Opportunities

We welcome passionate scientists from Australia and around the world eager to learn, collaborate, and drive impact across our research themes. Whether you are research fellows, PhD students or volunteers, you’ll find here a curated list of opportunities to join our team. Let’s work together toward a nature positive future!

Project -specific PhD scholarships

These PhDs scholarships are already secured with industry funds and do not require the candidate to apply through RMIT’s competitive scholarship rounds.

The Ripple Effect: a national project enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in farms

The Ripple Effect: a national project enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in farms

Part of “The Ripple Effect” program, this PhD will explore the benefits of climate-resilient faming in Australia — monitoring biodiversity (via acoustic sensors), water security, or GHG emissions. Supervisors: Dr Martino Malerba, Dr Melissa Wartman.
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Innovative biodiversity monitoring for wetland restoration

This project will pioneer new ways to monitor biodiversity outcomes from freshwater and coastal wetland restoration.

Research fellows

Join our team as an early-career-researcher with one of RMIT’s fellowships

HDR students

Australian and International candidates can apply to RMIT’s PhD scholarships

Research Assistants

Eager to learn and gain hands-on experience in environmental research? Reach out to us.

Volunteers and Interns

Are you a student keen to upskill in the laboratory and the field? Email us to explore opportunities


Connect with us

Whether you’re interested in partnering, collaborating, or just staying connected, we’d love to hear from you! Email us below or follow us on LinkedIn to keep up with our projects, news, and articles from our team. Let’s work together to create impactful change.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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