Lecturer in Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing

**Lecturer in Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing**:
**Position Number**: 0064283
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing (Tenured)
**Faculty**:Science
**Department/School**:School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
**Salary**:Level B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Teach and conduct research in precision agriculture and remote sensing, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate programs.**:

- **Join a leading institution, driving collaborative research and innovation in agriculture and ecosystem sciences.**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, **d**iscounted public transit passes, **and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**

Your responsibilities will include:

- Design and develop curriculum in areas of precision agriculture and remote sensing that complement and build on the existing strengths of the School.
- Preparation and delivery of lectures, tutorials and seminars as appropriate and in line with Faculty of Science minimum thresholds for teaching satisfaction.
- In collaboration with Senior Academic staff conduct internationally competitive research, resulting in publications in high-impact journals
- Contribute to and publish academic papers and other scholarly outputs to a high academic standard in accordance with the research expectations of the University of Melbourne.
- Actively participate in School meetings and contribute to planning activities or committee work to support capacity building in the areas of agriculture, environmental sciences, precision agriculture and remote sensing.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to build positive relationships with staff, collaborators, and students. Additionally, you bring experience in developing engaging teaching programs in precision agriculture and remote sensing, along with a proven aptitude for independent research and a strong publication record relative to your experience.

You will also have:

- Completion of a PhD in precision agriculture, remote sensing or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience, relative to opportunity, in developing engaging undergraduate and graduate teaching programs related to precision agriculture and remote sensing.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is available for this position**.

**Your New Team - “School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences“**
The School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) has a vision of science for flourishing environments and communities. The School brings together diverse discipline strengths to lead the development of new interdisciplinary thinking and high-impact solutions for global challenges relating to climate change, food security, healthy food systems, biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, invasive species, and environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural practices. Our expertise spans biophysical, social and technical sciences, and we support a large cohort of PhD students across these domains.

The School teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the Bachelor of Agriculture, several majors of the Bachelor of Science and, and six Master coursework programs: Master of Agricultural Sciences, Master of Ecosystem Management and Conservation, Master of Food and Packaging Innovation, Master of Food Science, Master of Urban Horticulture and Master of Environment.

**SAFES’ vision**:
Science for flourishing environments and communities.

**SAFES’ mission**:
Our purpose is to benefit people and nature through education and research in environmental and ecosystem sciences, sustainable agriculture, and healthy food systems.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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