UNSW Leaders in Science

Dr Scott Mooney
Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Faculty of Science

Sir Robert Webster Building, Room 128
Phone: +61 2 9385 8063 - Fax: +61 2 9385 1558 - Email: s.mooney@unsw.edu.au

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Career profile

Tertiary and postgraduate education

University of New South Wales, BSc (Hons), 1988
Course: Applied Physical Geography (Faculty of Applied Science).

University of New South Wales, PhD Geography, 1996
Thesis title: A high resolution record of environmental change over the last 2000 years from southeastern Australia; a comparison of human and other impacts at Lake Keilambete,  southwestern Victoria. Supervisor: Professor J. R. Dodson.

Appointments and career history

1/12/2006 - present
Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Faculty of Science, UNSW.

1/7/2005 - present
Senior Lecturer (Level C), School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

1/1/2002 - 30/6/2005
Lecturer (Level B), School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

10/8/97 - 31/12/2000
Casual (Project) Ecologist, Kinhill Engineers Pty Ltd., Sydney.
Employed to assist in flora and fauna surveys for development applications (etc).

1/2/95 - 31/12/2001
Lecturer (Level B), School of Geography, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

1/2/93 - 30/6/93
Fixed Contract Associate Lecturer, Department of Geography, Australian National University, Canberra.
Employed to present half of the first year subject An Introduction to Global Change.

27/4/92 - 26/6/92
Fixed Contract Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Wollongong.
Employed to present half of the upper level subject Australian Biota: Distribution and Evolution.

2/5/90 - 28/5/90
Casual Lecturer, School of Geography, University of New South Wales.
Employed to present the biogeography component of the first year course in Physical Geography.

1990 - 1994
Casual Tutor, School of Geography, University of New South Wales.

1988 - 1991
Casual Demonstrator in the Department of Botany (for Environmental Botany), Faculty of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, University of New South Wales.

February 1988 - June 1990
Tutor, School of Geography, Faculty of Applied Science, University of New South Wales. 

Membership of professional associations

Australasian Quaternary Association
Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG Registration No. 596)
Geographical Society of NSW (Councillor 2007 -)
American Geophysical Union (member 30066628)
The Linnean Society of New South Wales
Member of the ARC Earth System Science Network
Member of the ARC Environmental Futures Network

Other Activities

Sept., 2007 - present
Councillor, Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc. Elected at the 80th AGM.

Aug., 2007 - present
Co-director of the Human Impact on Terrestrial Ecosystems (HITE) project of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) PHAROS project.

Jan., 2007 - present
Member of the Scientific Steering Group, QUEST/IGBP Global Palaeofire Working Group.

June, 2006 - present
Member of the Undergraduate Re-enrolment Appeals Committee, Student Administration and Records (STAR) UNSW.

Oct., 2004 - March 2005
Member of the committee to set the 2005 NSW Higher School Certificate examination in Earth and Environmental Science.

Mar., 2004 - present
Working Group Member of the IGBP ‘Fast-track Initiative' on Fire Regimes past, present, future.

Jan, 2002 - June, 2006
Member: Head of School Advisory Committee, Undergraduate Studies Committee, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

Nov, 2001
Member of the Faculty of Science, University of Wollongong Strategic Development Research Grant Scheme Assessment Committee.

September, 2000 - Feb. 2003
Member of the committee to set the 2001 and 2002 NSW Higher School Certificate examination in Earth and Environmental Science.

2000 - present
Involved in the PAGES Focus 5 HITE (Human Impact on Terrestrial Ecosystems) project.

1/2/2000 - 30/6/2001
Member of the Faculty Standing Committee, Faculty of Science and Technology, UNSW.

1988 - present
University of NSW representative for the Australasian Quaternary Association.

1997 - 2001
Member of the Undergraduate Studies Committee, which oversees the undergraduate teaching program, School of Geography, UNSW.

1995 - 1998
Staff Representative, School of Geography UNSW Student/Staff Committee and Geographical Society (Geogsoc).

1990
Elected Student Member, Faculty Committee, Faculty of Applied Science, UNSW.