HELP SHAPE AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL PLANT PHENOTYPING INFRASTRUCTURE AND HELP MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE TO RESEARCH IMPACT, FARMER LIVELIHOOD AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY.

The University of Adelaide leads the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN), a national research infrastructure initiative established through the Commonwealth’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). APPN delivers cutting-edge imaging and data collection technologies for plant phenotyping, supporting research in controlled environments, field sites, and remote locations. The network consists of nine nodes strategically positioned across Australia’s diverse climate zones—spanning WA, SA, ACT, Victoria, NSW, and Queensland—and is hosted by eight leading universities and one state government department.
We are seeking a Senior Phenotyping Biometrician to join our dynamic team and contribute their unique skills to provide leadership in our central team and across our network of facilities in methods of statistical analysis. This role will be pivotal in advancing our ability to measure novel traits in field and controlled environments by implementing current best practices and proposing a program of targeted research to develop new statistical analytical approaches within the plant phenotyping environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Postgraduate qualifications in Biometry or Statistics or related field and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership in the statistical research and consulting activities of the APPN central office
• Based on trends in phenotyping biometrics research, lead proposal for modifications and improvements for deployment across the network
• Provide high-level statistical support to APPN projects, including preparing experimental designs, statistical modelling of plant phenotyping data, and preparing figures and reports to facilitate publication of results
• Continue to review opportunities for multi-dimensional statistical analytics, including links to climate and environmental data
• Establish a community of practice across APPN nodes
• Undertake workshops and training to harmonise approaches to phenotyping biometric analytics

YOUR FACULTY’S BROADER ROLE

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.
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