Hybrid Environmental Data Scientist – River Murray & Coorong

Department for Environment and Water; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Park/parks access

Salary sacrifice

EAP access

Fitness Passport

Meaningful work

Job summary

The Department for Environment and Water in Adelaide leads a major project to evaluate environmental outcomes resulting from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The role focuses on data management and analysis, collating ecological, environmental, and hydrological data from the River Murray channel and floodplains, and supporting reporting to inform waterway management targets.

Successful applicants will collaborate with internal experts and external researchers across South Australia's environment

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in environmental science, natural resource management or equivalent.
• Experience or ability to collate and analyse ecological and hydrological data for environmental reporting.

Responsibilities

• Collate ecological, environmental and hydrological data from River Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong.
• Perform analyses to assess environmental condition and trend.
• Interpret results for waterway management objectives and targets.
• Support writing of reports and collaborate with internal/external experts.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis

Education

Environmental science / natural resource management qualification

Job description

The Department for Environment and Water in Adelaide leads a major project to evaluate environmental outcomes resulting from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The role focuses on data management and analysis, collating ecological, environmental, and hydrological data from the River Murray channel and floodplains, and supporting reporting to inform waterway management targets.

Successful applicants will collaborate with internal experts and external researchers across South Australia's environment