Scientific Officer - Human Impacts Synthesis

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Terrestrial and Nearshore Ecosystems

APS Level 6

Non-ongoing until 30 June 2015

Salary: $74,729 - $84,478 pa

Duties: The Scientific Officer-Human Impacts Synthesis will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of scientists in support of the Human Impacts Stream within the Terrestrial and Nearshore Ecosystems Theme. The Scientific Officer will work on a project to synthesise data and published research to form a comprehensive work for publishing, including on-line. The synthesis will include a review of human impacts in Antarctica covering tourism, disease, contamination, risk assessment and emerging threats, and strategies for minimising impacts through mitigation and remediation.

The Scientific Officer will be responsible for managing the project under limited guidance, including liaising with contributors and publishers, writing scientific technical drafts, preparing figures and tables, and editing work from many contributors. The Scientific Officer will also coordinate and prepare scientific contributions from the Terrestrial and Nearshore Ecosystems program for the annual meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) of the Antarctic Treaty.

Applications together with the Application Cover Sheet and a current Curriculum Vitae should be forwarded via email to recruitment@aad.gov.au. You should ensure that you provide sufficient information relevant to the advertised Selection Criteria.

Closing Date: COB 8 November 2012

Contact Officer: Martin Riddle- (03) 6232 3573 or email martin.riddle@aad.gov.au

Applications will not be acknowledged. Engagement may be subject to conditions including probation, qualifications, health and security/character clearance requirements. Applications from persons who are not Australian citizens will usually only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants. A relocation allowance may be payable where the successful candidate is required to relocate to Southern Tasmania.

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