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SKA Program Leader
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is a next-generation global radio-astronomy facility that will revolutionise our understanding of the Universe and the laws of fundamental physics. It is one observatory with two telescopes – SKA-Low in Western Australia and SKA-Mid in South Africa. The SKAO is managed from its headquarters in the United Kingdom.
SKAO will work in partnership with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to operate the SKA-Low telescope. CSIRO is involved in several facets of the SKA-Low in Australia including construction (digital processing, infrastructure, and antenna station management and deployment, integration and verification, and software) and as an operating partner (SKAO will partner with CSIRO to operate the SKA-Low Telescope and support construction). CSIRO also operates the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) which hosts multiple national and international radio astronomy telescopes and is where the SKA-Low Telescope will be located.
The CSIRO SKA Program Leader is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and coordination to ensure that CSIRO successfully delivers its portfolio of obligations towards the SKA Observatory (SKAO) and the Australian Government. The CSIRO SKA Program Leader will work to ensure that CSIRO’s SKA activities and obligations are successfully delivered throughout the complex and lengthy SKA construction period leading to SKA Low telescope operations, whilst ensuring CSIRO’s core interests are upheld.
As a member of the Space & Astronomy Executive team, the SKA Program Leader will participate in the Business Unit’s strategic activities to ensure its ongoing growth and success in the era of the SKA. This role ensures that CSIRO maintains a unified communications path to its stakeholders and the SKA Organisation.
Location: Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: AU$139k - AU$208k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 5 years
Reference: 77254
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To be eligible to work in CSIRO you must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.
The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.
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Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
21 September 2021, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT