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Our deep ancestry revealed, Christmas parties and a call for papers

Dear ASCers,

Last call for science communication papers for the February 2010 ASC National Conference, big events this week include the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, the Genographic Project’s Melbourne results event and finally come bowling at the Victorian ASC’s Christmas party: explore the maths of bias with our geeks.

In this bulletin:

This week: Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells – free lecture this Sunday, 6 December

This week: World Congress of Science and Factual Producers public events

Next week: A Very ASC VIC Christmas

Next week: ASC National Conference 2010: Call for papers closes 7 December

Join the ASC

Science in Public media training

Reporting back: Bushfire Science: communicating in an emotionally charged environment

ASC Victoria committee

Kind regards, Niall

ASC Victoria President

If this message has been forwarded to you and you would like to receive future bulletins then please email me at niall@scienceinpublic.com.au

If you do not wish to receive these updates on science communication events happening in Victoria, please let me know. These emails are also available as an rss feed from http://www.scienceinpublic.com/blog/category/bulletins/asc

You can also sign up to the Australian Science Communicator’s email discussion list at www.asc.asn.au

This week: Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells – free lecture this Sunday, 6 December

Discover Melburnians’ deep ancestry and the journey of humanity from African origins to life in a warming world.

In October a thousand Melburnians queued up to participate in the Genographic Project. The first hundred received a free analysis of their deep ancestry.

Spencer Wells, the global leader of the Genographic Project, will report back on the results.

Location: The Spot Theatre, 198 Berkley St, Melbourne

Time: 10am-12pm

For more information, and free tickets go to http://humanjourneys.com.au/index.php?page=registration

This week: World Congress of Science and Factual Producers public events

The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is THE must-attend gathering for producers, broadcasters and distributors working in factual television and this year it’s here in Melbourne 1 – 4 December 2009.

Full details can be found here: http://wcsfp.com/

The public events we mentioned previously are now fully booked, but you can still catch Spencer Wells discussing Genographics at his free lecture on Sunday (see Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells above)

Next week: A Very ASC VIC Christmas

James Hutson is organising a cracking event. Here’s his invite.

Just a reminder – as if you needed one- that it’s beginning to look a lot like a celebration to mark the Northern hemisphere winter solstice subsequently co-opted by the Romans and the early Christian church.

A Very ASC VIC Christmas where we examine “Human-powered propulsion of flattened spheroids across a surface of synthetic angiosperms” or as we’d communicate it to the public: lawn bowls.

7.30pm Thursday 10 Dec 2009 Fitzroy Bowls Club http://bit.ly/fitzbowlsmap

Bowling is from 8.30-10.30pm. We’ll have 3 rinks/lanes and that’ll mean 24 people can bowl comfortably. More if we timeshare.

Cost $15 per head (for those who wish to bowl) We’ll hire a bbq and ASC will cover the cost for simple bbq fare (bread, salad, sausages) Drinks at bar prices

RSVP to james@scienceinpublic.com.au (and please do so soon: we need a good idea of those eating and/or bowling by Monday 7 December)

Next week: ASC National Conference 2010: Call for papers closes 7 December

The ASC Conference will be held at the Australian National University in Canberra on 8-10 February.

We already have a strong draft program, built around social media, communicating complex issues, science communicating and the Arts and the latest science communication research.

Conference registration will open soon and we will announce our key speakers at that time. Of course, the main attraction will be meeting and talking with other communicators, and there will be plenty of opportunity to do so during the conference proper and at the associated social events

Keep checking the ASC website (www.asc.asn.au http://www.asc.asn.au/ ) and the ASC mailing lists for the latest information.

A segment of the conference is devoted to hearing about and discussing the latest research on science communication.

The ASC president has now put out a call for research papers. The call is open to anyone involved in science communication research-attached to a university or not. All papers will be assessed on their merits.

Full details: http://www.asc.asn.au/2009/10/ascnatconf2010-call-for-papers/

Deadline: 7 December 2009

Join the ASC

We need your membership to help build the ASC as a true national organisation for people with an interest in science communication.

