Associate Professor Or Professor

• Continuous / Full Time
• Classification o ACAPD $153,530-$168,971 plus 17% employer superannuation contributions o ACPRE $197,290 plus 17% employer superannuation contributions
• Salary Packaging opportunities
• Ref: JR101521

Commencing operations at the beginning of 2023, the new School of IT at Murdoch University provides excellent teaching and research facilities, with over 30 academic staff. The school offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses located both in Perth and transnationally in Singapore, Dubai, and Malaysia. The school’s teaching programs build on Murdoch’s extensive experience in scientific training and research across the whole discipline of IT.

The school has key IT research strengths in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing and Computer Graphics, Cyber Security and Networking, and Business information Systems. The school is growing in student numbers with around 1000 students at Perth and 500+ transnationally.

Murdoch University are currently seeking to appoint a passionate teacher and research leader within the area of Business Information Systems. You will make substantial contributions to developing the research and teaching of the BIS teaching and research group. The group is currently developing particular interests in sustainable IT, Health IT and novel approaches to teaching in this area as well as teaching across the BIS major at the undergraduate level, in the large postgraduate programme, through the joint degree with business and offshore in Singapore and Dubai.

Murdoch is also developing the Bachelor of Data Analytics within a number of relevant areas. The BIS group is composed of a very collegial, dynamic and diverse group of emerging researchers who are dedicated to high quality teaching and engagement. The school of IT also has research groups in Networking and Cybersecurity, AI and VR/XR and games.

We have close links to our colleagues in the business school and within the College of STEM.

What you’ll bring to this role We are looking for people who would like to develop their career here at Murdoch, and potential for development and enthusiasm for the role is more important than simply track-record. Applications are welcomed from candidates with a PhD peer-reviewed publications and possibly industry experience relevant to the area.

You will have generated high-quality independent research outputs and shown the ability to forge strong industry links, with national recognition and a developing international profile. The successful candidate will be expected to take on a leadership role in the research and teaching development of BIS including developing links with external collaborators across business, government and academia locally and internationally.

• Competitive remuneration
• Paid leave entitlements
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program
• On Campus Services and Facilities, including a Childcare Centre, Gym, Vet Hospital and Chiropractic Clinic

Please apply by submitting the documents below:

• A document addressing the selection criteria (with reference to the Position Description of the relevant role)
• Your most recent resume (CV)

This position is fully funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century. The Centre is a major seven-year initiative funded by the Australian Research Council. It is a consortium of 24 partners led by Monash University in strong collaboration with

The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The Australian National University, and the University of Tasmania. The Centre’s team-based research is focused on how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change.

The Centre conducts blue-sky research with real-world applications for communities, industry, and government. The research program is made up of six integrated Centre Projects: Weather System Dynamics; Climate Variability and Weather Systems; Weather Systems in a Warmer World; Weather Resources; High-Impact Weather; and Modelling Science. This position forms an integral part of the Centre Project: High-Impact Weather.

The researcher will investigate the role of ocean and climate warming on marine and atmospheric heatwaves through the 21st century. What you’ll do:Work within the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, employed through and based at the partner node University of Tasmania within the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. The researcher will also work closely with researchers at other partner nodes.

Investigate and understand how marine and atmospheric heatwaves around Australia have changed in the past based on historical observations and simulations using fine scale coupled models developed within the Centre. Investigate the connections between atmospheric and marine heatwaves, including the role and importance of heating from the ocean in the development of atmospheric heatwaves and the role of atmospheric circulations in marine heatwaves, and how those may change as the Earth continues to warm. Questions may include: What mechanisms have caused marine and atmospheric heatwaves to change in recent decades?

How do these mechanisms link and interact over different spatiotemporal scales (e.g. ENSO interactions with synoptic systems)? How well do we simulate these mechanisms in high-resolution models? Can ultra-high resolution coupled models, developed in the Centre, improve the representation of heatwave characteristics and their distribution?

How will heatwaves across Australia change through the 21st century? What are the risks to society? Undertake other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What we’re looking for:A PhD or equivalent in fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, atmospheric science, applied mathematics or an equivalent field. Demonstrable knowledge of heatwaves and/or other weather processes (atmosphere/ocean physics and/or dynamics). Preference for expertise in analysing weather or climate extremes in model simulations, along with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, or similar high-level languages.

Evidence of research that has produced high-quality publications and presentations at conferences. Capacity to work effectively both independently and in a team, as well as with colleagues at other Centre nodes and partner organisations. Salary details