Mining Groundwater Modeller
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation.
Role highlights
- Join CSIRO’s Sustainable Mining Technologies research program
- Play a key role in guiding impact, capability science and world-class talent within a critical research group
- Use your collaboration & engagement expertise to advance Mine Geoenvironment’s world class numerical modelling capabilities
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
We have a dynamic and inclusive team within the Sustainable Mining Technologies research group and are seeking applicants for the role of Mining Groundwater Modeller. If you take pride in your interpersonal skills and your ability to apply your expertise in groundwater modelling to world class numerical modelling capabilities, we would love to hear from you.
The Mine Geoenvironment Team under the Sustainable Mining Research Program is set to advance science, technologies and engineering practices in five challenging areas associated with mine geoenvironment.
This position sits within the Mine Geoenvironment team and as the Mining Groundwater Modeller, you will play a vital role in continuing the team’s research in the mine groundwater, maintaining our world-class numerical modelling capabilities, developing new initiatives to grow research in tailings safety, and expediting technology development and commercialisation
Your high-level duties will include:
- Maintain Mine Geoenvironment team’s world class numerical modelling capabilities, for example, COSFLOW, an in-house code developed for coupled rock-water modelling analysis and FRACOD, an in-house code for modelling rock fracturing initiation and propagation.
- Develop challenging but realistic research plans and negotiate resource requirements with research managers or clients.
- Take responsibility for smaller research projects or elements of larger projects within and/or across Business Units.
- Lead and supervise staff to ensure modelling and experiments are established in accordance with the research design and are completed within the agreed timeframes and budget.
- Anticipate industry and/or community needs and market direction through client liaison and networking.
- Undertake feasibility studies, demonstrate a considerable degree of originality, creativity and innovation in solving problems and introduce new directions and approaches.
- Communicate research results to clients and the scientific community through oral and written reports.
- Conduct hydrological, hydrogeological and groundwater modelling research using uncertainty (conceptual and numerical) to better understand and manage groundwater resources
Role particulars
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: AU$131k – AU$153k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 100101
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential
- A PhD (or an equivalent combination of qualifications and research experience) in a relevant field such as groundwater modelling, reactive transport modelling, groundwater hydrogeological modelling.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research by generating and pursuing novel ideas and solutions to scientific research problems in groundwater science.
- A demonstrated publication history of authorship on scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or reports, grant applications or inventorship on patent applications.
- Research experience on inter-disciplinary engineering areas in application to resources engineering
- Established networks in groundwater modelling research communities
- A demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing of staff, willing to challenge the status quo in pursuit of Zero Harm.
Desirable
- Experience with MOOSE, an open-source multiphase modelling platform
- Experience on working in research environment
- Experience in programming.
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact the TA Partner and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
Applications are open to Australian/ New Zealand Citizens and Permanent residents, and Australian temporary residents who hold a valid work visa for the duration of the specified term, without the requirement for visa sponsorship by CSIRO.
Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
18 July 2025, 11:59pm AEST
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation.
Role highlights
- Join CSIRO’s Sustainable Mining Technologies research program
- Play a key role in guiding impact, capability science and world-class talent within a critical research group
- Use your collaboration & engagement expertise to advance Mine Geoenvironment’s world class numerical modelling capabilities
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
We have a dynamic and inclusive team within the Sustainable Mining Technologies research group and are seeking applicants for the role of Mining Groundwater Modeller. If you take pride in your interpersonal skills and your ability to apply your expertise in groundwater modelling to world class numerical modelling capabilities, we would love to hear from you.
The Mine Geoenvironment Team under the Sustainable Mining Research Program is set to advance science, technologies and engineering practices in five challenging areas associated with mine geoenvironment.
This position sits within the Mine Geoenvironment team and as the Mining Groundwater Modeller, you will play a vital role in continuing the team’s research in the mine groundwater, maintaining our world-class numerical modelling capabilities, developing new initiatives to grow research in tailings safety, and expediting technology development and commercialisation
Your high-level duties will include:
- Maintain Mine Geoenvironment team’s world class numerical modelling capabilities, for example, COSFLOW, an in-house code developed for coupled rock-water modelling analysis and FRACOD, an in-house code for modelling rock fracturing initiation and propagation.
- Develop challenging but realistic research plans and negotiate resource requirements with research managers or clients.
- Take responsibility for smaller research projects or elements of larger projects within and/or across Business Units.
- Lead and supervise staff to ensure modelling and experiments are established in accordance with the research design and are completed within the agreed timeframes and budget.
- Anticipate industry and/or community needs and market direction through client liaison and networking.
- Undertake feasibility studies, demonstrate a considerable degree of originality, creativity and innovation in solving problems and introduce new directions and approaches.
- Communicate research results to clients and the scientific community through oral and written reports.
- Conduct hydrological, hydrogeological and groundwater modelling research using uncertainty (conceptual and numerical) to better understand and manage groundwater resources
Role particulars
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: AU$131k – AU$153k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 100101
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential
- A PhD (or an equivalent combination of qualifications and research experience) in a relevant field such as groundwater modelling, reactive transport modelling, groundwater hydrogeological modelling.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research by generating and pursuing novel ideas and solutions to scientific research problems in groundwater science.
- A demonstrated publication history of authorship on scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or reports, grant applications or inventorship on patent applications.
- Research experience on inter-disciplinary engineering areas in application to resources engineering
- Established networks in groundwater modelling research communities
- A demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing of staff, willing to challenge the status quo in pursuit of Zero Harm.
Desirable
- Experience with MOOSE, an open-source multiphase modelling platform
- Experience on working in research environment
- Experience in programming.
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact the TA Partner and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
Applications are open to Australian/ New Zealand Citizens and Permanent residents, and Australian temporary residents who hold a valid work visa for the duration of the specified term, without the requirement for visa sponsorship by CSIRO.
Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
18 July 2025, 11:59pm AEST
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