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Position No: DBCA3158920

Salary/Level: Level 3 or 4, $89,464 - $96,043 or $99,134 - $104,044 p.a. plus 12% Superannuation

Tenure: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Kensington, Western Australia

The Marine Science Program aims to ensure the department's marine biodiversity conservation and management programs are based on best practice science. The program promotes and undertakes marine research and monitoring to improve the scientific basis for the conservation and management of Western Australia's state-wide system of marine protected areas, threatened marine fauna and marine biodiversity generally. Marine research and monitoring are based around the strategies identified in protected area management plans and threatened species recovery/management plans.

We currently have an opportunity for a Technical Officer (Level 3) or Senior Technical Officer (Level 4) to join our team.

Under the direction (Level 3) or general direction (Level 4) of the Senior Research Scientist, this position:

  • Provides technical and field support for marine monitoring, research and science communication for the conservation of Western Australia’s marine biodiversity.
  • Contributes to (Level 3) or manages (Level 4) the operation of the Marine Science Program image laboratory.
  • Organises and undertakes (Level 3) or leads (Level 4) fieldwork to remote locations.

Application Instructions:

To allow the selection panel to make an accurate assessment of your application, please submit the following:

  • A written response addressing the five (5) requested criteria below (in no more than three (3) pages).
  • A current CV, including the details of two referees with one being a recent or current manager/supervisor.

Selection Criteria

  1. Considerable (Level 4) or working (Level 3) knowledge of marine ecosystems and considerable experience identifying marine fish (ESSENTIAL) and benthic communities (e.g., corals, seagrass, temperate algae) (DESIRABLE).
  2. Experience managing (Level 4) or contributing to the operation of (Level 3) an image laboratory and training people in the use of image analysis software and online platforms (e.g., EventMeasure, ReefCloud, SQUIDLE+).
  3. Experience working in teams to lead (Level 4) or conduct (Level 3) marine science fieldwork, including the deployment of remote equipment (e.g., ROVs and BRUVs).
  4. Considerable (Level 4) or demonstrated (Level 3) experience managing large biological data sets (cleaning, curation, storage and querying), including the use of advanced methods (e.g., R code, Shiny Apps) (DESIRABLE).
  5. Considerable (Level 4) or demonstrated (Level 3) knowledge and experience maintaining field equipment (e.g., ROVs and BRUVs) (ESSENTIAL) and developing or adopting new technologies for field sampling and analysis (DESIRABLE).

Please click “Apply” and you will be redirected to the WA Government Jobs Board website at https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/ where you can submit your application online.

For further information on the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, please visit https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/.

For further job-related information, please contact Dr Richard Evans on 0429 709 858.

Closing date: Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 12 noon AWST (3pm AEDT). No late or pro forma applications will be accepted.