Role Highlights
- Be a global leader in groundwater science!
- Play a key leadership role in guiding impact, capability science and world-class talent within a critical research group
- Unique opportunity to join our Water Security Program within the Groundwater Management 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 Science Leader. If you have established national and international networks and a desire to develop a project portfolio of activities with a national focus on 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 be a national leader in groundwater science and will strengthen us as a national leader in water science, and in particular, groundwater science. You will bring your established national and international networks and develop a project portfolio of activities with a national focus on impact. You will work across our sectors and the broader water science innovation system.
You will demonstrate skills in leadership at a national level, a record of scientific impact, with a track record of leading teams, successful business development and leading partnerships and collaborations.
Your high-level duties will include:
- Provide national and international leadership in groundwater science, positioning us as a national and global lead in developing and delivering science for groundwater resources, as part of a broader understanding of hydrological science.
- Lead the delivery of a nationally consistent scientific foundation to map, characterise and model Australia's groundwater resources.
- Deliver a national approach to define the current and future state of groundwaters (including evapotranspiration and recharge) to underpin the future sustainable use of Australia's groundwaters, considering drivers such as climate change.
- Lead the development and delivery of methods and tools to quantify groundwater resources spatially and temporally, using fit-for-purpose models and environmental tracer capabilities.
- Lead the development of methods and tools to quantify uncertainty where existing groundwater data is sparse, with specific, focused investigations to reduce uncertainty.
- Lead the application of this knowledge to assess future sustainability of regional groundwater supply and water security more broadly.
- Other duties as directed.
Role Particulars
Location and office arrangements: Adelaide, SA (Kaurna Country) preferred; Other sites may be considered. Flexible work options available.
Salary: AU$188k - AU$236k 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.
- Demonstrated international recognition as a national science leader in groundwater.
- Successful development of a project portfolio and generation of projects as a leader, leading multi-site teams.
- Ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research in groundwater science, with impact at a national scale.
- Established networks in groundwater and more broadly in water science, working with complex settings.
- History of authorship of high impact scientific outputs and demonstrated impact at a national scale.
- A demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing of staff, willing to challenge the status quo in pursuit of Zero Harm.
Desirable
- Experience working across disciplines and organisations to achieve impact at a national scale.
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.
