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Our Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships are run over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving and promising undergraduate students the opportunity to collaborate with our leading CSIRO scientists and experts in our world class facilities.
Students will be able to work on a real-world project and expand their skills and knowledge while exploring ways to solve complex problems. Placements are full time for 8 to 12 weeks duration between late November 2020 to mid-February 2021 (although there may be some flexibility).
The CSIRO Futures team have the following vacation scholarship available:
Project Title: Translating science into strategy
Location: Clayton or Parkville (Melbourne), VIC
Scholarship: $1,559.85 per fortnight
Reference: 68311
Project Description
CSIRO Futures is the strategic advisory arm of Australia’s national science agency. We work with senior decision makers in Australia's largest companies and government to help answer key strategic questions such as:
Project Duties/Tasks
Specific projects and task will be determined closer to the time of commencement, however typically duties include:
Relevant Fields of Study
This project is open to students of all science and engineering disciplines as well as those studying business and commerce. Undertaking a double degree across a technical and business area or having an interest in strategic planning is preferred, but not essential.
Contact: For more details please contact Greg Williams by phone on (03) 9545 2138 or email greg.williams@csiro.au
Pre-Requisites/Eligibility
To be eligible to apply you must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or an international student who has full work rights for the 8 to 12 weeks duration (does not require visa sponsorship).
Vacation scholarships are open to students who:
Apply Online
To apply you will be required to:
If you experience difficulties applying online call 1300 984 220 and someone will be able to assist you. Outside business hours please email: careers.online@csiro.au.
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Applications Close
Monday 3 August 2020 at 11:00pm AEST
COVID-19 restrictions: We have many projects on offer across our sites and we hope to fill all of these positions, however please be aware that the COVID-19 restrictions could impact some projects. Depending on the restrictions in place we may not be able to proceed with some projects or we may be required to only consider students who reside closer to the location due to restricted interstate travel. We will endeavour to keep everyone informed of any changes as we progress through the recruitment process.