Position Number: 0064216
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 12 months (possibility of continuing) Part-time considered
Faculty: Melbourne Law School
Salary: Level A $83,468 – $113,262 p.a. OR Level B $119,231 – $141,581 p.a plus 17% super
- Advance interdisciplinary research and engagement on climate change, with a particular emphasis on sustainable finance, corporate climate action, and regulatory innovation.
- Collaborate with leading academics and contribute to impactful projects, gain access to an unparalleled platform to influence global responses to one of the defining challenges of our time.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
Join Melbourne Climate Futures, an interdisciplinary initiative of the University of Melbourne, dedicated to addressing the global challenges and opportunities presented by climate change. Situated within the vibrant Melbourne Connect precinct, this role offers the chance to collaborate with distinguished academics across law, finance, economics, and health sciences. The Research Fellow will contribute to groundbreaking research, knowledge dissemination, and stakeholder engagement, with a particular focus on sustainable finance, corporate climate action, and regulatory frameworks. This is a unique opportunity for a talented and driven researcher to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, produce impactful research outputs, and play an integral part in advancing climate change policy and practice at a global level.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting and analysing interdisciplinary research across fields such as law, finance, and economics, preparing high-quality reports, submissions, and publications to support climate-related initiatives.
- Collaborating with academic leaders and stakeholders, coordinating workshops, roundtables, and seminars to advance research, engagement, and knowledge exchange.
- Managing communications and dissemination activities, contributing to the Melbourne Climate Futures website and other channels to enhance visibility of the University’s climate research.
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships, contributing to administrative and collegial activities within Melbourne Law School and Melbourne Climate Futures, and supporting the strategic objectives of the initiative.
Who We Are Looking For
You are an adaptable and collaborative individual, capable of thriving in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment. With excellent organisational and time management skills, you excel at balancing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines. Your ability to communicate with clarity and precision, both in writing and verbally, enable you to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, fostering productive relationships and facilitating impactful knowledge exchange. Your proactive and self-motivated approach, coupled with a commitment to teamwork, ensures that you contribute meaningfully to the shared goals of Melbourne Climate Futures and the broader University community. Above all, you bring enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change.
You also have:
- Strong academic qualifications, including an undergraduate degree with a focus on climate change and a Master's degree in a relevant field. A PhD in a climate-related discipline is required for higher-level appointments (A.6 and above).
- Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary climate research, with a solid understanding of the social, environmental, technological, and economic dimensions of climate change impacts and responses.
- Proven ability to produce high-quality research outputs, including academic publications, policy analyses, and other written materials, particularly within the realm of climate change policy.
- Exceptional communication and organisational skills, enabling effective engagement with diverse stakeholders and the successful coordination of multiple tasks, including workshops and collaborative initiatives.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Melbourne Climate Futures, Melbourne Law School
Melbourne Climate Futures connects and amplifies the depth and breadth of the University’s research, creates a portal to share ideas and collaborate on real action, and empowers the next generation of climate leaders and researchers. MCF is committed to leading our national, regional and global communities to a sustainable, safe, fair and equitable climate future. For more information on MCF, visit us at https://unimelb.edu.au/climate.
Melbourne Law School is Australia's first all-graduate law faculty. The Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to teach law and awarded this country's first law degrees. The Law School has committed itself to build on our more than 150 year history of excellence and innovation by shifting from undergraduate legal education to the global standard, graduate level Juris Doctor degree. Coupled with the unrivalled excellence of the Melbourne Law Masters and its internationally renowned Research Higher Degree programs, the Law School offers a unique opportunity for the integration of scholarship and teaching.
Its faculty is a vibrant community of creative scholars, committed to a highly collegial, research-intensive institutional life. The Law School has particular strengths in cross-disciplinary and comparative analysis. It aims to integrate teaching with research and engagement activities and to engage with local, national and global communities.
The Law School is a single department faculty located in a custom designed building in University Square. The Law School has approximately 2,200 graduate students (including JD, Melbourne Law Masters and Research High Degrees).
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please provide your application as a single PDF comprising the following:
- Cover Letter explaining your interest in and aptitude for the position.
- Academic Transcripts for all relevant degrees undertaken.
- List of Publications (including those accepted for publication but not yet published).
- Brief CV (no more than 4 pages) including work experience, summary of teaching or research supervision experience (if any), conference papers and presentations, community engagement/activism, prizes and scholarships, work in progress, information about language ability.
- 2 referees who are happy to be contacted and can comment on your work and other professional experience.
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Petra Newton via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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