- Total remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa
- Full-time fixed-term appointment to 29 August 2025
- Toowoomba campus
- Full-time fixed-term appointment to 29 August 2025
- Total remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa
- Toowoomba Campus
Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.
Institute for Resilient Regions
The Institute for Resilient Regions conducts multidisciplinary collaborative research with industry, community, and government in a broad range of regional settings. The long-term viability of regional communities is dependent on diversified workforces, flexible economies and behavioural adaptations to sustain healthy populations, and strong cultural and social capital. The Institute for Resilient Regions draws together research expertise to address complex issues, challenges and opportunities in regional communities.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to ground-breaking research in digital agriculture, autonomy and sensing to build drought resilience, as part of the innovative project “Changing the Game: Resilience to Seasonal Variations and Drought through Ag Tech.” This project aims to revolutionise future farming practices by implementing digital technologies, IoT, data management, artificial intelligence and smart machinery to enhance drought preparedness and climate resilience.
Who you are
Candidates should have demonstrated experience and research expertise in agricultural research, field trials, data collection and analysis, along with knowledge of digital agriculture technologies, precision farming, data management systems and statistical analysis software.
What you’ll do
As an integral member of the research team, you will work at an 800 Ha world class research facility, dedicated to advancing digital agriculture and autonomy for improved industry-wide research, training and adoption in Australia. You will assist in the implementation, monitoring and documentation of research activities related to digital agriculture and automation at the commercial “Smart Farm” scale.
What will help you succeed
Key to your success in this role will be your relevant qualification in agriculture, agronomy, agricultural engineering or a related field, and your ability to work across multiple projects and collaborate with diverse teams to support research efforts and contribute to a range of agricultural initiatives.
For further information about this role, please contact Michael Scobie via +61 7 4631 1394 or [email protected].
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au
ReferenceNumber: 0392_12/23
Location: Toowoomba Campus
Term: Full-time fixed-term appointment to 29 August 2025 (37.5hrs/week)
Salary: Total remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa (includes salary range of $105,933 to $125,209 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)
Closes: Wednesday, 3 January 2024
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.
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