transport and urban planning. | |||
| Australian Research Council (ARC) Funded PhD Opportunity at Faculty of Engineering | Clayton campus | ||
| We are seeking 2-4 outstanding PhD candidates to join a nationally significant research program funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project titled “Discovering the sustainable size of cities”. This interdisciplinary project investigates how high-speed rail (HSR) investments could reshape the size, structure, and sustainability of Australian cities. | |||
| Lecturer – Speech Pathology | Peninsula campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 6 Jul 2025 |
| The Speech Pathology unit at Monash University is looking for an enthusiastic educator and researcher to join our team in a Level B academic position. | |||
| Research Fellow | Clayton campus | Level A ($83,280 – $113,025) | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Seeking a Level A Research-Only Academic and contribute to cutting-edge studies in the field of epigenetics, multi-OMIC science, ageing, and exercise to join the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Clayton Campus. | |||
| Research Fellow — Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Modelling and Control | Clayton campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 10 Aug 2025 |
| Drive innovation in sustainable energy! Join our ARC Linkage Project shaping Australia’s EV fast-charging future by designing advanced controllers that seamlessly integrate with renewable energy systems. | |||
| Senior Coordinator – Indigenous Programs | Clayton campus | HEW 7 ($106,789 – $117,128) | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Identified Position | Work to advance the Faculty of Engineering’s cultural awareness and safety, community engagement, supporting embedding Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum | |||
| Associate Professor/ Professor (Education Focused) | Clayton campus | Level E ($226,052) | 13 Jul 2025 |
| Are you passionate about transforming education and inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals? Monash University’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is seeking an innovative and dedicated Associate Professor (Education-Focused) to lead advancements in teaching, curriculum design, and educational research | |||
| Research Fellow in Medicinal Chemistry (Chemical Biology) | Parkville campus | Level A ($83,280 – $113,025) | 10 Jul 2025 |
| An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate and driven researcher to join the Medicinal Chemistry Theme at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as a Research Fellow. | |||
| Research Manager – Environmental Informatics Hub | Clayton campus | HEW 8 ($120,138 – $132,610) | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Join the newly formed Environmental Informatics Hub as a Research Manager and help grow the Hub in this foundational role. | |||
| Senior Lecturer – Aerospace Structures | Clayton campus | Level C ($145,740 – $168,049) | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Join the forefront of innovation in education and become a key player in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, part of Australia’s #1 Engineering Faculty. We are on the lookout for a visionary Senior Lecturer to join our team. | |||
| PhD Scholarship for a Design-Led Research Program on the Future of CT Imaging in Distributed Care | Caulfield campus | 31 Jul 2025 | |
| Design research that seeks to address improved accessibility to public transport from those who have physical impairment. This project will have shared supervision between the Mobility Design Lab and Monash Institute of Rail Technology. | |||
| Research Fellow | Parkville campus | Level A ($83,280 – $113,025) | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Monash University is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Research Fellow to join our diverse and multidisciplinary team as part of the Monash-Moderna Quantitative Pharmacology Accelerator (MMQPA). | |||
| Lecturer in Mathematics (Probability and Stochastic Processes) | Clayton campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 7 Jul 2025 |
| We are seeking a Lecturer to join our collaborative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Head of the School of Mathematics, the successful candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to the teaching mission of the University. | |||
| Lecturer in Mathematics | Clayton campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 4 Jul 2025 |
| We are seeking a Lecturer to join our collaborative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Head of the School of Mathematics, the successful candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to the teaching mission of the University. | |||
| Vice-President (Advancement) | Clayton campus | – A competitive remuneration package will apply | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Monash University seeks an energetic, visionary and innovative leader with a passion for education and success in leading high achieving advancement teams and programs. This role presents a unique opportunity to lead the next phase of growth in advancement activity and make an impactful contribution to Monash’s strategic priorities and ambitions. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Development of a digital consumer-focused intervention in community pharmacy to increase access to contraception | 553 St Kilda Road | 4 Jul 2025 | |
| PhD Scholarship opportunity that is focused on developing an intervention to support women’s contraceptive decision-making in a pharmacy setting | |||
| PhD Scholarship – What is reproductive wellbeing? | 553 St Kilda Road | 4 Jul 2025 | |
| This qualitative PhD project will involve describing women’s views on what constitutes reproductive wellbeing and how health services can help them achieve this. It will involve interviews with women of reproductive age in Australia. The outcomes from the project can be used to inform the co-design of new health services that are truly patient-centred and policy initiatives that lead to improved reproductive wellbeing. | |||
| PhD Scholarships in CSIRO Next Generation Graduate Program: Quantum Information Technology: Industry Readiness and Applications | Clayton campus | 31 Jul 2025 | |
| This program will tackle hurdles that are roadblocking quantum-safe security technologies and innovative industry applications of quantum computing. | |||
| PhD Scholarship in bias propagation in generative AI-driven decision systems and its implications for trust, governance, and regulatory compliance | Clayton campus | ||
| This opportunity invites applications from outstanding domestic and international candidates who are interested in undertaking a PhD focused on bias propagation in generative AI-driven decision systems and its implications for trust, governance, and regulatory compliance. | |||
Indigenous Graduate Program 2026 | Caulfield campus, Clayton campus, Parkville campus, Peninsula campus | HEW 6 ($96,768 – $104,450) | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Identified Position | This 12-month Indigenous Graduate Program places you in a position that aligns with your studies and desired career pathways. The program is designed to boost your career prospects, equip you with key skills and help you reach your full potential. You will have the dedicated support from the Indigenous Graduate Program Coordinator and after successful completion, you will have a guaranteed pathway to ongoing employment. | |||
