The CSIRO experience
With more than 5,500 experts based in 55 local and international centres, extensive local and international networks, and a burning desire to get things done, we are Australia's catalyst for innovation and a global force in transforming imagination into reality. But, have you ever wondered what it's like at CSIRO behind the scenes and what you can expect as one of our team members?
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Male 1: CSIRO is Australia’s national science, engineering and digital research agency.
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Male 1: We do innovative, exciting and socially impactful work.
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Female 1: We solve the world biggest challenges through science.
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Female 2: It’s great to feel like I’m contributing to science in Australia, and we know that what we do will change the world.
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Male 2: People join CSIRO for the work,
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the people, the environment and the experience.
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Female 1: It’s a really embracing culture.
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Female 3: There’s a real diversity of views.
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Female 2: We get to work across different teams; I get to meet some exciting people every single day.
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Male 3: Being able to exchange ideas with them is pretty special.
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Male 4: It makes CSIRO just a great place to work.
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Male 5: So as a researcher the facilities you have access to at CSIRO are world class,
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whether they be our laboratories, our digital platforms or access to the national research infrastructure.
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Female 4: We have everything you need to bring ideas to life.
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Male 6: I was going to say, it’s a place where you can dare to dream.
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Female 5: There are so many amazing career development opportunities.
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Male 1: The mentoring program is really fantastic; you get to learn from some of the greatest minds in the country.
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Male 3: It’s pretty awe inspiring.
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Female 5: And it’s great that our efforts are truly rewarded, there’s a genuine work life balance and flexibility.
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Male 6: It’s a good organisation to come to, they really think about their people and they really try to train and encourage them and mentor them through into future leaders.
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Male 7: Making a difference in the world is so important at CSIRO.
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Male 8: Even in a service support role, we can all feel like we’re contributing to science in Australia.
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Female 2: It’s nice coming to work knowing that you are actually doing something good.
Male 9: It’s a very exciting place to be really, and we’re all proud just to be part of it.
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Female 2: Makes me feel like I’m part of something bigger, and when people ask me where I work I’m really proud to say that I work at CSIRO.
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Career opportunities
Work with talented people to solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology.