ABOUT NATIONAL TRUST QUEENSLAND & THE CURRUMBIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland’s earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to conserve and advance our natural and cultural heritage for future generations.
The Vet Hospital team see more than 16,000 wildlife cases a year and we aim to treat, rehabilitate and release as many of those animals as we can as a free service to the community.
We are currently seeking a casual Research Assistant to work within our hospital where our Research team works predominantly in the field with the local koala population while participating in a variety of research projects.

This role will primarily be to assist with overnight koala trapping duties as and when required, which could be up to 3 nights a week in busy periods.
Shifts would be split into an on-call period and an on-duty period between two team members and cease when the koala is captured and brought to the hospital.
For the right candidate this role may also involve some daytime field work and with other research projects.