Social Scientist

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Zoos Victoria Full time

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  • 0.6 FTE Part Time, Fixed Term role - Up to 12 months
  • Band 5 - Salary from $103,517 p.a. full-time equivalent + 12% superannuation
  • Based at Zoos Victoria Corporate Office with flexibility to work from home or at other properties

Zoos Victoria operates four landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

This role will design and deliver social research projects to support Zoos Victoria's social research agenda. This may include, but is not limited to, social impact evaluation of community conservation behaviour change campaigns, contributing to research to inform the development of future campaigns and programs, and projects exploring ways to increase zoo visitor welfare literacy and engagement in conservation behaviours.

This role will suit someone with a behavioural science background who has experience designing, analysing, and reporting on social research. You will have experience in survey development and statistical analysis, ideally using R. You will be comfortable working to deadlines and with a range of stakeholders from research and non-research backgrounds.

Please submit a resume and a maximum two-page cover letter that outlines your experience and addresses the selection criteria outlined in the position description via our careers site.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Emily McLeod on emcleod@zoo.org.au

Applications close 11:59pm Monday 25 August 2025.

At Zoos Victoria we value diversity, celebrate difference and work to be inclusive in everything we do. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. In addition, Zoos Victoria will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability, illness or injury. 0 If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please advise via hrhelpdesk@zoo.org.au or visit https://www.zoo.org.au/about-us/careers/inclusion-and-diversity/ for more information.

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  • Seniority levelAssociate
Employment type
  • Employment typePart-time
Job function
  • Job functionScience, Research, and Design
  • IndustriesNon-profit Organizations, Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos, and Zoos and Botanical Gardens

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