CSIRO is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced person for the prestigious role of Director for the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). As the Director you will be responsible for providing the vision, direction and leadership in the delivery of the ALA to and for Government, industry and community stakeholders. The Director is also responsible for leadership and the professional management of the ALA’s talented people, as well as the associated infrastructure and financial resources.
The Atlas of the Living Australia is Australia’s national biodiversity database. It provides free, online access to information about Australia's amazing biodiversity. It supports research, environmental monitoring, conservation planning, education, and biosecurity activities. ALA has a significant track record of achievement in providing critical infrastructure to a wider Australian research community. ALA has aggregated over 75 million records representing vouchered specimens in Australian Biological collections as well as human observations from a range of institutions and organisations around Australia. The Atlas is a world leading system that allows for the storage, discovery, visualisation and analysis of biodiversity information, and is a component of the national research data infrastructure fabric. The job announcement and application instructions can be found on the CSIRO website (applications must be submitted through this site): https://jobs.csiro.au/job/Canberra%2C-ACT-Director%2C-Atlas-of-Living-Australia/501927000/ For further information about this role, please contact: Michelle Hamilton, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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