Postdoc: River Health Data & Ecology Research Fellow

Charles Sturt University; Griffith; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Sturt University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Gulbali Institute to contribute to the One Basin CRC project on data integration for river health in the Murray-Darling Basin. The role centers on identifying datasets, building scalable data pipelines and validation workflows to support an open-source data warehouse for basin-wide decision making.

You will collaborate with freshwater ecologists, government partners, First Nations communities and data engineers to

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Highly developed analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience building effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to culturally respectful, inclusive and safe workplace practices, with a current Australian driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure access to diverse datasets for the One Basin CRC project.
• Develop robust, scalable data pipelines and data validation workflows.
• Contribute to an open‑source data warehouse to support basin‑wide decision making.
• Publish high‑quality research and present findings to varied audiences.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Scientific communication

Collaboration

Education

Doctoral qualification

Job description

Charles Sturt University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Gulbali Institute to contribute to the One Basin CRC project on data integration for river health in the Murray-Darling Basin. The role centers on identifying datasets, building scalable data pipelines and validation workflows to support an open-source data warehouse for basin-wide decision making.

You will collaborate with freshwater ecologists, government partners, First Nations communities and data engineers to