Careers at AIMS

AIMS is a world leader in tropical marine science and conducts research supporting environmental sustainability and economic growth in Australia’s tropical oceans.

Through our highly skilled and innovative staff, state-of-the-art infrastructure, strong national and international collaborative relationships and valued technical support, we are helping to build Australia’s national marine science capability so that together we can meet the challenges facing our marine estate.

The Institute operates from facilities in Townsville Queensland, Darwin Northern Territory and Perth Western Australia.

Current AIMS vacancies

We currently have the following vacancies:

Title Position Number Location Closes
Operations Coordinator WA 21072 Perth, WA 3 Jul 2022
Special Counsel - Major Projects 21636 Townsville, Qld 6 Jul 2022
SeaSim Mechanical Technician 21609 Townsville, Qld 6 Jul 2022
Project Accountant 21632 Perth, WA 10 Jul 2022
Senior Business Analyst 21598 Townsville, Qld 10 Jul 2022
Systems Administrator T3 - Storage & Virtualisation 21597 Townsville, Qld 11 Jul 2022
Research Scientist – Marine Biogeochemistry 21581 Perth, WA 17 Jul 2022
Reef Restoration & Adaptation Program (RRAP) Deputy Program Director 21367 Townsville, Qld 17 Jul 2022
Senior Research Scientist: Quantitative Decision Science / Operations Research 21506 Townsville, QLD or Perth, WA 17 Jul 2022
Helpdesk Operator 21373 Perth, WA 20 Jul 2022
Principal or Senior Research Scientist 21011 Perth, WA 28 Jul 2022
Technical Officer 21627 Townsville, Qld 31 Jul 2022

 

Applying for a Job at AIMS

Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

Information on AIMS’ recruitment process in detailed in our Recruitment Application Guideline. This guideline is designed to inform you about our recruitment and selection processes, and to assist you with your application for our available vacant positions (listed above).

NB: When required, AIMS may engage casual and/or temporary (labour hire) team members through our preferred Labour Hire supplier, Achieve Group Australia. You are welcome to contact Achieve Group (Homepage · Achieve Group) directly to find out about registering with that organisation.

Working at AIMS

We offer challenging and rewarding careers to our staff with a focus on creating safe and productive workplaces.

Our diverse and collaborative working environments foster creativity and innovation and our staff enjoy significant investment in their professional and personal development.

Staff benefit from generous leave entitlements (25 days annual leave, 15 days personal leave), a 9-day fortnight and 15.4% superannuation as well as many other attractive working conditions.

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The Australian Institute of Marine Science acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and sea on which we work. We recognise the unique relationships and enduring cultural and spiritual connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to land and sea, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

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