• An outstanding opportunity to launch your career
• Work with a dynamic group of researchers
• Join CSIRO Australia’s premier science & technology research organisation

The Position

CSIRO is looking to appoint a Research Projects Officer – Animal health and Monitoring within the CSIRO Agriculture and Food business unit. As a successful applicant for this role you will help record data via direct observation of animals, measurements conducted on the animals, samples obtained from the animals, observations of pasture growth and samples of pasture. Animal species will include sheep, cattle and laying hens, but potentially also broilers, goats and other livestock species.

Find out more by viewing the full position description and selection criteria here:  Position description

Your duties/responsibilities will include:

• Support the research team when making measurements of animals (for example condition score, wrinkle score, bodyweight, reading electronic eartags), when obtaining samples from animals (for example blood, faeces, milk, wool and eggs) and when applying treatments to animals (for example vaccines, drenches, wearable monitoring devices, backliners).
• Support the research team in preparing for experimental days (for example preparing labels, labelling tubes/vials, assembling equipment, checking equipment, safety assessments) during and following sampling (for example disposing of wastes, collating datasheets, primary processing of blood, pasture cuts and other samples, animal treatment recording, equipment and supplies inventory, packaging and postage of biological samples).
• Observe and care for sheep, cattle and laying hens and potentially other animals such as broilers or goats. Vigilance will be required in observing animals for signs of disease, recording animal numbers and ensuring sufficient feed, water and shelter. Depending on species, tasks such as animal monitoring, care of lambs and calves at birth, feeding, water checking, moving of animals, animal health treatments, dagging.

Location:      Armidale, NSW
Salary:          AU $46,918 – AU $60,476 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure:         Specified term of 3 years
Reference:    58212

To be successful you will need:

• Understanding of livestock husbandry and pasture management for sheep and cattle.
• Possession of a current Australian driver’s licence.
• A Q-fever vaccination or willingness to get vaccinated.
• A willingness to travel to other CSIRO sites and field sites across Australia.
• A willingness to work on weekends and outside normal business hours.

About CSIRO

We imagine. We collaborate. We innovate.

At CSIRO, we do the extraordinary every day. We innovate for tomorrow and help improve today – for our customers, all Australians and the world. We do this by using science and technology to solve real issues. Diversity is the compass that navigates our innovation. We provide an inclusive workplace that respects, values and actively pursues the benefits of a diverse workforce.  

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you.  Find out more Balance

How to Apply:  If you wish to apply for this position, please load your CV and cover letter (Maximum 2MB) via our website at https://jobs.csiro.au/. You may also be required to respond to some screening questions.  

Applications Close:  11:59pm AEST, 13 Oct 2018