Role Highlights
- Use your collaboration & engagement expertise to advance our Environment's Water Security program
- Work as part of large multi-disciplinary projects to support the science and impact needs of groundwater characterisation
- Play a key role in guiding impact, capability science and world-class talent within a critical research group
About Us
As Australia's national science agency, our company is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
The opportunity
We have a dynamic and inclusive team within the Groundwater Management Group and are seeking applicants for the role of Groundwater Hydrogeochemist. If you take pride in your interpersonal skills and your ability to apply groundwater hydrology or hydrogeology expertise to drive water security impact, we would love to hear from you.
This position sits within the our Environment Research Unit, within the Water Security Program and the Groundwater Management Group.
As the successful candidate, you will contribute to the operation of our stable noble gas isotope facility and our tritium facility. You will also contribute to research to develop novel applications for environmental tracers needed to better understand and manage groundwaters in Australia. You will work independently and as part of large multi-disciplinary projects to support the science and impact needs of groundwater characterisation, management, and water security in Australia.
Your high-level duties will include:
- Conduct research to inform decision making for water resource development, changing climatic conditions, enhanced water security through conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater, and to support the transition to a net-zero emissions economy in key areas of the country (e.g., Murray-Darling Basin, Great Artesian Basin, Hydrogen, Northern Australia, Perth Basin, and for safe waste disposal)
- Contribute to the operation of our stable noble gas isotope facility and our tritium facility, including managing interoperability between noble gas mass spectrometers and automated sample preparation lines to improve facility performance and maximize output.
- Develop novel applications for environmental tracers, in particular noble gases and tritium, to support aquifer characterisation, water resource assessments, groundwater contamination studies, natural hydrogen prospectivity surveys.
- Integrate hydrogeochemical data with environmental tracers to develop robust conceptual hydrogeochemical models of the vadose zone, aquifers, and connected groundwater-surface systems.
Role Particulars
Location: Adelaide, SA (Kaurna Country)
Salary: AU$114k - AU$123k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite; Full time (Options for part-time and flexible work arrangements can be discussed based on needs of role and individual circumstances)
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential
- A PhD (or an equivalent combination of qualifications and research experience) in a relevant field such as groundwater hydrology or hydrogeology.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research by generating and pursuing novel ideas and solutions to scientific research problems in groundwater science, that have impact.
- Demonstrated experience in the operation of an environmental tracer facility.
- A demonstrated publication history of authorship on scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or reports, grant applications or inventorship on patent applications related to using environmental tracers to develop robust conceptual hydrogeochemical models.
- Experience in industry and/or applied research, developing, co-designing and delivering projects for water security challenges.
- A demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing of staff, willing to challenge the status quo in pursuit of Zero Harm.
Desirable
- Knowledge of using environmental tracers to address key water security issues in Australia.
- Experience in programming and working with large spatial and time series data sets.
Eligibility
Applications are open to all candidates (visa sponsorship may be offered if required). Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Applications close
20 May 2025, 11:00pm AEST