| PhD Program – Understanding core competencies and mechanisms in the development and prevention of problem behaviour and poor mental health in the adolescent and early adult years | Turning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond | ||
| This project will build on the ideas and concepts from Positive Youth Development (PYD) literature and classical Greek philosophy (Eudaimonia), which argue that civic and social engagement can be used to develop important social and emotional competencies. | |||
| Lecturer | Clayton campus, Peninsula campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Monash Nursing and Midwifery (MNM) have multiple fixed term vacancies for Level B Lecturer positions. These vacancies include different durations and fractions. If you have a passion for teaching, research and engagement within the Nursing and Midwifery space, we look forward to hearing from you. Please note these positions require on campus work on a weekly basis | |||
| Scholarship in CSIRO Industry PhD Program – Project 2: Techniques and Frameworks for Enabling Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Migration | Clayton campus | ||
| This Project develops techniques for the migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure critical infrastructure from quantum attacks. The expected outcome is the design of methods, techniques and their prototype to implement trusted PQC migration. The potential benefit is to enhance the security of Australian critical infrastructures against quantum attacks. | |||
| Scholarship in CSIRO Industry PhD Program – Project 1: Resilient & Practical Quantum-Safe Threshold Cryptography | Clayton campus | ||
| This Project will design quantum-safe threshold encryption and/or authentication algorithms. The expected outcome is the design of methods, techniques and their software prototype to implement quantum-safe threshold encryption and/or authentication algorithms. The potential benefit is to enhance the security of Australian critical infrastructures, safeguarding them against quantum attacks. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Gaining a Holistic Understanding of Eating Disorders: Phenotyping and Genotyping Illness | Clayton campus | ||
| This PhD program would suit applications with interests in the intersection of biological, psychological, and social mechanisms underpinning mental illness. | |||
| PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Software Engineering for Social Good | Clayton campus | ||
| This PhD project will address this critical challenge by developing novel software engineering techniques, methodologies, and tools designed specifically to detect, mitigate, and prevent the spread of misinformation across digital platforms, ensuring ethical and socially responsible outcomes. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Integrated Care for Co-occurring Mental Illness and Addiction | Turning Point – 110 Church Street, Richmond | ||
| The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary cohort of researchers and students based at The Hamilton Centre, Turning Point, Australia’s leading national addiction treatment, training and research centre, based in Melbourne, Australia. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Patient Reported Outcomes To Improve Proactive & Patient-Centred Care for Heart Failure Patients | Victorian Heart Hospital | ||
| Victorian Heart Hospital and Victorian Heart Institute, are seeking a medical, nursing or an allied health graduate interested in completing a PhD within an externally-funded project in cardiovascular disease | |||
| Volunteer Animal Ethics Committee Member Category C – Welfare | Clayton campus | 1 Oct 2025 | |
| Become a volunteer Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) member to help to ensure, on behalf of Monash University, that all activities relating to the care and use of animals for scientific purposes are conducted in compliance with the Australian Code | |||
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Engineering Science (Research) Domestic Scholarship Opportunities at Faculty of Engineering | Clayton campus | ||
| Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding domestic candidates for Master’s by Research or PhD study in all departments, within the Faculty of Engineering. | |||
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Engineering Science (Research) International Scholarship Opportunities at Faculty of Engineering | Clayton campus | ||
| Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding candidates for Master’s by Research or PhD study in all departments, within the Faculty of Engineering. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Modelling the social and political drivers of net zero transitions | Clayton campus | ||
| The PhD opportunity is based at Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) and will support a research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) on modelling the technological, social and political drivers of the net zero transition. The PhD candidate will be supervised by at least two senior researchers. | |||
| Indigenous EOI for PhD Opportunities | Clayton campus | ||
| Monash University is seeking expressions of interest from Indigenous Australians to explore a PhD research area | |||
| Volunteer Animal Ethics Committee Member Category C – Welfare – Wildlife expert | Clayton campus | 1 Oct 2025 | |
| Become a volunteer Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) member to help to ensure, on behalf of Monash University, that all activities relating to the care and use of animals for scientific purposes are conducted in compliance with the Australian Code | |||
| PhD research opportunity -The economics of preventing future health inequalities – Project-specific PhD opportunity in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School | Caulfield campus | ||
| This PhD research opportunity will focus on evaluating the impact of preventative health policies on current and future health inequalities. Preventative health interventions can affect health inequality because baseline risks, and intervention uptake, effects and adherence vary across groups. | |||
| PhD Scholarship – Development of novel Radiotracers for the Fibrosis Detection – PhD scholarship available with an International Team | The Alfred Centre | ||
| We are seeking expressions of interest from enthusiastic PhD applicants to join a supportive, vibrant research team. A full PhD scholarship for 3.5 years will be offered to successful candidates | |||
| Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, PhD Program 2025 | Caulfield campus | ||
| If you are looking for rigorous graduate research training and want to make a substantial contribution to research in the economics of health and health care, the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University offers a fully funded PhD in health economics. | |||
| Expression of Interest – Teaching Associates (Practice Educators) in Occupational Therapy | Peninsula campus | – Sessional rates will apply | |
| Join our team of practice educators in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Monash University. | |||
| Indigenous Health Education Positions | Caulfield campus, Clayton campus, Peninsula campus | Level B ($118,974 – $141,283) | |
| Monash University seeks talented First Nations scholars to join the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Level B (Education Focused) to support the teaching of the Indigenous health curriculum and support of Indigenous students in any of the Faculty’s disciplinary fields | |||
