Unlocking a Fulfilling Career: The ESR Employee Experience
Join ESR, and you’ll join a diverse and talented team working together to protect and enhance the well-being of people living in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) is the New Zealand government research agency dedicated to the health, well-being, and safety of our communities. ESR uses world-leading science to monitor disease, test food and products, safeguard our water, support the justice sector, and more. By joining forces with experts and iwi, ESR is tackling critical issues to ensure a better Aotearoa for all.
Life as an employee at ESR
The values at ESR were collaboratively developed by their community and staff. These values express a shared commitment to a ‘positive and courageous’ work environment where they innovate, explore, and utilise excellent science to make a difference for all New Zealanders.
ESR provides a stimulating work environment and a safe and healthy workplace. It encourages staff to maintain lifestyle balance and recognises the importance of flexible working conditions. ESR also provides excellent opportunities for ongoing personal and professional development.
ESR are committed to sustainability and finding ways of working that uphold social and environmental goals.
Diversity at ESR is celebrated, all staff are appreciated and encouraged to be their best and true selves.
A career at ESR
To find out what jobs are available currently at ESR, visit https://www.esr.cri.nz/ /careers/
Early career opportunities.
ESR partners with universities within New Zealand to provide opportunities for students to work with our scientists.
ESR occasionally has opportunities for students and interns, so they recommend that you register your details via their Introduce Yourself page.
ESR will keep you informed when summer student or intern opportunities do emerge.
ESR has a comprehensive careers section on its website, including a ‘meet the people’ section where you can find out more about real people doing mahi at this organisation. I would encourage anyone interested in working for them to visit the careers section via the link above and do your own research on this important Kiwi organisation.
Tony Cutting
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Lisa was born in Auckland at the start of the 1970s, living in a small campsite community on the North Shore called Browns Bay. She spent a significant part of her life with her grandparents, often hanging out at the beaches. Lisa has many happy memories from those days at Browns Bay beach, where fish were plentiful on the point and the ocean was rich in seaweed. She played in the water for hours, going home totally “sun-kissed.” “An adorable time to grow up,” Lisa tells me.
Lisa enjoyed many sports; she was a keen tennis player and netballer, playing in the top teams for her age right up until the family moved to Wellington. Lisa was fifteen years old, which unfortunately marked the end of her sporting career. Local teams were well established in Wellington, and her attention was drawn elsewhere.