Position Overview: Ongoing | Full Time | $80k - $90k + 15.4% Super Clayton, Victoria Location: Exciting and challenging opportunity to apply your expertise and professional skills at one of Australia's landmark scientific facilities.
About the Opportunity The Laboratories Team at ANSTO Australian Synchrotron (AS) currently has a vacancy for an inquisitive and motivated person to join our team.
The Laboratories Team supports the operation of synchrotron instrumentation, working closely with our Science Team and supporting an extensive external research community.
The AS enables approximately 1000 research experiments every year, from across a diverse range of areas including forensic science, health research, and advanced materials, led by researchers from across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and beyond.
This position works across our multiple laboratories, to train and support these researchers when accessing our labs.
About You In this role, you will work closely with our Laboratory Manager and our Senior Veterinary Scientist to maintain and develop our staff and user laboratories, to train and advise our staff and researchers, and to contribute to planning new laboratory capabilities.
You will be an integral part of the laboratories team, and will enjoy working in a versatile environment with a variety of people of different knowledge and backgrounds.
You will be supported to bring and develop your skills in animal husbandry to our institute.
You will be supported to develop your skills and knowledge of the capabilities, techniques and instrumentation within our laboratories.
Applicants will be required to have a degree in a science-related area with some experience working in a chemical and/or biological laboratory, OR a diploma in a science-related area with extensive experience working in a chemical and/or biological laboratory.
Your Duties and Responsibilities Ensure a high standard of laboratory housekeeping; monitor and procure/ensure availability of lab consumables, chemicals, and equipment to ensure the laboratories are well-stocked, tidy and functioning properly.
Provide assistance to staff and visiting scientists on routine laboratory/animal facility activities, e.g.
scheduling, providing chemicals and consumables, training on equipment, safe facility practices.
Facilitate coordination of animal transport and arrival into the facility; monitor and ensure availability of animal care supplies, food, bedding and equipment.
Ensure that users are complying with approved ethics and working within the regulatory requirements of the State, e.g.
biosafety regulations, PC2 laboratory requirements, animal welfare.
Contribute to a working environment and culture that promotes teamwork and knowledge sharing, is collaborative and user-focused, and achieves quality scientific outcomes.
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About Us ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes.
We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits.
Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries, and protects the environment.
ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research.
Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.
Benefits of Working with Us ANSTO employees are passionate about what they do.
We enjoy being part of an organisation making a difference in the lives of Australians.
We support and reward our employees through eligibility for: Training, development and mentoring opportunities.
Performance-based salary increases.
Work-life balance with generous leave entitlements and flexible conditions.
If you want to join a world-class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now! How to Apply For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the application link or contact Dr.
Helen Brand on (contact number).
For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on (contact number).
To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.
Application closing date: 7th July 2024 at 11:59 PM.
All applicants must be Australian citizens.
In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams.
At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team.
We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM.
ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.
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