Senior Research Communications Officer â NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub
19 days ago
Perth
• Work at the forefront of nationally significant environmental research., • Join a collaborative and high-performing academic hub., • Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 2 years. The Resilient Landscapes Hub sits within the School for Agriculture and Environment at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and is one of four research Hubs under the Australian Governments National Environmental Science Program (NESP). With over 50 projects around Australia The Hub provides new knowledge to support resilient sustainable and productive management of Australias terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The Resilient Landscapes Hub is delivering over 50 projects with a focus on feral animals invasive species species recovery and the use of fire as a management tool. It works with land managers property owners Traditional Owners government universities and NGOs. The Hubs projects are led by researchers from 11 universities CSIRO and state government research agencies. It has a budget of $47 million over six years to December 2027. About the opportunity • You will support the Hub Leader and the Manager (Communications) in delivering the Hubs communications strategy., • Responsible for leading the creation development and coordination of science communication products and activities including writing plain-language summaries media releases newsletter stories and graphical content to explain the research findings to target audiences., • Relevant tertiary qualification in science communication or demonstrated equivalent competency in communicating science (preferably environment related)., • Demonstrated ability to understand and translate scientific outcomes into targeted communication products such as fact sheets posters newsletter stories graphical and conceptual diagrams., • Demonstrated proficiency in the production of communication materials preferably using Adobe Creative Suite., • Experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders such as government agencies research institutions Indigenous groups natural resource managers environment organisations community groups and the media., • Current C or CA class drivers licence. • Work at the forefront of nationally significant environmental research., • Join a collaborative and high-performing academic hub., • Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 2 years. The Resilient Landscapes Hub sits within the School for Agriculture and Environment at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and is one of four research Hubs under the Australian Governments National Environmental Science Program (NESP). With over 50 projects around Australia The Hub provides new knowledge to support resilient sustainable and productive management of Australias terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The Resilient Landscapes Hub is delivering over 50 projects with a focus on feral animals invasive species species recovery and the use of fire as a management tool. It works with land managers property owners Traditional Owners government universities and NGOs. The Hubs projects are led by researchers from 11 universities CSIRO and state government research agencies. It has a budget of $47 million over six years to December 2027. About the opportunity • You will support the Hub Leader and the Manager (Communications) in delivering the Hubs communications strategy., • Responsible for leading the creation development and coordination of science communication products and activities including writing plain-language summaries media releases newsletter stories and graphical content to explain the research findings to target audiences., • Relevant tertiary qualification in science communication or demonstrated equivalent competency in communicating science (preferably environment related)., • Demonstrated ability to understand and translate scientific outcomes into targeted communication products such as fact sheets posters newsletter stories graphical and conceptual diagrams., • Demonstrated proficiency in the production of communication materials preferably using Adobe Creative Suite., • Experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders such as government agencies research institutions Indigenous groups natural resource managers environment organisations community groups and the media., • Current C or CA class drivers licence.