Dr. Christian Jakob

Professor

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Biography

Professor Christian Jakob was awarded a PhD in Meteorology from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, in 2001. He has held various prestigious positions, including senior research scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts from 1993 to 2001 and as a senior principal research scientist at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology from 2002 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been a professor at Monash University, where he leads the Climate Modelling program in the School of Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment. Christian is also the Deputy Director and Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. He has been actively involved in international scientific collaborations and has co-chaired the World Climate Research Programme’s Digital Earths Lighthouse Activity. His research work has significantly contributed to the understanding of climate systems, particularly focusing on the interactions between tropical convection and weather. He has been recognized as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment Report and has received multiple awards, including the Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union in 2016 and the Morton Medal from the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society in 2019.

Research Interests

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.