Postdoctoral Climate Resilience & Adaptation Modelling Fellow

University-of-Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 148,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health & wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Actuarial Studies seeks a Part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead quantitative climate resilience modelling within the BRACE laboratory in Melbourne.

You will design, develop and price adaptation instruments for catastrophe perils, supervise research students, and coordinate BRACE activities with industry partners and funders to deliver high-impact research with practical applications.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Bring knowledge or experience in resilience, adaptation, climate modelling or related catastrophe risk areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead quantitative modelling of climate hazards and losses within BRACE.
• Design, develop and price adaptation and resilience instruments for catastrophe perils.
• Co-supervise Honours, Masters and PhD students while fostering a rigorous research training environment.
• Coordinate BRACE laboratory operations, including website content, communications, workshops and Industry Advisory Board activities.

Skills

Quantitative modelling

Climate resilience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Academic writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

PhD in a relevant discipline

Job description

The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Actuarial Studies seeks a Part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead quantitative climate resilience modelling within the BRACE laboratory in Melbourne.

You will design, develop and price adaptation instruments for catastrophe perils, supervise research students, and coordinate BRACE activities with industry partners and funders to deliver high-impact research with practical applications.