CSIRO are hiring an Indigenous Engagement Officer to support local schools to implement student-centric projects that nurture and encourage STEM inquiry.
Education and Outreach is delivering a STEM engagement program, focusing on teacher engagement in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The program is designed to show teachers and students how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples created, developed, and used high-level science inquiry skills for over 65,000 years.
The Indigenous Engagement Officer will work with teachers in implementing student-centred inquiry-based STEM projects in schools and in nurturing and encouraging student's interest in STEM.
This role is based in Perth or the Pilbara region, with an annual salary of $93,267 - $105,517. It is a full time preferred role with a specified term until 30 January 2026. Part time options will be considered.
The position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Citizenship, under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
Applications close 8 September 2024.
Find out more and apply on the SEEK website.