Classification: Academic Level C
Salary package: $149,657-$166,338 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full time, Continuing
Position Description and Selection Criteria: please visit the official ANU Jobs website to download the document:

Position

The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Critical Minerals at the interface between geophysics and geochemistry and/or experimental petrology. This continuing academic position will play a key role in RSES’s strategic growth in critical minerals and critical resources.

Responsibilities

The appointee will develop and lead a high‑impact research programme focused on how and where critical mineral systems form, how they are preserved, and how they can be understood and developed responsibly. The role will build interdisciplinary strength across RSES by linking established capabilities in geophysics, geochemistry, experimental petrology, modelling, computation and field‑based Earth science. The appointee will be expected to publish original research in leading international journals, attract competitive external funding, supervise HDR and Masters students, mentor early‑career researchers, and build productive collaborations with industry, government and national and international research partners.

The role will also provide leadership in the development and delivery of linked Honours and Masters streams in critical resources. The appointee will help ensure that new teaching programs are underpinned by strong foundational training in Earth science, geological field skills, and interdisciplinary approaches to critical minerals.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in geophysics, earth sciences or a closely related discipline,



with a strong track record of independent research relevant to critical minerals. They will have demonstrated expertise at the interface between geophysics and geochemistry and/or experimental petrology, and a clear vision for building an internationally recognised research programme at ANU.

The successful candidate will have a record of high‑quality publications, competitive external funding, successful student supervision, and academic leadership appropriate to appointment at Level C. They will be able to articulate and prosecute innovative interdisciplinary research that connects deep Earth processes, mineral system formation, and observational, analytical or computational constraints relevant to critical resources.

The appointee will be a collegial and team-oriented academic leader, able to work across disciplinary boundaries and contribute positively to the School’s research, education and service culture. They will bring a commitment to excellence in teaching and supervision, including field‑based education, curriculum development, and the mentoring of students and early‑career researchers.

The School

The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) is Australia’s leading centre for Earth and marine research. RSES has a long tradition of excellence in addressing major challenges in Earth science, including the formation of critical mineral systems,



the evolution and dynamics of the solid Earth, ocean and climate processes, environmental change, geohazards, and the sustainable use of Earth resources.

RSES hosts world‑class experimental, analytical, computational, geophysical, geodynamic and field‑based capabilities, and provides a highly collaborative environment for research‑led education. The School is entering a period of strategic renewal, with critical minerals and critical resources forming a major area of growth across research, education, industry engagement and national capability.

The College

The ANU College of Science and Medicine encompasses the disciplines of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment and Society, Mathematics, Physics, and Science Communication and is also home to a number of cross‑disciplinary and specialist Institutes and Centres. Staff and students within the ANU College of Science and Medicine conduct research and deliver a research‑led education programme that encompasses the breadth of the sciences, supported by extensive international networks and by world‑class facilities.

Contact and Application

For further information please contact Professor Rhodri Davies, Director, RSES; E:

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Closing date: Thursday 6 August 2026, 11:55pm (AEST)

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