Visit our revamped website at www.asc.asn.au for membership information, how to join the ASC’s mailing lists and more science social media than you can point a mouse at. Yes, just like all the cool kids we’re on:

* twitter http://twitter.com/auscicomm

* facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4226148731&ref=ts and

* flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/auscicomm (along with a few photo groups which we’d like you contribute to)

Science in Public media training

We (Science in Public) are holding media training courses for scientists in Melbourne on

* Thursday 21 January 2010

* Tuesday 2 March 2010

* Tuesday 13 April 2010

We are also planning courses in Sydney and Canberra:

* Sydney – Date TBC and

* Canberra -Date TBC

Details are available at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/blog/training. A discount is available for ASC financial members.

Reporting back: Bushfire Science: communicating in an emotionally charged environment

Thanks to Meg Rive and Simon Torok for organising such an engaging session. And to participants:

* Kevin Hennessy (CSIRO climate scientist)

* Steve Varga (Wandong resident, appeared on SBS Insight and an ABC documentary at www.abc.net.au/innovation/blacksaturday/people/steve)

* John Ferguson (Herald Sun journalist)

The audio of the session will be available for download on the ASC website soon. We’ll let you know when it goes up.

ASC Victoria committee

These sessions are organised by the volunteer ASC Victoria committee. If you are interested in being involved in the committee please contact Meg Rive at meg.rive@csiro.au. We will be holding our AGM shortly where it’s your chance to get involved.

Right now, your committee is:

* Niall Byrne: President

* Jason Major: Treasurer

* Meg Rive: Regional representative on the national ASC board

* L.E. Ohman

* Ian Muchamore

* James Hutson

* Laura Miles

Kind regards,

Niall

ASC Victoria President

__________

Niall Byrne

Creative Director Science in Public

ph +61 3 9398 1416 mobile +61 417 131 977 skype niall_byrne

niall@scienceinpublic.com.au www.scienceinpublic.com http://www.scienceinpublic.com

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Our deep ancestry revealed, Christmas parties and a call for papers

Dear ASCers, Last call for science communication papers for the February 2010 ASC National Conference, big events this week include the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, the Genographic Project’s Melbourne results event and finally come bowling at the Victorian ASC’s Christmas party: explore the maths of bias with our geeks. In this bulletin: This week: Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells – free lecture this Sunday, 6 December This week: World Congress of Science and Factual Producers public events Next week: A Very ASC VIC Christmas Next week: ASC National Conference 2010: Call for papers closes 7 December Join the ASC Science in Public media training Reporting back: Bushfire Science: communicating in an emotionally charged environment ASC Victoria committee

Kind regards, Niall ASC Victoria President If this message has been forwarded to you and you would like to receive future bulletins then please email me at niall@scienceinpublic.com.au If you do not wish to receive these updates on science communication events happening in Victoria, please let me know. These emails are also available as an rss feed from http://www.scienceinpublic.com/blog/category/bulletins/asc You can also sign up to the Australian Science Communicator’s email discussion list at www.asc.asn.au

This week: Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells – free lecture this Sunday, 6 December

Discover Melburnians’ deep ancestry and the journey of humanity from African origins to life in a warming world. In October a thousand Melburnians queued up to participate in the Genographic Project. The first hundred received a free analysis of their deep ancestry. Spencer Wells, the global leader of the Genographic Project, will report back on the results. Location: The Spot Theatre, 198 Berkley St, Melbourne Time: 10am-12pm For more information, and free tickets go to http://humanjourneys.com.au/index.php?page=registration

This week: World Congress of Science and Factual Producers public events

The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is THE must-attend gathering for producers, broadcasters and distributors working in factual television and this year it’s here in Melbourne 1 – 4 December 2009. Full details can be found here: http://wcsfp.com/ The public events we mentioned previously are now fully booked, but you can still catch Spencer Wells discussing Genographics at his free lecture on Sunday (see Discover our deep ancestry with Nat Geo’s Spencer Wells above)

