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CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Develop and utilise digital technologies to drive livestock research forward
• Tackle industry challenges in sustainability and animal health, nutrition, & reproductive efficiency
• Advance your career with CSIRO – Australia’s National Science and Innovation Agency!
  CSIRO Agriculture and Food (A&F) integrates world-class multidisciplinary science, technology, and facilities, alongside valuable IP and global networks, to create healthier, safer, and more sustainable food and fibre for the future. Our ‘Livestock and Aquaculture’ research program focuses on revolutionising breeding, health, monitoring, nutrition, production, and sustainability in the livestock and aquaculture sectors.
  Within this broader program, our ‘Digital Livestock’ team employs a diverse array of digital technologies (motion sensing, geolocation, video data, computer vision) coupled with commercial technologies and environmental sensing infrastructure to advance livestock research. We focus on areas like sustainable production, animal nutrition, animal health and welfare, and reproductive efficiency.

As a Digital Livestock Scientist, you will bring your expertise to tackle industry-specific challenges and expand CSIRO’s digital livestock approaches, ensuring productive and responsible livestock farming in an ever-changing environment. You will:

• Develop, manage, and support existing & emerging digital technologies.
• Implement innovative features and contribute new data sets.
• Collaborate closely with domain experts in algorithm development, software & hardware design, and delivery.

We are seeking passionate animal scientists with skills in coding, informatics, or data sciences; or data scientists with a strong interest in animal production systems. Expertise in computer vision and/or multi-modal data processing will be highly valued. If this sounds like you, apply now to join a supportive team dedicated to making a real impact!
Applications are invited across two capability levels, and the successful candidate will be appointed at the level commensurate with their skills and experience. Please refer to the Position Description for more details.

• Incorporating novel approaches to scientific investigations by adapting and/or developing original concepts and ideas for new, existing, and further research, with a focus on boundary spanning, trans-disciplinary approaches.
• Working closely with colleagues and industry to develop impact-focused digital technologies.
• Developing data flows to augment the annotation, integration, and analysis of diverse data, in collaboration with Data61 data scientists.
• Applying advanced data science workflows for integration of multi-modal data streams.
• Utilising data science strategies to analyse and evaluate data, and managing data curation, storage, and data sharing in accordance with best practise guidelines.
• Producing high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals and for presentation at national and international conferences.
• At the higher CSOF6 capability level, additional duties would also include leading & taking responsibility for research projects, and providing leadership to technical staff and students.
  Location: Armidale NSW (preferred), or Brisbane QLD may be considered
  Salary: AU$114K – AU$153K pa + up to 15.4% superannuation (across two capability levels)
  Tenure: Specified Term of 3 years; Full-time
  Reference: 98764