PROFESSOR
TIMOTHY CLARK
My scientific career has been diverse and rewarding.
I completed a PhD at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia, in 2005 in the field of Comparative Cardiorespiratory Physiology. My PhD research focused primarily on large lizards (goannas), but unbeknownst to me, I was being drawn to the fishier side of science...
Following my PhD, I moved to the University of Adelaide for a postdoctoral position examining the physiology of 'high performance' fishes such as southern bluefin tuna, yellowtail kingfish, and the air-breathing tarpon.
I received a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2007 to move to the University of British Columbia, Canada, to conduct research on the physiological ecology of Pacific salmon in the context of climate warming and catch-and-release fisheries.
I remained at UBC until 2011, at which point I was offered a position as a Research Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, to investigate the capacity for physiological and behavioural acclimation of coral reef fishes in response to climate change stressors like ocean acidification and warming.
Looking for a change, I commenced a joint position in 2015 as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to assist with the development of electronic 'bio-tags'. Bio-tags are multi-sensor tagging technologies that measure the physiology and behaviour of free-roaming animals, opening the door to revolutionising aquaculture management and redefining our understanding of how wild animals interact with their environment.
I returned to Victoria in 2017 to accept a position at Deakin University, Geelong, with a focus on aquatic animal physiology. In August 2018, I was awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to examine the impacts of climate warming on fish populations. After travelling 30,000 kilometres for my career, and experiencing the culture of a range of universities and government research organisations, I am excited to be back in my home state for the next phase of my research and teaching programs.
SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS
2017 - 2023
Deakin University
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Associate Professor
2015 - 2017
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Senior Research Fellow
2011 - 2015
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Research Scientist
2009 - 2011
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Research Associate
2007 - 2009
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow
2005 - 2007
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Postdoctoral Fellow
2002 - 2005
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
PhD - Comparative Physiology
2024 - current
Deakin University
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Professor