Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 25th Jul 2022
- Sydney > Surry Hills
Employer: Total Environment Centre
Classification/s: Environment & Sustainability
Work Type/s: Part- time, 7.6hpd, 3dpw. Mix of home and office based available
Role: Science Research Officer
Salary: $32.03ph plus super and leave loading
Conditions: SCHADS Award, NES applies. TEC does not pay overtime, but allows time-in-lieu subject to agreement
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Sydney (Surry Hills)
Period: 12 months (2 months probation period). Will be extended subject to funding.
Start: Immediate
Responsible to: Research Director
Total Environment Centre (TEC), was established in 1972 to protect Australia’s environment. We are registered as a charity and have a long-track record as a key NGO across a wide range of areas. In 2018 we created the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP - www.ausmap.org) a nationwide microplastic program using citizen science (over 40,000 hours and 800 trained to date) to document and analyse microplastic pollution around Australia; track the sources; and develop solutions.
Our hotspot map publicly reveals microplastic pollution across the nation. In partnership with Macquarie University, AUSMAP has become Australia’s leading microplastic citizen science program, and a global first. AUSMAP builds ambassadors for behaviour change and works with local communities, teachers, business and governments.
In 2021, AUSMAP was awarded the prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Award for Innovations in Citizen Science and in 2020, the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Coastal and Waterways Protection Award.
The program is growing quickly and we are recruiting new staff passionate about stopping plastic pollution.
You are a key member of the team: