About Sustainable Use of North-West Marine Ecosystems Program’s Marine Fauna Ecology & Pressures Team
The Marine Fauna Ecology & Pressures Team delivers high quality research outputs that incorporate innovation and partnerships with research end-users, to understand and manage the ecology and biology of marine fauna, and pressures on them. The research of this team addresses knowledge gaps to inform the sustainable management and use of west, north-west and northern regions in a setting of multiple competing stakeholder interests and pressures. Their primary research goal is to monitor and provide research outputs to understand and mitigate key anthropogenic impacts with a strong (but not exclusive) focus on marine fish and megafauna, particularly species of conservation (listed threatened species), commercial and recreational interest. This high impact research produces outputs and evidence-based knowledge to inform Government, managers and industry on conservation and management priorities for the marine environment and threatened species.
About this opportunity
In the Postdoctoral Research Scientist Threatened Species role, you will support the delivery of high-quality research focused on threatened and migratory marine megafauna species to improve understanding of their ecology, status and key pressures. Working under the guidance of senior scientists, this role supports delivery of AIMS Strategy 2040 by generating reliable science outputs that reduce uncertainty and ecological risk associated with threatened and data poor species, spatial management decisions, and anthropogenic pressures, supporting effective conservation, recovery planning and management of critical habitats and populations.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
- Delivering applied marine ecological research focused on threatened and migratory marine megafauna species by supporting the collection, analysis and interpretation of ecological data;
- Providing analytical and interpretive contributions to threatened marine megafauna species studies on status, distribution and threats; and
- Supporting the preparation of safety procedures, permits, ethics approvals and science outputs, including reports, publications and presentations.
About you
Underpinning your suitability for this role is your completion of a PhD in marine ecology or a closely related discipline and scientific publications, with research relevant to threatened and migratory marine megafauna species (preferably cetaceans and/or marine turtles), or equivalent relevant professional experience. You are experienced in applied research on marine megafauna ecology, including the design, analysis and interpretation of data as well as in quantitative and statistical analysis techniques relevant to marine megafauna ecology.
You are able to lead and contribute to high quality science outputs, including authoring and co-authoring peer reviewed publications, technical reports and presentations. Postdoctoral experience in marine megafauna ecology is highly desirable.
Salary range: AUD $104,291 to $114,730 per annum
Application deadline: July 9, 2026
