The Oceanography and Shelf Processes team provide essential environmental data and hydrodynamic modeling to understand the role of the oceans in the health and function of our coastal ecosystems and to assist industry to make informed decisions. The team comprises two integrated sub-programs: one observational and the other hydrodynamic modeling. Our observing program includes an extensive current meter mooring array, Weather Stations and Sea Temperatures programs. These programs deliver long term physical, chemical and biological data across northern Australia from Ningaloo to the southern Great Barrier Reef. AIMS is a key collaborator with Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). Through this collaboration, AIMS maintains a large-scale monitoring program across northern Australia comprising oceanographic moorings along the North West Shelf and the Great Barrier Reef, including two of Australia’s National Reference Stations. AIMS also contributes underway vessel data to the Ships of Opportunity Program and leads the IMOS Event-Based Sampling sub-facility which coordinates the deployment of ocean gliders to capture marine heatwave events around the Australian coastline.
Our numerical modeling is solutions-focused with developed expertise in nearshore modeling. Our numerical modeling research is improving our understanding of the impacts of agricultural, urban, and industrial development on coastal ecosystems at wide range of temporal and spatial scales, with specific case studies associated with understanding the environmental risk of industrial operations, port infrastructure as well as oil and gas industry operations to marine ecosystems. Our team maintains strong and ongoing internal and external collaborations, providing understanding of physical oceanographic processes as well as providing relevant physical and chemical context to inform other research teams within and across AIMS’ Programs that analyze the health of the marine ecosystem.
About this exciting opportunity
As our experimental scientist physical oceanography, you will undertake data collection, processing and analysis to deliver high quality physical observational data streams that meet the requirements of internal and external stakeholders, and funding providers.
This role supports and enables AIMS to maintain its core capability in long term ocean observing by leading fieldwork to maintain weather observing systems and directing and contributing to the development, assembly and some design work of the instruments and sensors to be deployed.
About you
You will hold a tertiary qualification in physics, mathematics, physical oceanography, engineering or equivalent disciplines along with an understanding of oceanography. You will have previous demonstrated experience in MATLAB and/or Python computer programming, data analysis and database applications.
Our ideal applicant will have well-developed written communication skills including the ability to produce scientific and field reports, proficient organizational skills along with the capabilities to manage field-work logistics, planning and scheduling whilst being committed to quality outcomes.
Due to the fieldwork nature of this position you will be required to hold SCUBA diving qualifications or have the ability to obtain Commercial Diver to AS2815.1 or AQF Certified Scientific Diver qualifications coupled with the ability to engage on offshore field trips often undertaken in demanding conditions for extended periods of time, and at moderate heights.
Application deadline: May 25, 2025
Salary: AIMS AOF Level 3 Enhanced to AOF Level 4 salary ($76,454 to $110,957 per annum) plus 15.4% superannuation
