Senior Technician Aquatic Animal Diseases

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Senior Technician – Aquatics Animal Diseases
• Role type
• : Permanent, Full-Time
• Location
• : Wallaceville, Upper-Hutt
• General Salary Range
• $67,658 to $89,957 depending on skills and experience
• About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga
• The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking a Senior Technician to work in our Aquatic Animal Diseases (AAD) team.

As the Senior Technician, Aquatic Animal Diseases, you'll work with other leading scientists, bringing your own unique knowledge to bear on challenging biosecurity questions.You'll provide intellectual and technical expertise to the AAD team, enhancing our ability to respond to high-priority infectious animal diseases.

Alongside this, you'll mentor others within Biosecurity New Zealand to help develop their knowledge and skills.

We run a number of targeted and passive biosecurity surveillance programmes at any one time, identifying new pests and diseases that make it past our borders, providing research and analysis on their impact, and supporting eradication where we can.

Our laboratory programmes aren't just national – we also work with international partners to monitor biosecurity threats.One of our greatest assets is our people.

We are a team of highly qualified, passionate science professionals who get to work on an extensive range of organisms and projects.

With employees from over 20 different countries, DRS is one of the most diverse, welcoming spaces in MPI.Our design-award winning Wallaceville biocontainment laboratory is one of the newest, most advanced biocontainment labs in the world.

Opened in 2021, it's the most complex building in New Zealand.

All our labs are reference labs, so you can expect to be challenged by complex diagnostic investigations.

Further information on this process can be found on our careers site, .

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.

As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.To view the position description and / or apply online, please click "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" or visit the .

To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

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