Jeff Shimeta

Experience
RMIT University, Lecturer to Professor, School Science, Dec. 2007 - present.
Australian Maritime College, Lecturer, National Centre for Marine and Coastal Conservation, 2007. Taught marine science and meteorology.
University of Melbourne, Lecturer, Zoology Dept., 2006-2007. Taught zoology and ecology.
Australian Marine Ecology Pty. Ltd., Marine Ecologist, 2006. Conducted research as part of the Supplemental Environmental Effects Statement for the Port Phillip Bay Channel Deepening Project.
University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A., Lecturer, Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2005. Taught zoology and evolution.
University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Visiting Associate Professor, Integrative Biology Dept., 2004. Taught biological oceanography.
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Biology Dept., 1997-2005. Taught marine ecology, zoology, and general biology. Led a research program on ecology of marine invertebrates and protozoa.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Postdoctoral Scholar and Guest Investigator, Biology Dept. and Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Dept., 1995-2000, 2004. Conducted research on marine protozoan ecology and mapping of epibenthic invertebrate assemblages.
University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science and Integrative Biology Dept., 1993-1995. Conducted research on marine invertebrates.

Education

PhD, Oceanography, 1993. University of Washington.

BA, Biology, 1986. Carleton College.

Awards
School of Science, Impact Award for the Biosciences & Food Technology Discipline, RMIT University, 2022.
Top STEM College Educator Award, RMIT University, 2021.
RMIT University Award for Research Excellence - Enterprise, 2020.
RMIT University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Strategic Contributions to Learning and Teaching, 2019.
National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Australian Office of Learning & Teaching, 2015.
RMIT University Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Science, Engineering and Health, 2014.
RMIT University Award for Teaching Excellence in Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies, RMIT University, 2011.
National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Australian Learning & Teaching Council, 2010.
RMIT University Teaching Award in Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies, RMIT University, 2009.