Next week: A Very ASC VIC Christmas

James Hutson is organising a cracking event. Here’s his invite. Just a reminder – as if you needed one- that it’s beginning to look a lot like a celebration to mark the Northern hemisphere winter solstice subsequently co-opted by the Romans and the early Christian church. A Very ASC VIC Christmas where we examine “Human-powered propulsion of flattened spheroids across a surface of synthetic angiosperms” or as we’d communicate it to the public: lawn bowls. 7.30pm Thursday 10 Dec 2009 Fitzroy Bowls Club http://bit.ly/fitzbowlsmap Bowling is from 8.30-10.30pm. We’ll have 3 rinks/lanes and that’ll mean 24 people can bowl comfortably. More if we timeshare. Cost $15 per head (for those who wish to bowl) We’ll hire a bbq and ASC will cover the cost for simple bbq fare (bread, salad, sausages) Drinks at bar prices RSVP to james@scienceinpublic.com.au (and please do so soon: we need a good idea of those eating and/or bowling by Monday 7 December)

Next week: ASC National Conference 2010: Call for papers closes 7 December

The ASC Conference will be held at the Australian National University in Canberra on 8-10 February. We already have a strong draft program, built around social media, communicating complex issues, science communicating and the Arts and the latest science communication research. Conference registration will open soon and we will announce our key speakers at that time. Of course, the main attraction will be meeting and talking with other communicators, and there will be plenty of opportunity to do so during the conference proper and at the associated social events Keep checking the ASC website (www.asc.asn.au http://www.asc.asn.au/ ) and the ASC mailing lists for the latest information. A segment of the conference is devoted to hearing about and discussing the latest research on science communication. The ASC president has now put out a call for research papers. The call is open to anyone involved in science communication research-attached to a university or not. All papers will be assessed on their merits. Full details: http://www.asc.asn.au/2009/10/ascnatconf2010-call-for-papers/ Deadline: 7 December 2009

Join the ASC

We need your membership to help build the ASC as a true national organisation for people with an interest in science communication. Visit our revamped website at www.asc.asn.au for membership information, how to join the ASC’s mailing lists and more science social media than you can point a mouse at. Yes, just like all the cool kids we’re on: * twitter http://twitter.com/auscicomm * facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4226148731&ref=ts and * flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/auscicomm (along with a few photo groups which we’d like you contribute to)

Science in Public media training

We (Science in Public) are holding media training courses for scientists in Melbourne on * Thursday 21 January 2010 * Tuesday 2 March 2010 * Tuesday 13 April 2010 We are also planning courses in Sydney and Canberra: * Sydney – Date TBC and * Canberra -Date TBC Details are available at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/blog/training. A discount is available for ASC financial members.

Reporting back: Bushfire Science: communicating in an emotionally charged environment

Thanks to Meg Rive and Simon Torok for organising such an engaging session. And to participants: * Kevin Hennessy (CSIRO climate scientist) * Steve Varga (Wandong resident, appeared on SBS Insight and an ABC documentary at www.abc.net.au/innovation/blacksaturday/people/steve)

* John Ferguson (Herald Sun journalist) The audio of the session will be available for download on the ASC website soon. We’ll let you know when it goes up.

ASC Victoria committee

These sessions are organised by the volunteer ASC Victoria committee. If you are interested in being involved in the committee please contact Meg Rive at meg.rive@csiro.au. We will be holding our AGM shortly where it’s your chance to get involved. Right now, your committee is: * Niall Byrne: President * Jason Major: Treasurer * Meg Rive: Regional representative on the national ASC board * L.E. Ohman * Ian Muchamore * James Hutson * Laura Miles

Kind regards, Niall ASC Victoria President __________ Niall Byrne Creative Director Science in Public ph +61 3 9398 1416 mobile +61 417 131 977 skype niall_byrne niall@scienceinpublic.com.au www.scienceinpublic.com http://www.scienceinpublic.com

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lists.asc.asn.au mailing list memberships reminder

This is a reminder, sent out once a month, about your lists.asc.asn.au mailing list memberships. It includes your subscription info and how to use it to change it or unsubscribe from a list.

