Grant-Funded Researcher (A) - Machine Vision

(Level A) $89,610 - $96,007 per annum plus an employer contribution of up to 17% superannuation may apply.

This fixed-term position is available immediately until 30 June 2023, with the possibility of extension depending on funding.

The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) is a national research facility established in 2009 as part of the Commonwealth National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. The Adelaide node of the APPF, known as The Plant Accelerator®, is located on the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus, and is a world leading plant growth and analysis facility fitted with high quality plant growth environments and state-of-the-art high-throughput imaging and data analysis technology.

The Plant Accelerator® is seeking a highly motivated individual to complement the skills of our established team. In this role you will be skilled in computer vision and image processing, and ready to work with large data sets from a range of sources, including visible, hyperspectral, or LiDAR sensors. Working in a small dynamic team, you will also support the wider activities of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility to deliver measurable impacts to the plant science community.

To be successful you will need:

• PhD in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or other closely related areas, and a good first degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• A background in computer vision and machine learning (particularly deep learning).
• Proficiency in handling image and hyperspectral data.
• Experience in object detection, object counting, image classification and semantic segmentation.
• Skilled in using and implementing machine learning models based on popular frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

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If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

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Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 8 May 2022

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Ken Clarke
Image and Data Lead, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
P: +61 (8) 831 38136
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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