Technical Officer

Curtin’s Faculty of Science and Engineering is a place where students and staff alike can apply their studies and research to real-world industry challenges. It is involved in a variety of high-impact research initiatives, including the Murchison Widefield Array and the Square Kilometre Array.

The purpose-built learning facilities, including the $116 million Resources and Chemistry Precinct, are sophisticated, stimulating, and creative learning environments that offer problem-based learning, group collaboration and the opportunity to share ideas with industry.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering have established an enviable suite of facilities to conduct research and teaching, allowing staff and students access to world-class facilities like our PC2 Superlab, offering the opportunity to improve the learning experience for Curtin Health Science and Science and Engineering students, explore new teaching methods and build a culture and work practices that support multidisciplinary science. 

Your new role
In your new role of Technical Officer, you will provide technical instruction, support and associated services for teaching and/or research programs. You will play an important role in ensuring that safe practices are adhered to in laboratories, workshops and fieldwork sites.

Specifically, you will be required to support the delivery of undergraduate laboratory classes in the disciplines of Food, Agriculture and Ecology, within the School of Molecular and Life Sciences.

For more information about the school, please visit https://about.curtin.edu.au/learning-teaching/science-engineering/school-of-molecular-life-sciences/.

Essential criteria

• A relevant degree qualification; or relevant trade post-trades certificate or advanced certificate and extensive relevant experience as a technician; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in the conduct of experiments and/or experience in the application and use of equipment and/or systems relevant to the discipline.
• Demonstrated oral communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and professionally with staff and students at all levels, as well as the ability effectively communicate information and provide instruction others.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to ensuring, Occupational Safety and Health practices and regulations are followed.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated effective written communication skills with the ability to produce documents, correspondence, records, instructions and procedures which are clear, accurate and concise.
• Demonstrated commitment to participate in up skilling programs and professional development to ensure operational and technical knowledge is consistent with continuing developments in professional practice

• Previous experience in the higher education sector.
• Experience providing technical support for undergraduate laboratory classes, which will involve liaising and supporting academic staff and technical staff on the design and development of experiments.
• Previous experience providing fieldwork support to students.

• Easily accessible location with great parking, bus station and end of trip facilities!
• A vibrant campus with gym, childcare, wellness programs, medical and counselling services!
• A major global player, with well-integrated campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and Dubai.

Curtin University requires you to provide a cover letter and resume to include sufficient information and examples relating to the relevant selection criteria (mentioned above) to allow us to assess your suitability for the role. 

To apply, please complete the online application form below via the attached link, noting we cannot accept resumes sent to the below email address.

Applications close: 9pm AWST, 23 January 2022

Contact details
If you have any queries in relation to the application process please contact  [email protected].

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Curtin
We are committed to ensuring that Curtin has an inclusive environment, free from harassment, in which all students, staff and the community feel respected, valued and welcome.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable people with disability to participate fully in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

We have received recognition in this area:

• Voted one of Australia’s Inclusive Employers by the Diversity Council of Australia.
• One of the first Universities to receive accreditation for an ‘Elevate’ Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Athena Swan Bronze Accreditation
• 16th best workplace for new dads in Australia (HBF - Direct Advice for Dads, 2019)

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.