Stock Assessment Scientist – Scalefish

• Produce timely, defensible stock assessment reports and well-structured, quality-controlled data workflow for priority Scalefish species
• Build strong relationships with Government and industry stakeholders through clear communication, responsiveness, and professional engagement
• Undertake analysis, modelling, and interpretation, and contribute to collaborative problem-solving within the Fisheries & Aquaculture Modelling Program
• Contribute to the University’s research goals by progressing peer-reviewed manuscript, methodological improvement, or funding proposals
• Support supervision activities, helping to foster student engagement in fisheries science

• A PhD or equivalent in a relevant field such as fisheries or marine science, statistics, quantitative ecology, population dynamics, or resource modelling
• Demonstrated expertise, or clear capacity to develop expertise, in quantitative fisheries stock assessment, including statistical modelling, population indicators, data analysis, and end-to-end fisheries data stewardship
• Experience engaging with stakeholders such as government agencies, fisheries managers, and industry representatives, with scientific independence and integrity in multi-interest environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical report writing, data visualisation, and delivery of information to scientific and non-scientific audiences
• Ability to contribute to a collaborative research environment, supporting data stewardship, methodological improvement, and innovation

17% superannuation