Agriculture and Fisheries Hiring for Scientist (Marine) Job at Australia Full Time

• Using own high-level initiative whilst supported by limited guidance and supervision, use specialist expertise to provide scientific input into ongoing implementation of a marine pest port surveillance program.
• Guide and oversee project team members to ensure that marine pest surveillance activities are undertaken to achieve project outcomes are in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols and methodologies to generate valid data and achieve ongoing compliance with relevant:

o quality standards

o proficiency testing programs

o laboratory accreditations

o workplace health and safety requirements, and

o legislative obligations

• Undertake data collation through:

o Coordinate collection and transport of surveillance samples for analysis.

o Accurately identify and record marine species during visual inspections, especially marine pest species of concern.

o Manage data using databases and statistical software.

o Interpret, analyse and report molecular diagnostics and results.

• Where required, directly supervise the work of a small team of Technicians and/or Operational Officers to ensure tasks are undertaken correctly and safely.
• Develop and implement safe operational strategies for working in port areas, including boat launching, deployment and retrieval of surveillance equipment, handling of specimens etc.
• Extend research results to a range of stakeholders through development of high quality scientific and technical reports and oral presentations.

Applications to remain current for 12 months

Job Ad Reference: QLD/420507/22

Closing Date: Monday, 30 May 2022This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.