Research Assistant, Birds and Mammals

3 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Museum Victoria Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 12 months

Organisation: Museum Victoria

**Salary**: $55,439 - $63,318

Occupation: Science

Reference: VG/MV/9603

Museums Victoria, Australia's largest public museum organisation is seeking an Research Assistant. We are seeking two enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join the Sciences team in collecting field-based wildlife data related to bushfire research and management. These positions will participate in a collaborative research team from Museums Victoria and the University of Melbourne Biodiversity Dynamics Research Group.

**ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA**:
**Museums Victoria is a diverse and exciting place to work. Across our venues - Melbourne Museum, Royal Exhibition Building, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, Melbourne Planetarium and IMAX cinemas - we present unique and exceptional experiences for more than 2 million visitors each year, who come from all over Australia and around the world to be inspired and to learn about themselves and the universe we inhabit.**:
**THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Museums Victoria, Australia's largest public museum organisation is seeking an **Research Assistant.**

We are seeking two enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join the Sciences team in collecting field-based wildlife data related to bushfire research and management. These positions will participate in a collaborative research team from Museums Victoria and the University of Melbourne Biodiversity Dynamics Research Group.

**Working with Museums Victoria Sciences team, core functions** **of this position include**:

- Participate on fieldwork involving surveys of wildlife in Victoria.
- Deploy wildlife cameras and acoustic monitoring devices in the field, including driving to field locations.
- Tag images of wildlife and/or acoustic recordings with taxonomic identifications and prepare data for registration in Museums Victoria's KE EMu database.
- Coordinate with research team from the University of Melbourne.

**Relevant skills and attributes**:

- Experience undertaking field-based animal surveys including field safety procedures.
- Experience with identifying Australian vertebrates (especially birds).
- Experience managing images and image metadata.
- Experience entering data into spreadsheets and maintaining research records.

**Please see our Role Statement for a copy of the full Key Selection Criteria and Duties.**

**OTHER INFORMATION**:
This role is a full-time, fixed-term position for 12 months. The salary on offer is $52,493 per annum (Base of grade) plus 10% superannuation.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
To apply, please submit the following:

- A brief cover letter that outlines your interest in this role.
- A current CV detailing relevant experience.
- A brief document outlining your responses to the key selection criteria.

**Please note**:Applications that do not include the above elements will not be considered.**

**Applications Close**:Thursday 4 August (11.59pm)

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