Postdoctoral Fellow, Paleoecology

**Postdoctoral Fellow, Paleoecology**:
**Position Number**: 0065227
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full Time/ Part time (0.6 to 1.0 FTE); Fixed -Term for 18 months
**Faculty**:Faculty of Science
**Department/School**:School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
**Salary**:Level A - $83,468 - $113,262 p.a. plus 17% super
- Contribute to groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.
- Collaborate with Indigenous communities.
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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**Your responsibilities will include**:

- **Conduct Pollen-Based Research**:Analyse sediment cores to reconstruct past vegetation and climate change using advanced statistical techniques.
- **Collaborate with Indigenous Communities**:Ensure research is culturally respectful, integrating Indigenous perspectives into all aspects of the project.
- **Contribute to Interdisciplinary Team**:Engage with climate scientists, archaeologists, and ecological modelers to advance research goals.
- **Disseminate Research Findings**: Publish in high-impact journals and present at academic and community forums.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are a skilled paleoecologist with expertise in pollen analysis and statistical methods, committed to collaborative research that centres Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in understanding Australia's environmental history.

**You may also**:

- Hold a PhD in paleoecology, palynology, environmental science, or a related field.
- Have strong skills in statistical analysis of paleoecological time series data.
- Possess experience engaging with Indigenous communities in research contexts.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals relative to opportunity.
- Be able to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being;
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance;
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance;
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program;
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members

For more information check out our benefits page

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The School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences was formally established in 2021, following the merger of the Schools of Geography and Earth Sciences. The new School synergises discipline strengths in geography, atmospheric science and geoscience. The School offers undergraduate and graduate research programs in these core discipline areas, and in the multi-disciplinary fields of Climate Change, Environmental Science and Archaeological Science. The research within the School is built upon extensive expertise in geography, geoscience and atmospheric science, ranging from the social sciences through to the quantitative physical sciences.

In addition to internationally recognised discipline expertise, we have strengths in a number of multi-disciplinary areas including climate change; resource futures; space, place and social change; environmental hazards; Indigenous knowledge; and Earth system interactions. With strengths in both the spatial (local to global) and temporal (deep time as well as recent) dimensions of environmental change, the School is committed to achieving a better future for our students, society and the environment. We are committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Australians through involvement with the Indigenous Knowledges Institute which is hosted within the Faculty of Science, research and teaching partnerships with Indigenous communities, and archaeological science.

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