Associate Professor
Jonathan Bunker

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Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering


Personal details

Positions

Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keywords

infrastructure engineering, traffic engineering, transport asset management, transport engineering, transport planning, transit capacity, transit quality of services

Research field

Civil Engineering

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Traffic Engineering) (Queensland University of Technology)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons 1) (Queensland University of Technology)

Professional memberships and associations

  • Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)
  • Registered Professional Engineer, National Engineering Register (NER)
  • Member, Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
  • Fellow, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (FAITPM)
  • Member, Australasian Association of Engineering Education
  • Secretary, Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Committee, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, USA (2016 - )
  • Member, Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Committee, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, USA (2014 - )
  • National President, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (2008 - 2010)
  • Member, College of Mentoring Supervisors, QUT

Teaching

Director of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Engineering

As Director of Postgraduate Studies Assoc Prof Bunker is the driver of postgraduate course planning and development within the faculty and is responsible for ensuring alignment of the faculty's postgraduate education offerings with its strategic direction. He provides leadership in the development, implementation, review, and improvement of postgraduate courses and micro-credentials, and in industry and student engagement. His role encompasses key people, strategic, and governance responsibilities.

Teaching areas Coordinating and teaching units at undergraduate and postgraduate level including:

  • Civil Engineering Systems (flagship first year civil engineering unit)
  • Advances in Civil Engineering Practice (capstone final year design unit)
  • Advanced Transport Engineering (final year second major unit)
  • Research Project 1 and 2 (capstone research unit)
  • Traffic and Transport Engineering (second year core civil engineering unit)
  • Design and Planning of Highways (past)

Past Learning and Teaching Roles

  • Academic Lead Learning and Teaching, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Study Area Coordinator (Civil Engineering), School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
  • Learning and Teaching Director, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
  • Study Area Coordinator (Master of Engineering Transport)
  • Student Services Director, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering

Experience

Publications

QUT ePrints

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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/j.bunker

Awards