Postdoc: Climate Risk Modeling & Resilience Innovation

University of Melbourne; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 125.000 - 148.000; Part-time

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Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Melbourne is inviting applications for a Part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate Resilience and Adaptation Modelling. You will lead quantitative modelling of climate hazards and losses within BRACE, design adaptation instruments, and collaborate with academics, industry partners and funding bodies.

This 21-month, 0.8 FTE fixed-term role offers a supportive research environment, opportunities for co-supervision of honours and postgraduate students, and access to a

Competenze

• Hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, or have all requirements completed by the commencement date.
• Demonstrate high-quality research through working papers, submissions or publications in refereed international journals.
• Communicate complex quantitative and climate concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences in multiple formats.
• Collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Bring knowledge or experience in resilience, adaptation, climate modelling or related catastrophe risk areas.
• Engage confidently with industry, government or other organisations to translate research into practical applications.

Mansioni

• Collaborate across BRACE work packages to develop and apply quantitative models of climate hazards and losses.
• Contribute to designing, developing and pricing adaptation and resilience instruments for key catastrophe perils.
• Lead high-quality research outputs and support competitive grant and industry funding applications across BRACE.
• Co-supervise Honours, Masters and PhD students while fostering a rigorous, supportive research training environment.
• Coordinate BRACE laboratory operations, including website content, communications, workshops and Industry Advisory Board activities.

Conoscenze

Quantitative modelling

Climate risk

Multi-disciplinary

Communication

Formazione

PhD in relevant discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Melbourne is inviting applications for a Part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate Resilience and Adaptation Modelling. You will lead quantitative modelling of climate hazards and losses within BRACE, design adaptation instruments, and collaborate with academics, industry partners and funding bodies.

This 21-month, 0.8 FTE fixed-term role offers a supportive research environment, opportunities for co-supervision of honours and postgraduate students, and access to a