Csiro Postdoctoral Fellowship in Moth Taxonomy and

2 months ago

Canberra, Australia CSIRO Full time

**Acknowledgement of Country**:
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

**Child safety**:
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

**The opportunity**:

- **Great opportunity for an early career researcher with a PhD in biology, entomology or evolution and systematics**:

- **Work in a team environment using state-of-the-art equipment on site and in the field**:

- **Lead an exciting project whilst working with lepidopterists, botanists, molecular systematists and bioinformaticians**

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

The ABRS-funded research project "Uncovering hidden diversity: taxonomic revision of Australian Heliozelidae" supports the study of Australian moths in the family Heliozelidae by the CERC Fellow. It is an opportunity for someone with existing experience in the taxonomy of Lepidoptera to shape and carry out an integrative taxonomic revision, which will bring together morphology, molecular phylogenetics and species delimitation, biological data and modern biodiversity survey methods. The work will be carried out in a team environment and include use of state-of-the-art equipment at CSIRO, fieldwork and presenting results at international conferences.

This project will (1) use molecular, morphological and biological data for an integrative taxonomic revision of Australian Heliozelidae. This will include placement of Australian genera in a global context and description of at least 8 new genera, 60 new and 37 named Australian species (as judged on the basis of preliminary data). The project will (2) generate vouchered DNA reference sequences for all species and (3) utilise them for eDNA surveys to identify heliozelid caterpillars in flowers for co-evolutionary studies and to uncover hidden diversity.

The CERC Fellow will have the lead and carry out most of the project, but also work closely with lepidopterists, botanists, molecular systematists and bioinformaticians. The eDNA work will be carried out by an Honours student under the co-supervision of the CERC Fellow.

The CERC Fellow will work to the milestones set by a 3-year contract between the ABRS and CSIRO.

**Your duties will include**:

- Examining moth specimens at natural history collections, making loans as needed
- Recording specimen metadata.
- Travelling both domestically and internationally.
- Documenting the habitus with high-resolution images.
- Making and documenting microscope slide presentations of wings and genital structures.
- Publishing taxonomic revisions of moth genera in peer-reviewed journals.

**Location**: Black Mountain, ACT (with Melbourne, VIC a possible alternative)

**Salary**: AU$96k - AU$105k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

**Tenure**: Specified term of 3 years

**Reference**: 97706

**To be considered you will need**:

- A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as biology, entomology, evolution and systematics. Please note: To be_ _eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience_._
- Experience with taxonomic revisions.
- Experience with the study of morphology.
- Experience with molecular laboratory work.
- Experience with phylogenetic analyses.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

**Eligibility**:
**Flexible working arrangements**:
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

**Diversity and inclusion**:
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

**About CSIRO**:
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today

**How to apply**:
**Applications close**:
14 October 2024, 11:00pm AEDT

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