SCIENCE – Physics
For graduates of a: Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research (Honours)
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours)
See Science Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Bachelor of Science component:
monash.edu.au/science
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Accelerator Physicist
Acoustics Scientist
Applied Physicist
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Atmospheric Physicist
Biophysicist
Electron Microscopist
Energy Consultant
Forensic Physicist
Industrial Physicist
Instrumentation Physicist
Materials Scientist
Medical Imaging Physicist
Medical Physicist
Nuclear Physicist
Optical Physicist
Patent Attorney
Physics Teacher
Quantitative Analyst
Synchrotron Scientist
Telecommunications and Optical Systems
Specialist
University Lecturer
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Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Australian Astronomical Observatory
aao.gov.au
Australian Antarctic Division
antarctica.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
abs.gov.au
Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission (ACCC) accc.gov.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation ansto.gov.au
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency arpansa.gov.au
Australian Synchrotron
synchrotron.org.au
Bureau of Meteorology bom.gov.au
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) csiro.au
Department of Environment, Land, Water &
Planning depi.vic.gov.au
Defence Science and Technology
Organisation dsto.defence.gov.au
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
(EPA) epa.vic.gov.au
Melbourne Planetarium
museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium
CSIRO Parkes Observatory
parkes.atnf.csiro.au
Victorian Space Science Education Centre
vssec.vic.edu.au
Private
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and jobdirectory.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Aglient Technologies
www.agilent.com/home
Amcor Research and Technology
amcor.com
AstraZeneca astrazeneca.com.au
AWTA Ltd awta.com.au
Berthold Australia berthold.com.au
Biota Holdings Pty Ltd biotapharma.com
Bosch bosch.com
BP Solar bp.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb bmsa.com.au
Cadbury cadbury.com.au
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CSL csl.com.au
Community Pharmacy
communitypharmacy.com.au
Dairy Australia dairyaustralia.com.au
Ensign Laboratories Pty Ltd
ensignlab.com.au
Ericsson Australia ericsson.com.au
Mars Australia marsgraduates.com.au
Devondale Murray Goulburn mgc.com.au
Optiscan optiscan.com
PaperlinX paperlinx.com.au
Ross Cosmetics rosscosmetics.com.au
Science in Public scienceinpublic.com.au
SGS Environmental Services sgs.com.au
Solar Charge solarcharge.com.au
Telstra telstra.com
Thales thalesgroup.com
Not for Profit
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Australian Institute of Physics aip.org.au
Ludwig Cancer Research ludwig.edu.au
Mental Health Research Institute
mhri.edu.au
Monash University monash.edu
Peter Mac petermac.org
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
monash.edu/careers
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/
courses/index-byfaculty-sci.html
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Australian Science Teachers Association
asta.edu.au
Australasian Society for General Relativity
and Gravitation
phys.canterbury.ac.nz/ASGRG
ANZPAA, National Institute of Forensic
Science nifs.com.au/forensic-science
Professionals Australia
professionalsaustralia.org.au
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
raci.org.au
The Minerals Institute ausimm.com.au
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Payscale payscale.com/research
Monash Clubs and Societies
Helpful Links:
Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA)
asa.astronomy.org.au
Australian Academy of Science
science.org.au
Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences & Engineering atse.org.au
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
aims.org.au
Australian Institute of Physics aip.org.au
Australian Optical Society optics.org.au
Salary Indicator:
General
monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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Industry specific
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sciencealert.com.au
marinecareers.net
environmentjobs.com.au
ethicaljobs.com.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Advanced Science & Science
Scholar Society (Clay)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MASS3
Monash Science Society (MSS)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Science
Monash Student Association
msa.monash.edu
Society for Physics, Astro & Mathematics
SPAM) (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/PhysicsAstroMa
ths
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers