Earth Sciences
Job titles for earth science graduates can include:
- Climate scientist
- Development geoscientist
- Energy analyst
- Energy efficiency consultant
- Engineering geologist
- Environmental scientist
- Exploration geoscientist
- Geologist and geophysicist
- Geology data analyst
- Geomorphologist
- Geoscientist
- Geospatial consultant
- Hydrogeologist
- Hydrographer
- Hydrogeologist
- Meteorologist
- Mineralogist
- Mining geologist
- Paleontologist
- Petrophysicist
- Policy analyst
- Project or program manager
- Researcher
- Resource geologist
- Science teacher
- Science writer or editor
- Structural geologist
- Urban planning consultant
- Volcanologist
- Water engineer
Sources include: LinkedIn profiles of The University of Melbourne graduates.
Our earth sciences graduates are employed at organisations including:
- AECOM
- Agricultural Victoria Services
- Australian Antarctic Division
- BHP Billiton
- Bureau of Meteorology
- CSIRO
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria
- Environment Protection Authority
- ExxonMobil
- Forestry Corporation of NSW
- KPMG
- Melbourne Water
- Monash University
- Murdoch University
- Newcrest Mining
- Parks Victoria
- Rio Tinto
- Shell
- The University of Melbourne
- VicForests
- Victorian Farmers Federation
Sources include: LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates
Earth science graduates work in fields such as:
- Aerospace
- Business development
- Consulting
- Defence
- Education
- Engineering
- Environmental monitoring
- Government policy
- Mining
- Program and project management
- Research
- Science publishing and communications
- Water corporations
Bachelor of Science majors:
Graduate study options include:
Meet our alumni
Zebedee Nicholls
PhD candidate
Zebedee Nicholls, a PhD candidate in the School of Earth Sciences, talks about the support and study resources available at the University of Melbourne.