CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Agroecological Economics

• Do you have a PhD in agricultural science, agricultural/resource economics or digital agriculture?
• Would you like to work at the intersection between agroecology, socioeconomics, and data analytics?
• Exciting opportunity to work within national and international collaboration settings as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

We are thrilled to be able to deliver on the commitment we made in our strategy to invest in frontier science with the CSIRO Agriculture & Food Winanga-y Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. The word Winanga-y (pronounced win-na-gnay) is a cultural asset gifted by the Gomeroi Nation in Myall Vale to CSIRO's Agriculture and Food Business Unit to name the new Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. Winanga-y means to understand, know, remember, and think.

We are seeking a highly motivated CERC Fellow to lead and conduct original research to address the threat of resistance to agrichemicals that goes beyond existing plant and pesticide science. The research will harness spatial epidemiological and socioeconomic analytics, using new and existing national data sets. The project will deliver new data-driven approaches and insights to predict the future spatial extent of resistance and inform management at relevant and impactful scales for the agricultural sector.

The project team includes leading national and international expertise, including the University of Western Australia, University of Copenhagen, and Rothamsted Research. While the initial focus will be on crop weed management, the research has the potential for future impact that reaches to other agricultural pests and disease management. The analytical approach will be developed and tested, mainly in a desktop setting, but with large real-world datasets and substantial industry-level engagement and impact potential. The CERC Fellow will also contribute to the collection of new data to complement existing databases, especially around farm-level weed management practice use and economic drivers. The CERC Fellow will have the opportunity to present the findings in top-tier journals and conferences of national and international standing.