Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Provide industry-aligned teaching and research for a safer, more sustainable built environment

Equip students with climate-safe skills to design low-emission, climate change hazard-resilient infrastructure

Ongoing, full-time position based in Hobart with relocation assistance considered

About The Opportunity

The School of Engineering is seeking an academic in Civil Engineering who is excited to contribute to a bold strategy that embeds climate adaptation and mitigation within the core of engineering education and research. The successful candidate will be supported either to develop and grow their academic profile (for Level B) in an inclusive, future-focused environment and contribute to delivering Climate Safe Engineering from Tasmania to the world or will be empowered to help lead the development of a distinctive teaching and research culture focused on climate adaptation and mitigation (Level C). The successful candidate will embed climate-safe approaches—such as risk-informed infrastructure design, bushfire and flood resilience, and the use of low-carbon construction materials and methods—into curriculum and applied research.

What You’Ll Do:

• Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.
• Undertake high-quality research in climate safe engineering of national and increasingly of international standing, secure external competitive and other funding, publish research findings and create research impact in a broader sense and contribute to the successful supervision of research higher degree students for Level B or successfully supervise research higher degree students to completion for Level C, in order to meet and regularly exceed the University’s research performance expectations.
• Undertake scholarly undergraduate (and if relevant postgraduate) coursework teaching of a high quality or an exemplary quality, including preparation and delivery of state-of-the-art and future-looking curriculum and content with a climate safe engineering focus.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of productive and effective links inside the University and locally and nationally with discipline, relevant interdisciplinary domains, profession, industry and/or wider community.
• Deliver successful teaching and research outcomes in Climate Safe engineering.
• Increasingly provide academic leadership, particularly in fostering outstanding research and/or learning and teaching for Level C.

What We’Re Looking For:

• An excellent record of, and continuing commitment to, research that has achieved national recognition and made worthwhile contributions to the field of Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Water Resources Engineering (including engineering for zero emissions and for mitigating impacts of climate change induced hazards for Level C), demonstrated by a record of quality publications, presentations at conferences and preferably success in securing external competitive and other funding.
• Experience in University-level teaching and learning for Level B or/and demonstrated achievement in University-level teaching and learning for Level C.
• A record of good contributions to successful research higher degree supervision and completions for Level C.
• A record of contributing to building and maintaining effective and productive links locally and nationally with the discipline, profession, industry (where relevant) and wider community.
• An awareness of commercial and financial aspects of professional engineering, including the value of research and application of new knowledge in industry.

Salary Details

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level B or Academic Level C and will have a total remuneration package of up to $155,885 - $184,076 comprising base salary within the range of $114,766 to $157,330 plus 17% superannuation.

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How To Apply

• To apply online, please provide the following supporting documentation:
• Resume
• Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
• Your responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience from the Position Description below
• For further information about this position, please contact Evan Franklin, Associate Head Research for the School of Engineering on evan.franklin@utas.edu.au.
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• For current UTAS staff, in submitting your application, you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.
• Resume
• Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
• Your responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience from the Position Description below
•  Position Description - 501497 - Lecturer in Civil Engineering.pdf
•  Position Description - 501497 - Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering.pdf
• Applications close Sunday, 9 November 2025, 11.55pm

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