Software Engineer (Data Specialist)

The Australian National University; Canberra; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Job summary

The Australian National University invites applications for a Data and Analytics Software Engineering Specialist within the Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CAM). This continuing, full-time role sits in CAM's team and contributes to data analysis, software tools, and automated workflows for imaging facilities.

This contingent funded position aligns with Microscopy Australia collaboration; funding ends December 2028. Salary package is AUD 124,392 to 133,017 per annum plus 17% superannuation.

Job description

Classification: ANU Officer 8 (Specialist)
Salary package: $124,392 - $133,017 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Continuing (Contingent Funded)

This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected end date of December 2028

Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Data and Analytics Software Engineering Specialist to join the Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CAM) team at the ANU

About the centre

CAM is the ANU's microscopy, characterisation and analysis core facility and forms part of the national grid of Microscopy Australia facilities within the Advanced Imaging Precinct of the ANU (comprising CAM and the Computed Tomography-lab).

The Centre's goal is to facilitate and provide research excellence through a focus on world-class facility capabilities matched with staff expertise. It does this through excellence in consultation, training, teaching, data collection and their analysis to meet the characterisation requirements of local, national and international researchers and industry.

CAM comprises 8 research professional and administrative staff supporting a diverse range of instrument platforms including basic and advanced light microscopy, electron microscopy and microanalysis.

Further information about CAM may be accessed on the ANU's web site at microscopy.anu.edu.au.

About Microscopy Australia

Microscopy Australia (formerly known as the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility) is a national grid of university-based microscopy and microanalysis laboratories, providing open access to world-class instrumentation and expert knowledge to all Australian researchers.

Funded by the Commonwealth government under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), relevant state governments and with co-investment by the institutional partners, Microscopy Australia's mission is to enable world-class outcomes from Australian research by providing essential infrastructure for the characterisation of materials at the micro, nano and atomic scales in the material and life sciences. Comprising nine core institutions with linkages to another nine laboratories, Microscopy Australia is a large collaborative research infrastructure facility governed as an unincorporated joint venture that develops and implements a business plan annually in accordance with the overall Microscopy Australia project plan.

Information about Microscopy Australia may be accessed on the web site at www.micro.org.au

For further information please contact Associate Professor Melanie Rug, Director - CAM, E: [e-mail]

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on [e-mail]

ANU values diversity and inclusion and believes employment opportunities must not be limited by socio-economic background, race, religion or gender. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

Closing Date: Sunday, 27 September 2026, 11:55pm (AEST)