You can visit the URLs to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

In addition to the URL interfaces, you can also use email to make such changes. For more info, send a message to the ‘-request’ address of the list (for example, mailman-request@lists.asc.asn.au) containing just the word ‘help’ in the message body, and an email message will be sent to you with instructions.

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Writing for consumers TONIGHT-VIC

Posted on behalf of the Australasian Medical Writers

TONIGHT

Writing for the consumer

Join the Victorian members of AMWA for Christmas drinks and an evening of networking.

Featuring a conversation with Dr Cal Miller, Director, Mi-tec Medical Publishing, and Fiona Landgren, Director, Communicating for Health and Project Health.

Cal and Fiona will discuss:

· What constitutes successful communication in this genre · Different areas of consumer writing · How writing for the consumer differs from other types of medical writing

Tuesday 1 December 2009 @ 6.30 p.m.

New venue: Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, Melbourne. (just off Spencer St. near Southern Cross Station)

Admission is free for AMWA members, $10 for non-members. Drinks and meals at pub prices

RSVP for numbers to L.E. Ohman: leohman1@bigpond.net.au

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“Measuring the effectiveness of specialist science enrichment programs”

> > Some PhD scholarships with a slightly different theme. Please forward to > anyone you think may be interested… > > > Dear Colleagues > > We are seeking three highly motivated PhD students to work within a project > funded by the Australian Research Council, the Graham (Polly) Farmer > Foundation and the Gravity Discovery Centre. The title of the project is > ³Measuring the Effectiveness of Specialist Science Enrichment Programs². > > Please forward the attachment with details of 3 Three APAI scholarships to > potentially interested people. Brief description below. > Closing date is 15th December. > > ³Candidates > Candidates could be experienced science teachers with appropriate > qualifications, recent Bachelor of Science or Engineering graduates with an > interest in education, or graduates of double degrees that combine science > with arts or social sciences. All should have a serious interest in astronomy > and physics and in working with school students. Candidates will be expected > to develop education programmes, work closely with school classes and then > evaluate student responses. The PhD students will be expected to focus their > research on one of three types of educational programs all delivered through > the Gravity Discovery Centre as follows: > > a) Specialised Enrichment: Innovative high quality programs already > developed by the Gravity Discovery Centre and comparable to many enrichment > programs offered by diverse facilities across Australia. These activities > include both pre-visit and post-visit classroom activities and international > links. > b) Motivating through Research: Students will use the Zadko telescope and > interact with research students. This aspect of the program will enable > students to discover new astronomical objects and to provide improved data for > known objects (asteroids, near Earth objects, gamma ray bursts and > supernovae). > c) Learning through Narrative: Students will use the Cosmology Gallery > facilities. Here we will focus on the story of the universe and compare > cultural creation stories at the Gravity Discovery Centre with the scientific > story. This unique facility is specifically designed for multi-cultural > approaches to learning. > > We particularly welcome applications from people with special interest in > working with Indigenous students, with specialised knowledge of astronomy and > teaching through a narrative approach.² > > > ******************************************* > A/Professor M G Zadnik > Dept of Imaging and Applied Physics > Curtin University > GPO Box U 1987 > Perth, 6845 > Western Australia > > Tel: + 61 8 9266 2326 > Fax +61 8 9266 2377 > Office Building 301.113 > > email m.zadnik@curtin.edu.au > CRICOS Provider Code 00301J > ******************************************* > >

job opportunity – physics undergrad education at ANU

Posted on behalf of ANU…

Laboratory Development Officer (G476-09TG)

Quantum Science, Research School of Physics and Engineering, ANU College of Physical Sciences

