Animal Welfare Officer

• With your passion for animal welfare, provide dedicated support and monitoring throughout all stages of animal care and use at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness 
• Develop systems, frameworks, technical refinements and processes that support animal welfare compliance and continuous improvement
• Bring your passion for animal care and wellbeing to this critical role supporting infectious disease research

CSIRO is Australia’s National Science Agency and one of the world’s largest and most successful research and development (R&D) organisations. We have improved the lives of many around the world through our R&D including WiFi, the Hendra Virus Vaccine, Aerogard and the Total Wellbeing Diet. With over 50 locations across Australia and internationally, CSIRO solves the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology to deliver economic, environmental and social benefits for Australia in a global context.

CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP, formerly the Australian Animal Health Laboratory) is one of the world’s largest microbiologically secure facilities. ACDP helps to protect Australia’s livestock and aquatic industries, as well as its people through the provision of critical diagnostic and research capability required to investigate and respond to emerging infectious animal and zoonotic diseases.

As an Animal Welfare Officer, you will be responsible for the provision of dedicated support and monitoring of the wellbeing, care and use of animals at ACDP to promote delivery of compliant and best practice animal welfare outcomes. You will contribute to the newly established Animal Welfare & Compliance Team, to implement a vital function providing animal welfare support and promoting best practice and high-quality outcomes associated with scientific activities across a range of domestic, non-domestic, and aquatic species, housed in highly unique animal care settings. There are two positions available, one being an indefinite/ongoing position and the second being a term until 30 June 2027.

Whilst this role provides direct support to animal health outcomes and welfare response, it is best suited to veterinarians looking to support systems-based thinking and procedural solutions, with a willingness to research and design novel solutions to drive progressive change, via a culture of collaboration and respect. The role offers an opportunity to provide real-world impact through the provision of best practice outcomes and high-quality research at ACDP. 

The role requires travel to other sites (particularly Werribee) as directed and may require afterhours work, and the appointee must be able to meet ACDP microbiological security and security assessment requirements as detailed in the position description.