Senior Technical Support Officer, Field Based Research Facilities

• Full-time, Ongoing position at HEW Level 6.
• Hawkesbury campus with flexible working arrangements.
• Salary: $95,777 – $102,659 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

Play a key role in delivering high-impact environmental research through specialised research infrastructure and technical support.

The Opportunity
This Senior Technical Support Officer role is part of Western’s Sustainability and Environmental Science team, supporting field based climate change research facilities that underpin major ecological, agricultural, and environmental science projects. You will contribute to long term research programs that analyse how ecosystems respond to climate variability, supporting impactful work across the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment.

You will oversee the daily operation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of environmental sensors, mechanical systems, data loggers, and infrastructure across facilities including the Cumberland Plains Supersite eddy covariance tower, Pastures and Climate Extremes (PACE), Rainout Shelters, and Whole Tree Chambers. Your work ensures high quality data capture, system reliability, and safe operations across these field environments.

You will also support research teams with system setup, instrumentation, data acquisition, quality assurance, and workflow development. As part of the broader Technical Services team, you will help maintain facility readiness, uphold safety standards, and provide guidance to staff and students working across field-based platforms.

What Success Looks Like:

• Operate, install, calibrate and maintain environmental sensors, analytical equipment and instrumentation.
• Configure and integrate environmental sensor systems with data logging and backup platforms to ensure reliable data capture.
• Collect, process and quality check datasets from field facilities and prepare verified data for researchers.
• Monitor and maintain field systems and infrastructure through regular inspections and operational logs.
• Assist research teams with experimental design, data collection, analytical support and monitoring of climate change research facilities.

Please refer to the Position Description for full details.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant environmental, engineering, ecological or agricultural discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with instrumentation associated with environmental and climate research, including sensors, data loggers and gas analysers.
• Ability to analyse environmental datasets using R and or Python, with familiarity in managing and visualising large datasets.
• Strong planning, problem solving and time management skills, with the ability to work safely at heights and in physically demanding field environments.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document procedures and coordinate activities with multiple stakeholders.

Benefits
We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Beyond a rewarding career, we offer a suite of benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and family wellbeing:

• Fitness Passport: Access hundreds of gyms and pools across the state.
• Onsite Childcare: Convenient facilities with exclusive staff discounts and salary packaging options.
• Financial Benefits: Salary sacrifice options for onsite parking and novated motor vehicle leasing,
• Holistic Support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) along with discounted retail and private health cover.

Application Details

• Position Enquiries: Direct to Vinod Kumar, Senior Technical Coordinator, Sustainability & Environmental Science, via [email protected]. Please include the job reference code REF556C. 
• Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 29 March 2026.
• Working Rights: You must provide evidence of full-time working rights in Australia at application.
• How to Apply: Please note that only applications submitted via the University’s online recruitment system will be considered.

Belonging at Western
We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact [email protected].

About Western
This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.

Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.

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