Role Title: Biodiversity Information Analyst
Organisation: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Kensington
Working with the Biodiversity Information Office, the interns will research, collate, standardise, and quality assure metadata for scientific and biodiversity datasets held by Dept Biodiversity Conservation and Attraction. This will involve sourcing information from internal and external systems, drafting dataset descriptions and lineage statements if required, applying organisational metadata standards, identifying information gaps, and ensuring metadata records are complete, accurate, consistent, and fit for publication and long-term data stewardship.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) brings together the Parks and Wildlife Service, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Zoological Parks Authority (Perth Zoo), Rottnest Island Authority, Conservation and Parks Commission, Swan River Trust (Swan Canning Riverpark) and Biodiversity and Conservation Science.