Job Title: Senior Research Scientist
About the Role:
The primary purpose of this position is to lead and deliver complex research projects that contribute to the sustainable development of South Australian marine industries and the effective management of marine ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development and application of coupled marine biogeochemical models under current and future climate change scenarios for industry and grant-funded projects within the Oceanography Subprogram of SARDI's Marine Ecosystems Program.
Contribute to delivering the agency's priorities including sustain the resource' and manage risk and recovery' by informing the sustainable management of South Australia's seafood and marine-based industries, effective management of marine environmental assets, and enhanced resilience of regional communities through science-led innovation and policy advice.
Play a lead role in the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) project Ecologically Sustainable Aquaculture Growth through Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) – Incorporating Nutrient Modelling into Regulatory Frameworks.
This includes delivering biogeochemical modelling outcomes that underpin the development of models for IMTA, working collaboratively with hydrodynamic modelers, marine biochemists and PIRSA staff.
This includes advancing existing nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton-detritus (NPZD) models by incorporating additional aquaculture species, improving model parameterisation and configuration, running models on high-performance computing systems, and assessing model predictive skill.
The outputs will inform national policy guidelines to support regulatory frameworks and enable ecologically sustainable aquaculture growth in South Australia.
In addition to the FRDC project, the role provides specialist contribution to other R&D initiatives within the Subprogram, advancing SARDI's research capability in biogeochemical modelling.
About Us:
South Australia is internationally recognised for the quality of its agriculture, food, and wine.
We are passionate about developing and protecting our state's regions and food, wine, aquaculture, fisheries, forestry, grains, livestock, dairy and horticulture industries.
Our team of around 800 people work across metropolitan and regional South Australia to advance the prosperity and sustainability of South Australia's primary industries and regional communities.