"Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Disaster Resilience Infrastructure"

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - 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 and ensuring the diversity in our organisation is balanced at every level.

Section 12 of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act permits the University to conduct female only recruitment in addressing the substantive imbalance of female representation in Science, Engineering and Business, IT and Logistics schools. The Racial Discrimination Act permits special measures that foster greater racial equality in the Australian community.

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.

Why join RMIT?

At RMIT, we recognise that career paths are not linear. Life events, caring responsibilities, part-time work, industry engagement, and non-traditional trajectories enrich our academic community.

We actively support candidates to present their achievements relative to opportunity through our Achievement Relative to Opportunity (ARtO) framework. You are encouraged to activate ARtO where relevant to ensure your experience and impact are fairly assessed.

For further information about ARtO - https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers/applying-with-us 

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

You will bring a strong combination of technical expertise, academic leadership and collaborative capability, along with a commitment to inclusive education and research impact.

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.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the STEM College

RMIT’s STEM College is a national and global leader in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health disciplines. With over 1,000 staff and 25,000 students, we deliver high-impact education and research that transforms industries and communities.

Industry engagement is embedded in everything we do, ensuring our research delivers real-world impact and our graduates are work-ready. Our commitment to diversity is led by Victoria’s first Dean of STEM, Diversity & Inclusion, appointed in 2020.

The School of Engineering

The School of Engineering is one of the largest Engineering Schools in Australia. It has over 350 staff and 7000 students, including 800 HDR students. The School is committed to driving innovation and collaboration through our industry partnerships. Our industry partners range from small companies to multinational organisations and we work together on translating our research into impact for our partners and the wider community.

The School comprises the following Departments:

Aerospace Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering

The School is developing new industry led degrees, where our students learn whilst working for companies, as well as innovation hubs where we will co-locate industry partners, our research teams and our undergraduate students.

Over the next three to five years the School of Engineering will support these new strategic plans through investments in new facilities. This will include reimaging our teaching laboratories, where we will use new digital technologies to enhance the student experience, as well as research labs where partnerships with industry will enable us to maintain leading research facilities.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/engineering

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

For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Jennifer Pham, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at jennifer.pham2@rmit.edu.au Please do not share your application to this email address. 

Position Description – Lecturer – Disaster Resilience Infrastructure

Position Description – Senior Lecturer – Disaster Resilience Infrastructure

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Applications Close:

15 Mar 2026 11.59 pm