Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Robotics and Sensing)

at  University of Southern Queensland

• Total remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa
• Full-time Contingent Funded Appointment
• Toowoomba campus
  Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.
  The University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Agricultural Engineering (CAE) is focused on delivering applied, practical and profitable research solutions that strengthen agricultural productivity and address environmental management challenges in Australia and Overseas.
  The Robotics, Automation and Machine Vision team develops integrated advanced robotic sensing technologies that enhance automation in agricultural and food production. A key area of the program team is machine perception to discriminate conditions in real-time for automated food and meat processing.

WHO YOU ARE

We are seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our dynamic team at CAE. In this pivotal role, you will lead the development of innovative machine perception techniques to optimise meat and food processing through robotics. Your work will directly impact the efficiency, consistency, and quality of agricultural and food production processes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

If you’re ready to make a difference and be at the forefront of agricultural technology, we want to hear from you!

This is your chance to contribute to groundbreaking research that drives real-world impact. By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in developing advanced robotic technologies that are essential for ensuring consistent high performance in meat and agrifood processing, while also providing increased flexibility in the labour workforce. In this key role, you will:

• Develop new machine perception techniques so that robotic devices can skilfully perform meat and food processing with great consistency.
• Work with research partners to perform industry trials of robotic technology to evaluate labour saving and value add for processed products.

IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CURRENT RESUME TOGETHER WITH A TWO-PAGE (MAXIMUM) STATEMENT, OUTLINING YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE RELATIVE TO ‘WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR’ IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey, available on our website.