Ref 320/24 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computer Vision (Hyperspectral Imaging), Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

• Full-Time, Fixed term position for 3 years | Westerns Hawkesbury Campus
• Remuneration: $106,765 to $128,989 p.a. including Super and Leave Loading
• flexible work arrangements | salary packaging | 35-hour work week

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Western Sydney University Internal Applicants Only.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be employed by Western Sydney University on an ongoing, fixed term or casual basis at the time of this advertisement. 

In accordance with section 45.4 of the Academic Staff Agreement 2022, Casual academic staff are eligible to apply for appointment if they have been employed at Western Sydney University as a casual employee for at least two teaching sessions in the last 24 months.

About the Role
The Postdoctoral Researcher will support the CRC Future Food research program “National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre (NVPCC) – Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping systems” run at Western Sydney University (WSU). The project will provide the foundation research to support Australia’s protected cropping sector in transitioning to advanced high-tech decision support systems through developing and testing novel solutions for an array of real-world applications. The Fellow will operationalise innovative solutions in near real-time crop monitoring to enhance crop production and health towards a Decision Support System (DSS). The Fellow will work within a team of plant biologists, data scientists, communication engineers and industry experts to develop customised solutions to monitor in near real-time crop performance and health in the greenhouse environment using hyperspectral imaging techniques.

The Fellow will communicate findings at scientific meetings and publish research in high-impact international journals, as well as provide research updates for funders and industry stakeholders. A career mentoring plan will be developed and will include opportunities to contribute to teaching and supervising students, as well as leadership and engagement. This position will be predominantly based at the Hawkesbury Campus of WSU in Richmond, New South Wales.

Web:www.westernsydney.edu.au/hie

Remuneration Package: Academic Level A $106,765 to $128,989 p.a. (comprising Salary of $90,218 to $108,997 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading)

Applicants should be aware that this role will be based at Hawkesbury campus, however as Western Sydney University is a multi-campus university travel to other campuses may be required when operational needs arise.

If this sounds like you, apply now and ensure you address all items in the selection criteria in your application.

Please refer to the Position Description for further information

Position Enquiries: Please direct specific enquiries regarding the role to Professor Oula Ghannoum, via email: [email protected]

Recruitment Enquiries: Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Closing Date: 8:30pm on Wednesday 21 February 2024

Working Rights in Australia - Eligibility
You must provide evidence of your fulltime working rights in Australia at time of application. 

Please note, only those applications submitted via the WSU online recruitment system will be accepted.

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