"Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Disaster Resilience Infrastructure"

• Full-time, Continuing position
• Salary Academic Level B ($115,303 - $136,925) or Level C ($141,247 - $162,872 p.a.)
• 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University

*Special Measures

RMIT is committed in driving progression towards gender equality... RMIT's School of Engineering will therefore only consider applications for this position from suitably qualified women, gender diverse or Indigenous candidates for this position.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Disaster Resilience Infrastructure to play a key role in teaching excellence, impactful research, and academic leadership within the School of Engineering. This role is well-suited to an academic who is passionate about infrastructure resilience, climate adaptation, and natural hazard mitigation, and who values collaboration, mentoring, and real-world impact.

You will contribute to and lead high-quality research aligned with the School's priority areas, including:

• Infrastructure resilience assessment, prediction and management
• Natural hazards (floods and geohazards)
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation

You will also embed your research expertise into teaching programs, supervise HDR candidates, and build strong research partnerships across RMIT and with national and international collaborators. Depending on experience, the role may include program leadership or management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Teaching & Education

• Design, deliver and continuously improve engaging, inclusive and student-centred teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs
• Design and moderate assessment and integrate feedback from course evaluation and student outcomes
• Contribute to curriculum innovation and quality assurance

Research & Leadership

• Lead and contribute to high-quality, nationally recognised research programs
• Build and mentor collaborative research teams
• Secure competitive external research funding
• Publish research outputs in high-quality outlets
• Supervise Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates

Service & Engagement

• Contribute to School, College and University governance and strategy
• Provide academic leadership and mentoring to early-career colleagues
• Manage academic programs or portfolios as required

About You

Core capabilities (both levels)

You will demonstrate:

• Expertise in infrastructure resilience relating to floods, geohazards and climate change
• Experience teaching and coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate programs
• Ability to coordinate courses and implement student-centred learning approaches
• Experience supervising HDR candidates
• Understanding of governance, quality and financial management in a university environment
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Additional expectations for Senior Lecturer (Level C):

• Nationally recognised research profile
• Track record of leading research teams
• Demonstrated success securing competitive external funding
• Experience mentoring academic staff and managing programs or portfolios

Qualifications

Mandatory: PhD in Civil Engineering

Eligibility Requirements: Suitably qualified women, gender diverse or indigenous candidates

Refer to the Position Descriptions for further key selection criteria.

To Apply

Please click the 'Apply' link below and upload the following documents:

• Your CV
• A cover letter clearly stating the level you are applying for (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer)
• A separate document addressing the Key Selection Criteria for the relevant level

For further information about this position, please see the Position Descriptions hyperlinked below or contact Associate Professor Dilan Robert via email at dilan.robert@rmit.edu.au

Position Description - Lecturer - Disaster Resilience Infrastructure

Position Description - Senior Lecturer - Disaster Resilience Infrastructure

Applications close on Sunday 15 March 2026 at 11.59pm.