Position No: DBCA3169120

Salary/Level: Specified Calling Level 2 or 3, $107,948 - $118,277 or $124,241 - $136,981 p.a. plus Superannuation

Tenure: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Manjimup or Kings Park or Kensington, Western Australia

The Fire Science Program seeks to inform fire management and biodiversity conservation on lands managed by the department including state forests, national parks and other conservation reserves. The program aims to ensure that the best available scientific information is used for integrated fire management to protect communities and natural values.

We currently have an opportunity for a Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist (Fire Science) to join our team.

Working independently and with other research, technical, operational, and policy staff, you will undertake research and provide technical advice to support fire and conservation management across WA. In addition, you will apply spatial and statistical modelling, field survey and experimental approaches to study: fire risk, behaviour, regimes, severity, outcomes and effects; contemporary and cultural burning; and decision support tools.

At the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), we have adopted Leadership Expectations which provides a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector. In this role, you will be Leading Others to help drive positive change.

Application Instructions:

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

• A covering letter.
• A written response addressing the four (4) requested criteria below (in no more than two (2) pages).
• A current resume.

Selection Criteria

Note: For this role, we consider fire science to include study of fire regimes, fire behaviour, fire management, fire risk, fire effects, and related subjects.

‘SC2’ and ‘SC3’ refer to Specified Calling appointment Level 2, and Level 3, respectively.

1. BSc or equivalent qualification in a discipline relevant to fire science (PhD DESIRABLE).
2. Experience (SC2), or extensive experience (SC3), in designing and undertaking research in a discipline relevant to fire science, and; demonstrated (SC2) or demonstrated high level (SC3) understanding of fire science principles.
3. Demonstrated relevant analytical skills and technical capability (e.g. GIS, remote sensing, statistics, modelling) (SC2/SC3), and significant experience in applying these in a research setting (SC3).
4. Communication skills across a range of media and settings, including ability to publish scientific findings, translate technical information to diverse audiences, and develop plain language summaries for operational and general audiences (SC2) and technical and policy advice (SC3).

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 Ian Radford on 0400 415 419.

Closing date: Monday, 28 April 2025 at 12 noon AWST (2pm AEST). No late or pro forma applications will be accepted.