Julie Ellmers

Key Info

Position Title

Acting Director, AMRI
Branch

Life and Geosciences

Division

Australian Museum Research Institute
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Newly appointed to the role of Acting Director of AMRI, Julie will also join the Australian Museum’s Executive Leadership Team.

Julie has built a successful career over 25 years, managing and supporting scientific research efforts. Previously, as Associate Director of AMRI, she lead the Life and Geosciences Branch, and facilitated the pursuit of high-quality research and collection management, taking oversight of the Australian Museum’s natural science collections.

During her three years in the role, she has represented the museum as a member of the Council Heads of Australian Faunal Collection, she has also overseen significant recent recruitment within the Life and Geosciences Branch and contributed to several cross-divisional projects across the museum.

Before joining the AM, Julie was Chief Operating Officer of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), a seven-year, $34-million program of research, headquartered at the University of Wollongong. A committed advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, here Julie was joint-Chair of CABAH’s Equity, Diversity and Mentoring committee.

During her 18 years at the University of Wollongong, Julie was also Hub Manager for the ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing and spent 10 years developing extensive expertise in nationally competitive grants within the Research and Innovation Division.

Julie gained experience in research collections immediately following her undergraduate degree, working at the Australian National Herbarium, in Canberra; first as a Technical Officer and later leading a team of data-entry technicians on the Australasian Virtual Herbarium project – a nation-wide digitisation effort.

Julie has a Bachelor of Science (University of Melbourne), Major in Botany, BSc (Hons) (The Australian National University), for a project examining the impacts of coastal invasive weeds on Pimelea spicata, commonly known as spiked rice flower, and Masters of Arts, Public Sector Leadership, Griffith University.