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Research Director - Biosecurity
The Opportunity
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.
CSIRO’s Health and Biosecurity Business Unit’s goal is to collaboratively deliver impact that drives the transformation of Australia’s health and biosecurity sectors, improving prevention, detection and responses to health and biosecurity threats. The team focusses R&D around building Australia’s resilience to health and biosecurity megashocks; supporting the technological and digital transformation of healthcare and biosecurity systems; and improving health and wellbeing of all Australians. It is comprised of three Research Programs that span the biosecurity, health systems and human health sectors, with approximately 295FTE located across Australia and Europe and an annual budget of approximately $62M.
As the Research Director of the newly formed Biosecurity Research Program, you will lead a portfolio of multidisciplinary, collaborative research that seeks to create national and global impact. The program comprises approximately 100 staff across multiple sites. The program’s critical focus areas are: growing R&D for digital and emerging technologies to transform the biosecurity sector; grow national compliance systems and national programs that support agricultural trade and market; implement and inform policy, and with Australian Animal Health Laboratory maintain RD&I leadership of national biosecurity management programs.
Your duties will include:
Location: Canberra (ACT), Brisbane (Queensland) or Geelong (Victoria) preferred
Salary: Attractive salary package including up to 15.4% superannuation offered
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: CHBBS21
To be considered you will need:
For full details about this role please view the Position Description.
Eligibility
To be eligible to work in CSIRO you must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.
The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity and/or medical checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance or certain vaccinations.
Flexible Working Arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
Contact
For further information about this role contact:
Terri Ward at terri@towardco.com or call +61 447 667 439.
How to Apply
As part of their application, candidates are requested to provide the following in Microsoft Word format:
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO TERRI WARD AT terri@towardco.com QUOTING CSIRO CHBBS21 IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY VIA THE CSIRO WEBSITE.
Applications Close
13 Dec 2021, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT