Senior Animal Research Ethics Coordinator (ACDP)

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.

• Providing advice and support to research staff regarding animal ethics issues in the development and design of their projects and the development and submission of ethics applications.
• Working with the ACDP AEC Chair and committee members to review ethics applications and ensure effective feedback to individual applicants within agreed timeframes for review.
• Managing the requirements for annual project progress and completion reports from Project Leaders with any identified issues followed up and managed effectively.
• Managing the licencing and reporting requirements of the ACDP AEC including annual reporting of animal use numbers and SPPL licence obligations and changes.
• Providing local supervision of the daily operations of animal ethics team members located at ACDP.
• Managing local level change management initiatives eg. introduction of new electronic ethics management system and improvement plans to support best practice and programs of work.
• Supporting communication with ACDP Management and sub committees to ensure effective information sharing regarding ethics issues and prioritisation of urgent matters for review.
• Collaborating with the CSIRO Ethics and Integrity Team in the development and delivery of an animal research ethics awareness, training, and support program across CSIRO and providing strategic advice on current and emerging research ethics matters.
• In conjunction with the ACDP AEC Chair, ACDP Animal Welfare Officer, Animal Research Ethics Team Leader and Executive Manager Social Responsibility and Ethics, liaise with Project Leaders and provide advice and support regarding any issues or complaints that arise during the conduct of research.
  Location: Geelong, Victoria. Relocation assistance available.
  Salary: Attractive salary to be negotiated + 15.4% superannuation
  Tenure: Specified term of 3 years