More details: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1004

Join the Centre for Learning and Teaching in Physical Sciences in the Research School of Physics and Engineering as a Laboratory Development Officer and be a leader in the undergraduate experimental programs. Location Canberra/ACT Term of Contract Permanent Grade ANU Officer Grade 8 (Technical) Salary Package $74,294 – $79,639 pa plus 17% superannuation Closing Date 10 December 2009 Position Overview: The Learning and Teaching Centre in Physical Sciences (CLTPS) in the Research School of Physics and Engineering has modern, well equipped laboratories serviced by a team of dedicated professionals. This position will be part of the team and will have a major role in developing and maintaining the undergraduate experimental program in Physics. The position will extensively liaise and interact with academic staff and students to support the aim of the area to become a world leader in Physics Education. If you have the experience and qualifications necessary to succeed and are keen to join a leading team in research-led education, we would welcome your application.

Enquiries: Mr Andrew Papworth, T: 02 6125 2808, E: Andrew.Papworth@anu.edu.au

Selection criteria A. Qualifications 1. Progress towards or Postgraduate qualifications in Physics or a related field plus extensive experience; or extensive experience and technical management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. Etc… see weblink for more details: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1004

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AGM Tuesday 1 December

ASC ACT branch AGM

Tuesday 1 December, 6pm King O’Malley’s ‘snug’ room free entry, nibblies provided, drinks available from the bar

Agenda items include:

– Discussion of the ASC’s future at the local level: What do members want? Who would like to be involved? – Call for nominations for the new committee. Committee will include required office bearers (president , treasurer, national liaison (which can be combined with the other positions)) and the ‘brains trust’. The brains trust is made up of interested people who may like to provide feedback, get involved at different points, or simply just be kept informed of internal ASC ACT brains trust discussions. What do you think? If you would like to be on the ‘brains trust’, or take on an official role, please let me know before the meeting so I can provide you with more information on the roles.

– Reports from the president and treasurer – Update on the National Conference, to be held in Canberra in February.

If you cannot make the meeting, please send your proxy vote to me or another member who is attending so we have a quorum.

Jo Savill ASC ACT branch jo.savill@gmail.com 0410996158

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Three APAI PhD scholarships available

We are seeking three highly motivated PhD students to work within a project funded by the Australian Research Council, the Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation and the Gravity Discovery Centre. The title of the project is

Measuring the Effectiveness of Specialist Science Enrichment Programs

Closing date is 15 December. Please forward a current CV, including contact details, academic transcripts and a cover letter explaining your interest in and expertise with any of the three aspects of the project by email to Ruby Chan (rpc@cyllene.uwa.edu.au). Applicants will be notified by 22 December.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION This research links academics interested in promoting and enhancing science education and communication from the University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, the University of Glasgow, the Gravity Discovery Centre (a specialist centre for school science enrichment), and industry partner The Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation which specializes in providing education enrichment to indigenous disadvantaged students in remote schools.

The project will make use of the extensive facilities of the Eureka Prize-winning Gravity Discovery Centre, UWA’s large new robotic telescope – The Zadko Telescope – and university facilities at UWA and Curtin. The aim of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of science enrichment programs delivered through the Gravity Discovery Centre in changing students’ attitudes towards science, student career goals and expectations as well as their science understanding.

The research will provide an exceptional opportunity for research training and collaborative partnerships within the fields of science, science education and science communication. The PhD students will be based in the Faculty of Life and Physical Science at UWA, but will be required to liaise and work with the Gravity Discovery Centre (approximately 80km north of Perth) and schools in Western Australia.

CANDIDATES Candidates could be experienced science teachers with appropriate qualifications, recent Bachelor of Science or Engineering graduates with an interest in science communication and education, or graduates of double degrees that combine science with arts or social sciences. All should have a serious interest in astronomy and physics and in working with school students. Candidates will be expected to develop education programmes, work closely with school classes and then evaluate student responses.

