Postdoctoral Fellow

Classification: Academic Level A
Salary package: $85,010 - $131,227 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full-time, Continuing (Contingent Funded)

This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project is up to 14 December 2026

Working at ANU

This is an opportunity to work with a world class University that undertakes cutting edge research and has a strong tradition in research-led teaching excellence.

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• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements working both on our beautiful, green campus
• Generous paid parental leave entitlements of up to 32 weeks. We are one of the leading employers in Australia for parental leave entitlements,
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• Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities.

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The Position

Applications are invited from suitably qualified early career researchers to work in the global seismology group of Professor Hrvoje Tkalcic on the Earth’s deep interior. In this role, you will conduct an original and innovative study of the Earth’s deep interior using seismic and correlation wavefields to elucidate the core and its boundaries. You will experience working in a research team involving close collaboration and work with PhD students.  If the funding gets extended, the position extends accordingly.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be a member of the Geophysics Area of the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES). RSES is Australia’s leading academic research institution for Earth and Marine Sciences, and ranked 11th in the world for Earth and Marine Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023). To find out more about the RSES community, check out our Twitter and Instagram.

We have a reputation for international leadership and innovation, focused on developing new methods, whether experimental, analytical or computational. Our research spans the range from solid earth evolution to climate processes, and from 21st century resources to climate change impact.

We operate iconic and state-of-the art instrumentation supported by highly trained professional staff, offering an unrivalled world-class research environment.

Our cutting-edge research provides an unparalleled environment for high-quality research training of our graduate students. Our people and facilities are also the foundation for our vision to deliver world-class research-led undergraduate teaching in the Earth Sciences. We are committed to offering a nurturing environment for the School’s early career researchers. Our culture is one of inclusivity and respect and we encourage everyone to embrace these values as expressed in our culture statement.

The Person

To excel in this role, you will have a strong track record of research in global seismology, working on the Earth’s core and lowermost mantle and the ability to conduct innovative research. You will have waveform data processing, programming skills, and forward and inverse modelling expertise. Your ability to lead by example, coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, will enable you to foster respectful and productive working relationships with staff, students and colleagues at all levels within RSES in line with the RSES Culture Statement.

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For more information about the position, please contact Professor Hrvoje Tkalcic on T: +61 2 6125 3213 E: Hrvoje.Tkalcic@anu.edu.au.  

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents:

• A current curriculum vitae (CV), including publications and the names of three references and
• No more than a two-page summary addressing your suitability against the selection criteria.

The committee will consider candidates that do not meet one or more aspects of the selection criteria.

If you require adjustments to participate in any of the above assessments, please contact our HR team at E: hr.cos@anu.edu.au. Any adjustment request or the disclosure of disability will not be communicated to the selection committee without the candidates consent and it will not having any bearing on hiring decisions.

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The successful applicant will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.