Position Overview

Innovative compliance focussed Chemist wanted for world-class Accelerator Mass Spectrometry laboratory

• Fixed Term - 12 months | Full Time | $93k - $125k +15.4% super
• Sutherland Shire I Work-life balance I Health & Wellbeing Programs
• Opportunity to work in one of the top global Accelerator Mass Spectrometry facilities
• Unique hybrid role, comprising ultra-trace isotope chemistry and regulatory compliance functions

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and innovative compliance chemist to improve and streamline quality control and regulatory compliance activities for the Centre for Accelerator Science Chemistry group for a 12 month placement. You will alsoassist in chemical preparation of environmental samples for AMS analyses (an ultra-sensitive isotopic analysis technique), and in the development of new analytical methods across all components of the capability including radiocarbon dating, cosmogenic isotope tracing and nuclear fallout bomb-pulse dating to meet research and commercial user demand, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

About You

“The successful candidate will have a strong compliance and quality control focus within a research laboratory framework, balanced with a creative and curious side necessary to support diverse research projects and develop new methods.” – David Child, CAS Chemistry Group Lead

Your Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve and develop regulatory compliance documentation and quality management systems for complex sample preparation processes.
• Plan and implement sample processing innovations of new and existing methods through collaborative experimentation and testing.
• Apply analytical chemistry expertise to support standardised sample processing (both routine and non-routine) of user projects across all aspects of the AMS chemistry facility.
• Contribute to improvement and development of laboratory information management systems.
• Train and support facility users in routine AMS laboratory methods, quality control procedures and regulatory/safety controls

Please click here to view the Position Description. This position is known as AMS Chemistry QC Officer within the organisation.

Benefits of Working with Us

ANSTO employees are passionate about what they do. We enjoy being part of an organisation making a difference in the lives of Australians.

We support and reward our employees through eligibility for:

• Training, development and mentoring opportunities
• Performance based salary increases
• Work-life balance with generous leave entitlements and flexible conditions

If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with leading scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.

The Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) is a national user facility and multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers supporting academic and industry users across Australia and the world with a suite of ion beam accelerator instrumentation for ultra-sensitive analysis and irradiation applications. The facility informs policy, provides critical services for IAEA, and enables discovery and innovation in areas such as environment, climate and health sciences, space technologies, advanced energy, nuclear and quantum materials, and cultural heritage.

How to Apply

For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact David Child on (02) 9717 3851 For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on (02) 9717 3359.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

Application closing date: 2 March 2025 at 11.59pm

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.