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Undergraduate Vacation Studentships - Atlas of Living Australia (Identified - Indigenous)

Acknowledgement of Country 

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Solve Australia’s greatest challenges with the Atlas of Living Australia Team!

• Are you undertaking a degree in ecology, data science, environmental science, conservation, biology or related field?
• Get hands-on research experience with a team that fosters a shared vision to create measurable economic, environmental and social impact.
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s leading scientific research organisation!

The opportunities we are offering

The National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Indigenous Scholarship Program (NISP) has two opportunities for second or third year STEM undergraduate students to join the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) for 12 weeks in the summer vacation break.  

The students will join the ALA Team to assist in management of its data assets and data functions. In this challenging and rewarding role you will be working with ALA staff members on the standardisation and ingestion of data into the ALA platform and will have the opportunity to directly liaise with current ALA data providers, which include national leading research entities and researchers, various levels of government bodies, and citizen science organisations.

Participation in the Vacation Studentship Program has influenced previous scholarship holders in their choice of further study and future career options. Many have gone on to pursue a PhD in collaboration with CSIRO or to build a successful research career within CSIRO, a university or industry.

For more information on the Atlas of Living Australia, please see our website at the Atlas of Living Australia. 

Projects:    Atlas of Living Australia have 2 projects available, for details please see the project list (link to Excel file)

Location:  Black Mountain (Canberra), remote or hybrid (travel expenses, including accommodation assistance, will be provided)
Stipend:  $1,655.32 per fortnight
Duration: Placements are full time for 8 - 12 weeks between late November and February
Reference:  86801

To be considered you will need:

• To be enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university
• Have completed at least 2 years of a (full-time equivalent) undergraduate course prior to commencing your placement.
• An average academic record of a credit or higher
• An interest in pursuing a research career in science or technology, or a career in a related discipline.
• The ability to undertake a full-time placement for 8-12 weeks over the university summer vacation period.

Who is eligible to apply?

CSIRO considers the filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).

The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Citizenship. The successful applicant will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Appointment to this role may be subject to conditions including provision of a national police check as well as other security/medical/character clearance requirements.

Where to from here!

If you are interested in the NCMI Indigenous Studentship Program and meet the above candidate requirements, please apply online today!

If you prefer to have an informal chat before putting in your application, you can contact our Indigenous Talent Acquisition Team at IndigenousCareers@csiro.au for more information.

How to Apply

To apply for an Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship you will be required to:

1. submit a Resume/CV and Cover Letter (as one document) in the ‘Resume/CV’ field which includes:
   • the reasons why the research project/s you have selected are of interest to you and how your skills/knowledge meet the project requirements; and
   • an outline of your longer-term career aspirations and how this program will help you achieve them.
2. upload your academic results in the ‘Cover Letter’ field;
3. in the ‘Education’ section select your university from the Educational Institute list; 
4. in the ‘Job-Specific Information’ section select your preferred research projects for Atlas of Living Australia in order of preference; and enter your Grade Point Average (GPA) as per the University Admission Centre’s methodology.  If you have a WAM, please read the Methodology on this site and calculate a GPA using the formula provided.

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.

Applications Close

8 August 2022, 11.00pm AEST