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Future Science Platform Director - Advanced Engineering Biology
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The Opportunity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is one of the world’s largest and most successful publicly funded research and development organisations that delivers world-class science and outcome-focused research that generates economic, environmental, and social benefits for Australia in a global context.
CSIRO Future Science Platforms (FSPs) address future scientific challenges for Australia. They are an investment in science that underpins innovation that has the potential to help (re)invent and create new industries. FSPs support research teams that integrate science and delivery over the long term, looking to the future science needs of CSIRO and Australia, along with our external partners and stakeholders.
Engineering Biology has the potential to unlock a new BioEconomy, delivering 50,000 new jobs and $30 Billion a year to Australian economy, as well as significant positive environmental and social outcomes. Building on the success of the Synthetic Biology FSP, the newly formed Advanced Engineering Biology FSP will provide a future science and technology platform that will supercharge the speed of novel biotechnology delivery through streamlined, molecular design & engineering tools, highly efficient bioproduction systems and data-driven decision-making tools. These new science and technology platform will deliver innovative solutions that tackle the emerging national and international challenges of food security, health & wellbeing, and carbon-neutral future industries and circular economies.
As the Leader of the Advanced Engineering Biology FSP, you will coordinate an inter- and trans- disciplinary program of fundamental (‘Horizon 3’) research across multiple CSIRO Business Units and facilities, including the CSIRO BioFoundry, a transformative capability for high throughput biodesign and engineering.
You will be an impact driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative science leader who can develop and manage an exciting portfolio of science across several application domains and multiple Business Units and promote collaboration across the science portfolio to bring the best capability together to address the needs of the FSP.
Your duties will include:
Location: Brisbane, Canberra or Melbourne preferred. Other capital cities may be considered.
Salary: Attractive salary package offered
Tenure: Specified term of 4 years
Reference: AEBFSP22
To be considered you will need:
CSIRO is a values-based organisation. In your application and at interview you will need to demonstrate behaviours aligned to our values of:
For full details about this role please view the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to all candidates. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible Working Arrangements
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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.
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How to Apply
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Applications Close
15 June 2022, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT