AddressExpressions of Interest: Casual Staff
Bushfires Spatial Data Officer
Research Active Academic Employee Level A
Casuarina Campus
About the Position
The North Australia and rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service (www.firenorth.org.au) is a not-for-profit web-based business based at Charles Darwin University (CDU). We aim to help people achieve effective fire management for healthy country in Australia’s savannas and rangelands by producing regularly updated high-quality satellite-based map data on fire activity, fire histories and tools across the Australian savannas and rangelands via a public facing website. We also produce a range of more specialised high-resolution regional/property scale burnt area mapping (BAM) to support fire operations as a fee-for-service.
We are seeking to obtain casual staff to assist with high-resolution BAM supporting fire management operations for several properties over the 2024 fire season. Hours will vary dependent on the amount burnt area required to map each week and available cloud-free data. Days of work will be restricted to business days and will vary according to the satellite overpasses and available cloud-free data.
About You
To be successful, you will require:
- Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management or similar with subsequent relevant experience or extensive experience and management expertise in the technical field or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Knowledge of image processing techniques and their application to burnt area mapping.
- Competent in the use of GIS software and programs including ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, SAGA, Google Earth Engine, Google Earth Pro and python scripts.
- Have a sound understanding of Spatial Data management.
- Experience working with remote/rural communities in Northern Australia.
- Demonstrated capacity to take direction and work independently and innovatively towards achieving an analytical product.
- Demonstrated knowledge of academic and administrative policies and the interrelationships between a range of policies and activities.
- Sound knowledge of the NAFI web service data and tools.
- Experience in working with fire managers in northern/rangelands Australia.
What’s in it for you?
- An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
- Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
- Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
- An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
- 17% superannuation
- Free on-campus parking in designated areas
- Employee Assistance Program
- Salary Packaging opportunities
How to Apply
All applications MUST be sent directly to Kerry Crosbie at *************@cdu.edu.au and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.
For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Kerry Crosbie on 08 8946 77***or email *************@cdu.edu.au
Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 71***or email **************@cdu.edu.au.
Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.
You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.
Applications close: 20th June 2024
