Sustainability Data Analyst – Climate & Agriculture

CSIRO; Canberra; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

CSIRO is seeking a Quantitative Data Analyst in the Sustainability Assessment and Metrics Team to apply R and/or Python to agricultural sustainability research. You will integrate diverse datasets, including greenhouse gas inventories and farm practice surveys, to produce transparent, reproducible workflows and informed recommendations.

Working with researchers and industry partners, you will quantify sustainability and emissions outcomes across farming systems, communicating findings through

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in GHG accounting.
• Excellent numeracy skills and ability to critically evaluate data.
• Experience developing, coding and operationalising data visualisation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust, transparent workflows in R and/or Python.
• Acquire and analyse large datasets including ABS/ABARES stats and industry data.
• Apply environmental and greenhouse gas accounting methods to quantify outcomes.
• Interpret outputs from APSIM and other models and compare with empirical data.
• Document data sources, uncertainties and methodological choices clearly.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with researchers, industry partners and staff to deliver projects.
• Identify and develop future research opportunities in environmental accounting and sustainability.

Skills

Numeracy

Data visualization

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Postgraduate degree or equivalent in GHG accounting

Tools

R

Python

APSIM

ABS statistics

ABARES statistics

Job description

CSIRO is seeking a Quantitative Data Analyst in the Sustainability Assessment and Metrics Team to apply R and/or Python to agricultural sustainability research. You will integrate diverse datasets, including greenhouse gas inventories and farm practice surveys, to produce transparent, reproducible workflows and informed recommendations.

Working with researchers and industry partners, you will quantify sustainability and emissions outcomes across farming systems, communicating findings through