Closing 6 October 2025

Department of Land, Planning and Environment

Professional 3 – Remuneration Package Range $130,663 – $146,130
Ecosystem Management, Flora and Fauna Division
Alice Springs, Darwin
One full time ongoing vacancy is available

This position is situated in Darwin or Alice Springs with the Flora and Fauna Division which has primary responsibility for the provision of technical and policy advice on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity conservation management in the Northern Territory.

The position will lead the implementation of the Terrestrial Ecology program which has four functions:

Landscape or ecosystem-scale terrestrial biodiversity assessment and applied research to address strategic knowledge gaps

Monitoring of key ecosystem assets & pressures

Providing authoritative advice around ecosystem management and monitoring to diverse users and stakeholders

Developing and maintaining partnerships relating to ecosystem management, monitoring and research.

This position is ongoing, and it represents an excellent opportunity for a mid- or senior-career scientist to implement terrestrial ecosystem monitoring, research and assessment projects across the Northern Territory of Australia.

Information on the Northern Territory and its great lifestyle is available at Visit the Northern Territory, Australia

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Catherine Nano on 08 8951 8222 or

Quote vacancy number: 16861
Closing date: 05/10/2025

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search