Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Eco-physiology

Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
- (QAAFI)-
- Join a multi-disciplinary team developing high throughput functional root phenotyping tools- Collaborate with researchers & commercial partners in wheat, sorghum development- Based at- Gatton- CampusAcknowledgement of Country

The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ operates. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We recognise their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a

commitment

to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

About This Opportunity

This position is industry funded and aligned to a collaboration between UQ-QAAFI’s Centre for Crop Sciences, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), and the Liebniz Institute for Crop Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Germany.

Key responsibilities will include:
Research
- Design and perform experiments and routine laboratory analyses, under broad direction.
- Assist the team in implementing complex field and controlled environment experimentation.
- Carry out and coordinate observations, many with complex instrumentation, following project protocols and carry out electronic data handling and data checking.
- Assist with agricultural management of crops (e.g., sowing, harvesting, monitoring) and experimental site management and follow agreed protocols to collect soil, root & plant samples and prepare these for analysis.
- Collect, analyse data sets, run and program simulation models (APSIM), and write journal and conference publications.
- Maintain confidentiality when dealing with commercially sensitive information.
- Contribute to progressing towards transfer of knowledge, technology and practices to research end users through translation, including commercialisation of UQ intellectual property.
- Develop a coherent research program and an emerging research profile.
- Review and draw upon best practice research methodologies.

2. Supervision and Researcher Development
- Contribute to the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students (as appropriate).
- Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and the management of researcher development.
- Effective lead and develop supervisee performance and conduct by providing feedback, coaching, and professional development.
- As appropriate, manage research support staff effectively throughout the employee lifecycle in accordance with University policy and procedures.
- Working to promptly resolve conflict and grievances when they arise in accordance with University policy and procedures.

3. Citizenship and Service
- Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align to the UQ values.
- Shows leadership of self through collaboration and active participation in priority activities for the unit
- Provide support to other academic positions and unit operations as needed during other team members absences.
- Contribute to internal service roles and administrative processes as required, including participation in decision-making and service on relevant committees.
- Collaborate in service activities external to the immediate organisation unit.
- Begin to develop external links and partnerships by cultivating relationships with industry, government departments, professional bodies and the wider community.

Code of Conduct


This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s

Criteria for Academic Performance


This is a full time fixed term (4 years) position starting at Academic Level A.

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $87,846.14 - $100,926.59, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $102,779.98 - $118,084.11 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases - at least once a year.

The greater

benefits

of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a

Group of Eight

university, to recognition of prio