Research Scientist in Biodiversity and Sustainability

at  CSIRO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Great role for an interdisciplinary scientist to work on fulfilling biodiversity projects
• Exciting ongoing opportunity to build your career in the sustainability domain
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s National Science Agency – and create real scientific impact!
  Are you passionate about using your research skills to address the biodiversity crisis and create a better future for Australian people and our natural world?
  CSIRO’s Environment Business Unit is committed to addressing Australia’s biggest environmental challenges. One of our key research objectives is to tackle the biodiversity crisis from a whole of systems approach, addressing the critical research needed to drive transformational change and embed biodiversity at the heart of a sustainable Australia.
  We are seeking a motivated Research Scientist in Biodiversity and Sustainability to join our talented team to help us address this challenge. Your research will integrate biodiversity into cross-sectoral decision making and socio-economic system sustainability, and help Australia navigate towards a nature positive position.
  Bringing and building on your interdisciplinary skills and knowledge in biodiversity, sustainability, and socio-economic systems, you will play a key research role in tackling the human, societal, economic, institutional dimensions and systemic changes needed to both guide societal transitions for sustainable, equitable and biodiverse futures. If you have a keen interest in biodiversity and sustainability and are motivated to apply your expertise into creating real impact, this would be a great role for you!

• Driving critical research that integrates biodiversity into cross-sectoral decision making, and guiding societal transitions toward more sustainable, equitable and biodiverse futures.
• Using interdisciplinary skills and knowledge and scientific approaches to tackle the human, societal, economic institutional dimensions and systemic changes needed to address the biodiversity crisis.
• Collaborating with partners and stakeholders to develop transdisciplinary solutions to biodiversity and sustainability challenges that consider diverse perspectives.
• Translating science into meaningful formats, e.g. preparing reports or presentations for clients and/or writing scientific papers for publication.
  Location: Brisbane (Dutton Park), QLD or Canberra (Black Mountain), ACT
  Salary: AU$110K – AU$119K pa + up to 15.4% superannuation
  Tenure: Indefinite – Full time position available, flexible arrangements by negotiation
  Reference: 96595