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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">I’ve been asked to circulate the following message on a professional scientists workforce survey from Science and Technology Australia (STA). Please consider completing the survey
to help STA capture a snapshot of the current workforce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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STEM sector.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The 2025 Professional Scientists Employment and Remuneration Survey (conducted by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/8TYeCyojxQTyDvElYIZfnUxz_9U?domain=professionalsaustralia.org.au/" target="_blank" title="https://www.professionalsaustralia.org.au/">Professionals
Australia</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Ix2pCzvkyVCmDlv0KcXhBU9yRDs?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/" target="_blank" title="https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/">Science
& Technology Australia</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">) is open to all science professionals.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The survey examines market rates and workplace conditions for scientists and identifies trends in the professional science workforce.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/21C3CANpgjC10yMvjF9i6UGAsle?domain=surveymonkey.com" title="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LRQPQMH">Take the survey today</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">. It takes around 8 min to do and
you could win a $500 JB HiFi vouchers. The survey will close Friday 21 March.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F9ED5;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Andrew Zic</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F9ED5;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Bolton Research Scientist</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Australia Telescope National Facility, Space & Astronomy | CSIRO <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:andrew.zic@csiro.au"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">andrew.zic</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">@csiro.au</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
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