A position is available at the University of Tasmania for a biometrician or
statistician. Please note that the closing date is Monday, 31 March 2008.
The job advertisement is pasted below. Further information is available at
http://www.utas.edu.au.
Ross Corkrey.
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Applications are invited for appointment to this position, which will be
offered on a full-time fixed-term basis, commencing in May 2008 for a period
of 5 years and will be located at the New Town Laboratories in Hobart, Tasmania.
With support from Biosecurity and Product Integrity Division of DPIW, TIAR
is seeking to appoint a Biometrician to supply services to both TIAR and
DPIW (BPID). The position will provide biometric services to professional,
academic, technical staff and students involved in TIAR research and
development and scientific and technical staff involved in research,
biosecurity and food safety risk analysis and survey and surveillance design
in DPIWE (BPID).
TIAR is a joint venture between the Tasmanian Department of Primary
Industries, Water and Environment and the University of Tasmania in
collaboration with Tasmanian agricultural industries. TIAR is located within
the University of Tasmania with research centres at Burnie, Launceston,
Sandy Bay and New Town. Roles of Biosecurity and Product Integrity Division
of DPIW or relevance to these positions are diagnostic research on Devil
Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), developing and implementing scientific risk
based systems to ensure the exclusion, eradication or effective management
of pests and diseases that jeopardise the relative pest and disease free
status of Tasmania and increase quarantine surveillance and monitoring
arrangements.
The appointee to this position will work closely with the senior
Biometrician, and have similar roles and responsibilities but with greater
supervision and less independence of operation, at least initially.
Applicants must have tertiary qualifications in agricultural science or
related discipline, majoring in biometrics or tertiary qualifications in
another discipline majoring in mathematics or statistics.
Academic Level A will have a total remuneration package of up to $73,648 per
annum (comprising salary within the range $47,118 - $62,947 per annum plus
17% superannuation), with the option of an additional 3% salary loading in
exchange for 14% instead of 17% superannuation. Academic Level B will have a
total remuneration package of up to $91,206 per annum (comprising salary
within the range $66,113 - $77,954 per annum plus 17% superannuation) with
the option of an additional 3% salary loading in exchange for 14% instead of
17% superannuation.
For further information about the position please contact Professor David
McNeil on telephone (03) 6226 6368, fax (03) 6226 7444 or email
[log in to unmask] Where applicants require further information on
DPIWE (BPID) aspects of the positions please contact Margaret Williams,
Manager, Diagnostic Services on telephone (03) 6233 6829 or email
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