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Issue One: August 2023

Welcome

We’re very excited that you have chosen to join Australia’s National Science Agency and start your career with CSIRO. Between now and when you start in February 2024 you will have the opportunity to stay connected with us, learn more about CSIRO and get ready for your graduate experience.

This includes:

  • Newsletters like this to share CSIRO news and key dates and actions.
  • Connecting with your buddy from your new Enterprise Services (ES) team who will be a key contact and support over the next few months.
  • Attending development sessions to get you ready for starting at CSIRO.

Pre-engagement Graduate Journey Map

Pre-engagement Graduate Journey Map

February 2024 seems ages away but it will be here before you know it! We have a series of connections and communications over the coming months to keep you excited about joining Australia's national science agency.

Key dates and actions

  1. Book into the development sessions on 8 August, 12 September, 23 November and 5 December (please let us know if you haven’t received your meeting requests).
  2. Connect with your buddy - they will contact you in the first instance.
  3. Follow us on our socials – LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X.
  4. Subscribe to our Snapshot newsletter for monthly CSIRO news.
  5. Share your success in gaining a graduate position at CSIRO with your LinkedIn network by sharing our LinkedIn post welcoming you.

CSIRO News

Forget Barbie: Meet CSIRO's real-life STEM role models

Meet our inspiring women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) with Barbie's job titles.

Meet Summer Goodwin: shaping science social media

From headlines to hashtags, discover how a journalist turned digital expert leads our science social media team.

Fin-tastic find: new species of Australian shark

Heterodontus marshallae, the Painted Hornshark, is a newly described species from Western Australia.

Meet our quantum scientist: Dr James Quach

James is currently immersed in groundbreaking work to develop a world-first quantum battery and organising the inaugural International Conference on Quantum Energy.

CSIRO in the news

Parkes telescope finds evidence of gravitational waves, unlocking ‘a new window into the universe’

A CSIRO team at Murriyang has been tracking millisecond pulsars for 18 years and say they have evidence supporting the existence of gravitational waves.

Wreck of MV Blythe Star located after 50 years

A CSIRO project team aboard the research vessel (RV) Investigator has confirmed the resting place of the MV Blythe Star.