Two positions will be filled under this advertisement. One position relates to the Marine Parks Performance Program <http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/marineparks/home> ( http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/marineparks/home), and will be of particular interest to marmam subscribers. South Australia’s marine areas boast iconic species such as the southern right whale, bottlenose dolphin, leafy sea dragon, great white shark, Australian pelican, little penguin, Australian sea lion, New Zealand fur seal and giant cuttlefish. Southern right whales gather in the Encounter and Far West Coast Marine Parks, areas that are recognised as being internationally-significant breeding sites. These areas provide for undisturbed calving for southern right whales, as well as protection of Australian sea-lion feeding grounds. New Zealand fur seals and Australian sea lions are only now starting to recover after the species was nearly wiped out by commercial sealing in the 19th century. Sea lions and fur seals make extensive use of our Marine Parks, and are seen on many South Australian beaches, with breeding colonies on Kangaroo Island and other off-shore islands. Data on marine mammal breeding and feeding distributions underpinned the zoning of many of South Australia’s Marine Parks. As a result, information on their breeding and feeding biology will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of our Marine Parks. The Senior Scientific Officer manages a small team of professionals to review existing and proposed environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting programs and contributes to the development of environmental reporting for the State. The Senior Scientific Officer undertakes and manages applied research, and consults with a broad range of staff from Natural Resource Management Boards, Non-Government Organisations, Universities and other natural resource management agencies. The Senior Scientific Officer manages projects, develops integrated ecological, social and economic monitoring and programs and reports, and trains staff undertaking advanced statistical analyses to implement the Natural Resource Management Reporting Framework <https://www.nrconnect.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/91913%20NRM%20Reporting%20Framework%202012%20Final%20Draft%20v7.pdf> ( https://www.nrconnect.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/91913%20NRM%20Reporting...) and the Marine Parks Performance Program <http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/marineparks/home> ( http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/marineparks/home). Please note that two positions will be filled under this advertisement. Are you eligible to apply? To be eligible for this vacancy, you must be an Australian Citizen or have a Permanent Resident Visa or have an Australian Work Visa which allows you to work in Australia for the period of the employment contract. Job advert http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/6a3fc744-cf80-417d-a1d4-a37700f69028/... Role description, including the section criteria (competencies) http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/ad40bf2b-56f0-4fe4-ba73-a37700f6ebba/... Application guidelines http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/7de8154c-ea53-49dc-a702-a10200ad2e02/... Pre-employment declaration http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/84d89b9f-0cfa-4170-b19b-a10200ad2e57/... If you would like to know more detail, please contact Dr Brad Page (details below) or Mr Glen Scholz (details in the Job advert linked above) Thanks, Dr Jane McKenzie *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Dr Brad Page | Principal advisor *Science, Monitoring and Knowledge Branch Strategy and Advice Department of Environment Water & Natural Resources | South Australia *Bradley.Page@sa.gov.au <Bradley.Page@sa.gov.au>* Ph +61 8 822 29479, +61 477337969 Plant Biodiversity Centre, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Hackney Rd, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA GPO Box 1047, ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5001