ANSTO
2022 FutureNow Scholarships (Rolling Intake)
Sydney, Lucas Heights
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- $7,500 top-up stipend and more
- 1 vacancies
- Apply by 5 Dec 2021
- Start date Ongoing
About the program
The FutureNow Scholarships are made possible through the generous support of the NSW government funding scheme as part of our ANSTO Innovation Precinct development.
These scholarships are for graduate students or early career researchers working on industry-focused research projects aligned with ANSTO’s strategic objectives.
Scholarship recipients will have access to the expertise and technology needed to facilitate cutting edge discoveries in advanced manufacturing, health, environment and the nuclear fuel cycle.
FutureNow – $7,500 existing stipend or salary top-up (five or more per year with annual extensions possible)
* Note: This scheme is not an award of employment with ANSTO.
Guidance from an ANSTO supervisor
Our people are amongst our nation’s most talented researchers, scientists, engineers and nuclear experts. Everyday we work to respond to the growing nuclear science and technology needs of Australia and the world.
Access to landmark infrastructure and facilities
ANSTO is home to Australia’s most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. With over $1.3b in research assets set across three campuses, it’s no wonder thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to our state-of-the-art instruments every year.
Training and development
Scholarship recipients will be supported with opportunities for training and development in areas such as:
- Business modelling
- Supply chain optimisation
- Funding and finance management
- Marketing
- Leadership skills
- Intellectual property protection
Eligibility
To qualify for the ANSTO FutureNow Scholarships, you must:
- Be a graduate of a bachelor or equivalent degree or higher and be within five years of graduation or be undertaking a higher degree by research
- Be available to spend 6 months researching at an ANSTO facility
- If you are an Australian or New Zealand student, be enrolled at a university that is an AINSE member
- All applications for a FutureNow Scholarship are subject to a probity check, which may involve a national security, police and/or other checks
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Project management, mechanical design, document reviews, inspection of mechanical systems, reading technical drawings, liaising with contractors and suppliers
Research scientist, running experiments, preparing samples for analysis by specialist facilities on site, data analysis, reading literature, potentially writing papers
As someone very new to my role, i undertake a lot of lab work under the direct supervision of my supervisor. he and i work together as a team in the lab. outside of the lab, as i am still learning about the area, i am writing a literature review with the goal of increasing my understanding and perhaps publication.
About the employer
ANSTO
4.1
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
To find solutions ANSTO operates much of Australia’s landmark infrastructure including one of the world’s most modern nuclear research reactors, OPAL.
Pros and cons of working at ANSTO
Pros
A lot of training opportunities and good pay for a graduate position. Great support and team culture. I have had good opportunities to get involved with events and projects.
Flexibility, technological and research infrastructure, high level of responsibility
Great research facilities, good work-life balance and flexibility, good amount of responsibility
The unique science and engineering challenges. it is a really great place to learn about a whole load of different industries and really expand your skills.
Diverse company with many different opportunities
Cons
Being government the work pace can be a bit slow at times.
The location is far away from almost everything, commute to work is tedious.
Being home to a nuclear reactor, the location of ANSTO is quite far away from the centre of Sydney and there are limited options for getting to work through public transport.
As with any big organisation, there are some bureaucratic-type challenges, but these are constantly improving.
Some days are very paperwork/documentation-based. few ongoing roles for scientific staff. higher-level management appears to be gutting the research out of the organisation.