Statistician or Biometrician

University of Tasmania

A position for a statistician or biometrician is available at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. Closing Date: Monday, 31 March 2008.

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 David.McNeil@utas.edu.au 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 Margaret.Williams@dpiwe.tas.gov.au.