Job Description

Technical Officer

Job No.: 695577

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $86,344 - $99,179 pa HEW Level 05 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

We are seeking a precise and motivated Technical Officer to support the operations of a major research program investigating cellular changes in the aging nervous system. Reporting to Group Leader Professor Marcello Rosa, you will ensure a safe, compliant, and highly efficient laboratory environment while directly assisting with cutting-edge experiments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experimental Support: Set up specialised equipment and actively participate in daily experiments (including animal behavioural testing and electrophysiological recordings).
• Lab Management: Maintain inventories, manage specimens/chemicals, oversee OHS compliance, and draft animal ethics reports.
• Knowledge Sharing: Provide guidance and training to staff, students, and external stakeholders on standard operating procedures.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Relevant tertiary qualification or substantial equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated high precision in data collection, note-taking, and documentation.
• Strong knowledge of (or willingness to learn) Australian/Victorian animal research regulations.
• Highly Regarded (Strong Advantages):

• Histological procedures (immunohistochemistry protocols).
• Experimental animal behavioural testing.
• Electrophysiological recordings from slice preparations (e.g., patch-clamp).
• Neuroimaging (MRI) of animals.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to ' How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Professor Marcello Rosa, marcello.rosa@monash.edu

Technical Officer

Applications Close: Tuesday 4 August 2026, 11:55pm AEST