• Plans and undertakes experiments to study, measure and understand marine animals and plants; investigates the interrelationships between animals in their natural surroundings, in captivity and in laboratories.

• Frequently works indoors in research institutes and laboratories. Employees also work outdoors on boats, at sea, in the sea or in isolated coastal areas in all weather conditions.

• Works with animals and animal matter and may be exposed to diseases and body fluids. Protective equipment and clothing may be required.

• Works in adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces indoors. Outdoor work areas may be noisy, dirty, cold, wet, hot and/or dry.

• Sedentary to light, with an occasional demand for medium to heavy physical work.

• Frequently sits in offices and laboratories.

• Stands and walks frequently in offices, in fieldwork situations and in laboratories.

• There is an occasional requirement for lifting, carrying or pulling when assembling research equipment.

• Occasional bending, squatting, crouching, stretching and reaching may be required during fieldwork.

• Occasional contact with skin irritants and water may be required in some environments.

• Frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using hand tools and equipment including writing instruments, computers and general laboratory equipment.

• Driving may be required to reach fieldwork locations but driving is not typically a significant component of the job.

• Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with technical, computing, research, laboratory, analytical, mathematical, report writing, communication, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making capabilities.

• A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.