(Level B) $97,577 - $115,495 per annum plus an employer contribution of up to 17% superannuation may apply

Fixed term position for 2 years with the possibility of a flexible part-time work pattern

Join The Plant Accelerator® at The University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus and support the national Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF)

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 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. Leading a small dynamic team, you will also support the wider activities of the APPF to deliver measurable impacts to the plant science community. In this role you will be skilled in computer vision and image processing, and be ready to work with large data sets from a range of sources, including hyperspectral and LiDAR image and data analysis.

To be successful you will need:

• PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering Science, or related field.
• Substantial expertise in computer vision and image processing, particularly for multi-modal and high-dimensional data.
• Sound skills in several programming languages relevant to technical applications, e.g. Matlab, Python, C/C++/C# and corresponding image processing software libraries.
• Demonstrated experience in project leadership, including in an interdisciplinary team, with the ability to design, conduct and analyse research projects.
• High quality interpersonal, oral and written communication skills to effectively engage with internal and external collaborators and other stakeholders, including the delivery of presentations to a range of audiences.

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 core values are honesty, respect, fairness, discovery and excellence. Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity. We are firm believers that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills of our staff.

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.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Sciences is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research in: agriculture; food and wine; animal and veterinary sciences; biological sciences; and physical sciences. It develops future science leaders, and actively partners with innovative industries to solve scientific problems of global significance.

Learn more at: sciences.adelaide.edu.au

If you want to change tomorrow, act today

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https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/503931/grantfunded-researcher-b-school-of-agriculture-food-and-wine

Please ensure you address and upload your responses to all of the selection criteria.

Applications close 11:55 pm, 10 March 2020.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Dr Bettina Berger
Scientific Director, The Plant Accelerator^®
P: +61 (8) 83130825
E: bettina.berger@adelaide.edu.au

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.