Based at Melbourne Museum, Museum Victoria’s award winning venue In June 2016, Museum Victoria officially opened the Ian Potter Australian Wildlife BioBank, a large-capacity cryofacility designed to safeguard specimens and support research on Australia’s threatened wildlife species. Through generous support from the Ian Potter Foundation, Museum Victoria is seeking an outstanding early career researcher in wildlife conservation to carry out original research and make significant conservation contributions with a focus on the critical new areas of research enabled by the Ian Potter Australian Wildlife Biobank facility.
The three-year Ian Potter Australian Wildlife Conservation Fellowship will be based in Museum Victoria’s Sciences Department at Melbourne Museum and is open to Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the fields of ecology, conservation biology, reproductive biology and conservation genetics. The appointees will benefit from interactions across multiple disciplines within Melbourne Museum, as well as geographically adjacent groups at Melbourne University. There will be opportunities to contribute to a range of Museum Victoria’s core activities such as biodiversity surveys and public education programs.
The Fellowship will fund three years’ salary plus additional research funds to an ECR who has completed his/her PhD within the past five years.
ABOUT MUSEUM VICTORIA
Museum Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building. To learn more about Museum Victoria, please visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY
The primary purpose of the position is to support an Early Career Researcher (within five years of PhD completion) to initiate and undertake wildlife conservation research investigating Victorian and/or Australian wildlife, whilst utilising and contributing to the Ian Potter Australian Wildlife Biobank cryofacility. This position is accountable for producing high quality biological research, the findings of which are published in peer-reviewed international journals and disseminated through academic and public lectures, science communication initiatives, the Museum’s public programs and potentially incorporated into its exhibitions.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
- Ability to initiate, develop and deliver high quality research in the field of Australian wildlife conservation that will contribute to and extend research avenues in the Ian Potter Australian Wildlife BioBank facility, with special consideration given to research on threatened species and their recovery.
- A track record in producing high quality research and outputs including academic publications.
- A track record in establishing and building research networks and collaborations.
- Ability to initiate, plan, organise, implement and deliver programs of work to tight deadlines, including field-based research projects.
- Competency in IT and familiarity with a computerised environment.
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- The successful applicant is required to undergo a National Police Records Check and be assessed as suitable (new employees are required to meet this cost).
QUALIFICATIONS
The applicant must have completed their PhD degree within the past five years of the application closing date in a relevant biological field (e.g. conservation genetics, wildlife conservation, ecology, reproductive biology).
HOW TO APPLY?
To view the position description, search ’employment’ at www.museumvictoria.com.au and for more information about this position, please contact Dr Joanna Sumner on 8341-7417
To apply, please send your Covering Letter, Resume and a statement addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria by visiting http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/work-opportunities/employment/
