The Australian Institute of Marine Science is Australia's tropical marine research agency. We are a trusted advisor, a partner and employer of choice, and we value integrity, innovation, collaboration and respect. AIMS' research of Australia's tropical marine ecosystems guides their effective environmental management and contributes to our understanding of similar ecosystems around the world.
Our research seeks to deliver practical benefit to all Australians and supports the sustainable use of our tropical marine estate. Governments, reef managers, industry and the wider community look to our high‐quality, long‐term research for informed decisions about our iconic Great Barrier Reef, North‐West Shelf, and Arafura and Timor Seas. AIMS expert teams at our locations in Townsville, Darwin and Perth have access to world‐class infrastructure, unique datasets, cutting‐edge laboratories, and a fleet of modern research vessels.
About this exciting opportunity
The Postdoctoral Fellow - Crimson Snapper Biology and Stock Structure will improve our understanding of Crimson Snapper stock structure and biology across northern Australia. As Crimson Snapper are an important commercial and recreational species, the knowledge generated will underpin sustainable harvest and management of this resource into the future. This project is directly aligned with the AIMS Strategy, in this role you will be contributing to the Coastal Futures theme by supporting healthy ecosystems, community wellbeing and livelihoods, and to the Blue Economy theme by fostering an inclusive and sustainable blue economy.
Key responsibilities
* designing and establishing a collaborative research program to advance understanding of Crimson Snapper population structure, biology, and ecology across tropical Northern Australia;
* leading and supporting studies on microchemistry and parasite‐based stock discrimination techniques as well as age, growth, and longevity on Crimson Snapper and other long‐lived marine organisms; and
* coordinating strategic partnerships with fisheries agencies, universities, industry, and other research collaborators.
About you
Your suitability for this role is supported by your PhD in Marine Biology and/or Ecology with a specialisation in fish ecology, and a demonstrated track record of scientific achievements, including publications in peer‐reviewed journals. You have demonstrated skills in experimental design, field and laboratory data collection and statistical analysis. You are a team player, with strong communication skills and you have experience managing and actively contributing to the full project lifecycle. You are also intellectually curious and capable of working independently, showing initiative in contributing your own ideas within the broader project framework. Your strong analytical and quantitative skills, with advanced knowledge in spatial ecology will be beneficial to this role. Research and fieldwork experience with fisheries in Northern Australia is highly desirable.
Benefits
* AIMS AOF Level 4 salary ($100,862 to $110,957 per annum) plus 15.4% superannuation
* Full‐time, 3‐year Temporary (Labour hire) opportunity
* Located in Darwin (NT)
* 9‐day fortnight, enjoy a long weekend each fortnight
* Flexible Work Arrangements considered including hybrid working (where suitable)
* Generous and supportive leave entitlements
* Access to Commuter car fleet arrangements to travel to site (in Townsville only)
* Employee Assistance Program
* Relocation assistance available
Non‐Australian Citizens must hold an appropriate Visa with working entitlements that allows paid employment with AIMS from commencement and for the full term of the appointment, depending on the relevant Department of Home Affairs current policies.
AIMS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's first scientists. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present and future, and the custodians of the land and sea Country on which we work.
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