The PhD students will be expected to focus their research on one of three types of educational programs all delivered through the Gravity Discovery Centre as follows:

a) Specialised Enrichment: Innovative high quality programs already developed by the Gravity Discovery Centre and comparable to many enrichment programs offered by diverse facilities across Australia. These activities include both pre-visit and post-visit classroom activities and international links.

b) Motivating through Research: Students will use the Zadko telescope and interact with research students. This aspect of the program will enable students to discover new astronomical objects and to provide improved data for known objects (asteroids, near Earth objects, gamma ray bursts and supernovae).

c) Learning through Narrative: Students will use the Cosmology Gallery facilities at the Gravity Discovery Centre. Here we will focus on the story of the universe and compare cultural creation stories at the Gravity Discovery Centre with the scientific story. This unique facility is specifically designed for multi-cultural approaches to learning.

We particularly welcome applications from people with special interest in working with indigenous students, with specialised knowledge of astronomy and teaching through a narrative approach.

Coinvestigators: Prof David Blair, Prof Grady Venville, A/Prof Nancy Longnecker, A/Prof Mario Zadnik, A/Prof David Coward.

For more information, contact:

Assoc Prof Nancy Longnecker

Coordinator, Science Communication Program Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, M011 The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009

ph: 61 8 6488 3926 email: nancy.longnecker@uwa.edu.au

“There is no point explaining everything in the universe if no one is listening to you.” UWA Sci Comm student, 2009

CRICOS Provider No. 00126G

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Temporary communications position with the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist

The position I alerted you to yesterday is only being advertised internally in the Qld Govt, so those with an external IP address will not be able to access the online information. External people are welcome to apply. Here’s everything you need to know about the job and applying for it:

Temporary (maternity leave backfill) communications position with the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist.

* Senior Communications Project Officer * A07 – $84793 – $90921 per year * Temporary full-time for up to 12 months * Starting late January * Applications close 15 December 2009 * Applications need to quote job ad reference – QLD/PR1017E/09

For more information, contact me (as per my signature block) or my manger Melanie Gray on 3225 1083, melanie.gray@premiers.qld.gov.au.

Email applications to melanie.gray@premiers.qld.gov.au or directly to the HR fairies at jobvac.dpc@ssa.qld.gov.au, quoting the job ad reference.

About the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist The Office supports the Queensland Chief Scientist in providing high level strategic advice on improving the contribution of science, research and innovation to Queensland’s economic, social and environmental performance. The Queensland Chief Scientist chairs various high level boards and committees including the Smart State Council Standing Committee and R&D Queensland.

Your opportunity You will develop, implement and coordinate communications and marketing strategies and activities to support the Queensland Chief Scientist in raising the profile of Queensland’s science, research and innovation to a range of audiences.

Your key accountabilities *

Coordinate the communication activities of the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist * Manage the media liaison for the Queensland Chief Scientist * Project manage events, such as Science in Parliament * Conduct and coordinate research, analysis and review of complex science related issues which may be required to support communication activities. * Copy edit major reports in preparation for publication, printed and web format. * Manage and participate in communication project teams across the department and government. * Develop and maintain effective networks and liaison between the Office and its range of stakeholders, both inside and outside government.

Are you the right person for this job? 1.

Use or deploy expert writing skills in a variety of settings and styles, sensitive to the context and the impact of the message (written communication) 2. Manage people and projects well to meet deadlines through effective goal-setting, resource allocation, contingency planning and performance evaluation (planning) 3. Establish priorities and organise work flow to meet strict deadlines and produce quality outcomes (organising) 4. Analyse, interpret and solve difficult problems, engaging team and management input to produce accurate and timely solutions (problem solving) 5. Demonstrate confidence, initiative and the capacity to work autonomously where required (standing alone)

Further info If you are interested in applying for this job you should:

* complete the attached Advertised Position Application Form * submit a short (no more than) two (2) page statement focusing on the competencies* (knowledge, skills and attributes) outlined in “Are you the right person for this job?” * attach a current resume, including the names and contact details of two (2) referees with a thorough knowledge of your competencies for this role. One of your referees should be your current or immediate past supervisor * email your application to melanie.gray@premiers.qld.gov.au or directly to the HR fairies at jobvac.dpc@ssa.qld.gov.au, quoting the job ad reference.

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