Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology and Modelling
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology and Modelling
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The University of Queensland
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Full-time fixed-term position for up to 20 months.
Base salary will be in the range $82,****** - $109,****** + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A)
Based at our St Lucia Campus
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ's Criteria for Academic Performance.
About This Opportunity
Create change with impact as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow contributing to the future of profitable and sustainable agriculture.
In this role, you'll focus your research on improving field crop adaptive traits — from resource-use efficiency to yield performance — helping to address global challenges in food security and climate resilience. Working within a world-class research environment, you'll combine your skills in plant and crop physiology, modelling, phenotyping, data science, and statistics to uncover insights that drive real-world improvements in crop productivity.
You'll collaborate with leading researchers and industry partners to translate discovery into impact, developing your research profile while contributing to outcomes that matter to farmers, communities, and the planet.
Key Responsibilities
Advance innovative research in crop physiology and modelling across multiple crops (including cereals and legumes), developing modelling software, and combining experimental and modelling approaches to improve yield and resource-use efficiency.
Collaborate, mentor, and grow—supervise students, contribute to joint research projects and funding applications, and help develop an emerging research program with real-world impact.
Translate discovery into change by publishing in high-quality journals, engaging with industry and research partners, and contributing to UQ's collaborative and purpose-driven research community.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds who have joined us from all over the world, in an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant-writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements (including hybrid on-site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times), access to exclusive internal vacancies, and genuine career-progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
About You
Completion or near completion of a PhD in Crop Science, Plant/Crop Physiology, Mathematical Modelling, or a related field.
Experience and expertise in experimental and/or modelling crop adaptive traits.
Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presentations at conferences.
Demonstrated experience in organising tasks, working effectively in multidisciplinary teams or individually, and meeting deadlines.
Good interpersonal skills, including initiative, drive, and flexibility to achieve results.
High levels of personal integrity, transparency, and capability.
Experience in computer coding for data analysis and visualisation (e.g. R, Python) is desirable.
The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including right to work in Australia and an education check. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer-sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
Questions
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Alex Wu at
For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
Want to Apply
We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:
Resume
Cover letter
Responses to the 'About You' section
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Other Information
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, recognising that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don't meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
Seniority and Employment
Seniority level: Internship. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Research, Education, and Science. Industries: Higher Education.
Application Deadline
Applications close Tuesday 18 November **** at ***** pm AEST (R-*****). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for the week commencing November *******.
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