Postdoc: Agricultural Systems & Sorghum Decision Analytics

Work Initiatives; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at UQ invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Agricultural Systems Assessment. The role leads the Knowledge Integration work package within SorGain, drawing on crop agronomy, adaptive research and analytics to deliver practical outcomes for growers.

The position emphasizes collaboration, supervision of students and staff, engagement with industry partners, and dissemination of findings through reports and

Qualifications

• PhD in agronomy, crop science, farming systems or related discipline with applied crop-agronomy component.
• Demonstrated expertise in crop agronomy and broadacre farming systems.
• Experience in adaptive, participatory or on-farm research.
• Experience designing and analysing qualitative or mixed-method research.
• Strong quantitative and computational skills with R or Python.
• Experience in evidence synthesis and meta-analysis.
• Willingness to travel regularly to sorghum regions in QLD/NSW.
• Peer-reviewed publications and ability to prepare technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery and integration of the Knowledge Integration work package.
• Conduct regional evidence syntheses and meta-analyses of sorghum agronomy.
• Translate findings into decision-support resources for growers and industry.
• Coordinate stakeholder decision dynamics research with growers, advisers and industry.
• Supervise and support Honours and HDR students and project staff.
• Contribute to publications, funding proposals, and represent SorGain at forums.

Skills

Crop agronomy

Quantitative analysis

Python or R

Machine learning basics

Stakeholder engagement

Team mentorship

Education

PhD in agronomy / crop science / agricultural systems

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at UQ invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Agricultural Systems Assessment. The role leads the Knowledge Integration work package within SorGain, drawing on crop agronomy, adaptive research and analytics to deliver practical outcomes for growers.

The position emphasizes collaboration, supervision of students and staff, engagement with industry partners, and dissemination of findings through reports and