• Employment Type: Full-time
  • Duration: Three year fixed-term appointment
  • Remuneration: $92,074 - $109,339 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)
  • Achieve at a world top 100 university
  • Exciting interdisciplinary, action oriented research project
  • Caulfield location

If you're after a rewarding career, Monash University can help make it happen.  With leading academics and world-class resources, combined with a ranking in the top 100 universities worldwide, we offer all you need to build a brighter future.

The Opportunity

The Faculty of Art Design and Architecture in collaboration with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, other Monash faculties, Stanford and Emory Universities in the United States, is leading a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the UK-based philanthropic group The Wellcome Trust and the Asian Development Bank.

The project will undertake water sensitive revitalisation of 24 urban slums across Indonesia and Fiji by bringing together researchers from architecture, medicine, engineering, urban design, science and social science disciplines, as well as a range of national and international industry and NGO partners. The project, titled Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE), will deploy a novel water-sensitive revitalisation approach and examine its environmental and human health benefits. This approach to slum revitalisation addresses the entire water cycle using decentralised, nature-based green infrastructure and housing improvements to bolster resilience and provide safe water, sanitation, flood protection and environmental stewardship. The project team will work closely with local communities to develop the research, design, delivery and building of local capabilities of this revitalisation approach.

For more information on RISE visit the website1.

Research Fellow in Architecture

The RISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Architecture is a three-year, fixed-term position to develop and steer a program of design-based research in architecture and urban design leading to the design and delivery of revitalisation interventions in 24 slum communities in the cities of Suva, Fiji and Makassar, Indonesia. The Research Fellow will collaborate with the RISE Project research teams, governments, businesses and communities in Indonesia, Fiji and Australia to deliver revitalisation projects in accordance with agreed timeframes and to achieve strategic outcomes. Additionally, the Research Fellow will assist in project planning and monitoring, industry liaison, stakeholder management and communication activities and provide expert advice to support the delivery of project outcomes.

We are seeking candidates who have a research doctorate or equivalent higher degree in architecture or a related field, or, in exceptional circumstances, demonstration of equivalence through research-based practice. Applicants should have high level architectural and urban design knowledge and skills as evidenced by a portfolio of projects, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Prior experience working in the developing world context, in particular experience working in Indonesia and/or Fiji would be advantageous.

Research Fellow in Landscape Architecture

The RISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Landscape Architecture is a three-year, fixed-term position to develop and steer a program of design-based research in water sensitive urban design themes leading to the design and delivery of revitalisation interventions in 24 slum communities in the cities of Suva, Fiji and Makassar, Indonesia. The Research Fellow will collaborate with the RISE Project research teams, governments, businesses and communities in Indonesia, Fiji and Australia to deliver revitalisation projects in accordance with agreed timeframes and to achieve strategic outcomes. Additionally, the Research Fellow will assist in project planning and monitoring, industry liaison, stakeholder management and communication activities and provide expert advice to support the delivery of project outcomes.

We are seeking candidates who have a research doctorate or equivalent higher degree in architecture or a related field, or, in exceptional circumstances, demonstration of equivalence through research-based practice. Applicants should have high level landscape design and water sensitive urban design knowledge and skills as evidenced by a portfolio of projects, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Prior experience working in the developing world context, in particular experience working in Indonesia and/or Fiji would be advantageous.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to "How to apply for Monash Jobs"

Enquiries: Professor Diego Ramirez, Deputy Dean of Architecture

Position Description2

  • 1. http://www.monash.edu/news/featured-news/sustainable-development-brings-clean-water-to-urban-slums
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