Senior Research & Extension Officer

The Position

The Sustainable Farms initiative at the Australian National University is seeking a terrestrial Ecologist to join our team monitoring biodiversity on farms. This is an opportunity to play a key role in diverse and impactful projects underpinning conservation policy and programs in agricultural landscapes.

Successful applications must have a willingness to travel outside of normal hours and work in remote locations when required (e.g during intensive field camps of up to two weeks at a time). There is a preference for candidates that are regionally based in the Riverina, NSW (e.g. Wodonga, Yass, or Wagga Wagga) but Canberra, ACT will also be considered.

The Person

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, have extensive field work experience with strengths in bird and vegetation identification. The successful applicant must have a willingness and ability to engage and maintain relationships with private landholders, and natural resource management agencies.

The School

The Fenner School of Environment & Society conducts world-class, interdisciplinary research and education on complex environment-society systems. Sustainable Farms is a trans-disciplinary research and extension initiative based in the Fenner School. Our mission is to support the improvement of natural features on farms in the temperate woodlands, to enhance biodiversity, increase farm profitability and improve farmer well being. The successful applicant will provide research and advice to support research and policy activities undertaken by the Sustainable Farms initiative.

The College

The ANU College of Science encompasses the disciplines of: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment and Society, Mathematics, Physics, and Science Communication and is also home to a number of cross-disciplinary and specialist Institutes and Centres. Staff and students within the ANU College of Science conduct research and deliver a research-led education program that encompasses the breadth of the sciences, supported by extensive international networks and by world-class facilities.

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