Research Associate in Physical Pyrogeography

1 week ago

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia University of Tasmania Full time

Job no: 499805

Work type:
Full time

Location:
Hobart

Categories:
Research Focused

Research Associate in Physical Pyrogeography

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Adept at performing accurate research and analysis methods
  • Full time, Fixed-Term (April 2026) based in Hobart

About the opportunity


The Fire Centre in the School of Natural Sciences are seeking a spatial and statistical analyst to conduct a range of research projects in the field of bushfire risk management.

The Centre is the leading centre for bushfire research in Tasmania and is growing to become a key partner for developing evidence-based bushfire risk management in Tasmania and more broadly across Australia and the world.

The position will contribute primarily to excellent research in two products focused on landscape fire modelling and pyrogeography, including a Natural Hazards Research Australia grant focused on geostatistical analysis the effectiveness of prescribed burning operations, and a NSW Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre grant focused on remote sensing severity validation and fire regime landscape metric analysis.

The Fire Centre is also conducting projects related to fire ecology, flammability of garden plants, fire risk in the Wildland Urban Interface, and the effectiveness of different risk reduction strategies.

You may contribute to any and all of these.

What you'll do:

  • Undertake highquality research/scholarly activities under limited supervision either independently or as a member of a team, standing, publish research findings as sole author or in collaboration, to meet and regularly exceed the University's research performance expectations for Level A.
  • Undertake highquality original research and meet agreed research objectives on the development of tools, methods and models of prescribed burning, fire regime and ecosystem change analysis.
  • Drive daytoday execution of researchrelated tasks and provide support to project supervisors (Assoc. Prof. Owen Price and Dr Grant Williamson) as part as an interdisciplinary and multiinstitutional team, including preparation of reports and manuscripts for publication in refereed journals, and preparing and presenting research findings at national and international seminars, conferences, and workshops.
  • Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.

What we're looking for:

  • A PhD completed or imminent (

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