Research Assistant Healthy Seafood

Job description

The University of Tasmania acknowledges the Palawa/Pakana and Gadigal/Wangal people as the traditional custodians of the land, sea and waters of the areas upon which we live and work. We recognise their valuable contributions and deep connection to country and pay respect to Elders past and present. - Mix of research, analysis, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation - Be part of work that has real-world impact on public health and environmental outcomes - Part time (0.6FTE), Fixed-Term (July 2027) Based in Hobart About the opportunity: We are seeking a motivated, outcome focused Research Assistant to provide research support within the Healthy Seafoods team at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). The incumbent will have a background in food (ideally seafood) safety and/or marine science/microbiology at an Honours/Masters level or equivalent industry/government experience. The role offers a diverse and evolving range of tasks across the seafood safety research space, combining ongoing research projects with opportunities to respond to emerging seafood safety issues in a small yet highly dynamic team environment. The breadth of research activities that th...