Indigenous Cadetship - Marine National Facility - CSIRO - GovernmentCareer - Federal

First listed on: 14 June 2018

Indigenous Cadetship - Marine National Facility 

  • Help develop the new Marine National Facility Indigenous Time at Sea Scholarship (ITSS) Program
  • Combine study with a paid work placement in your relevant field
  • Be a part of Australia's leading science and research organisation

The Indigenous Cadetship Program is an initiative of the CSIRO Indigenous Engagement Strategy which seeks to significantly increase Indigenous employment nationally within CSIRO. Through this strategy, CSIRO aims to enhance the educational, employment, training and career development opportunities for people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Indigenous Cadetships may be offered to people of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who are enrolled for full-time study in their first undergraduate degree course at an Australian university. Upon successful completion of the cadetship, cadets will be encouraged to apply for positions in CSIRO relevant to their qualification and skills.

Our cadetships offer a combination of full time study and work placements within CSIRO (usually completed during the long break at the end of each academic year) and provide:

  • A study allowance of $300 per week during periods of full-time study (40 weeks)
  • Financial assistance of $500 per semester to assist with study costs
  • 12 weeks of paid work placement during each year of the cadetship (starting at $590 per week before tax)
  • Payment of HECS fees by CSIRO on successful completion of study.

An opportunity exists for a cadet to join the Marine National Facility (MNF). Funded by the Australian Government, owned and operated by CSIRO under direction of an independent Steering Committee, the MNF provides a blue-water research capability to the Australian scientific community and their international collaborators. This capability includes the research vessel Investigator.

In this role you will work as part of the Governance, Policy and Outreach (GPO) Team to develop the new Indigenous Time at Sea Scholarship (ITSS) Program. The ITSS Program will provide berths on voyages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary students to participate in MNF voyages as part of the science contingent or MNF support team.

Location:            Hobart, Tasmania
Salary:                Study allowance of $300 per week during periods of full-time study + 12 weeks of paid work placement during each year of the cadetship (starting at $590 per week before tax)
Tenure:               Up to 4 years (depending on current year of study)
Job reference:   57318

Pre-Requisites/Eligibility

Indigenous Cadetships are open to students who are:

  • of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
  • currently enrolled for full-time study in their first undergraduate degree course at an Australian university; and

How to Apply: For further information and details on how to apply, please see the Position Details document.

Interested candidates will be required to provide an academic transcript (or confirmation of enrolment if not yet started), Confirmation of Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander descent as well as a resume.

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We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Find out more Balance

Applications close: Friday 13 July 2018

For the selection documentation and details on how to apply, visit www.csiro.au/careers or call 1300…show number