Research Fellow

The Biometry Hub

Research fellow position in Biometry

The Biometry Hub
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Campus, University of Adelaide, Australia

The Biometry Hub is a vibrant research and consulting group of five academics working in close collaboration with plant scientists at the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide. The group is also strongly affiliated with the nation-wide project Statistics for the Australian Grains Industry (SAGI-II) funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

We are currently expanding our expertise and research capacity in the genetic analysis of plant breeding experiments. We are looking for an enthusiastic and suitably qualified biometrician or researcher in applied statistics to join our growing team in the Biometry Hub. Skills in advanced experimental design, statistical genetics as well computational statistics are specifically sought.

The position is jointly funded by the University of Adelaide and the GRDC. The successful applicant will collaborate with plant scientists at the Waite campus of the University of Adelaide in the plant phenotyping research in The Plant Accelerator (Australian Plant Phenomics Facility); the GRDC component covers the contribution to SAGI-II in the design and analysis of experiments within various plant breeding programs Australia wide, including a large and exciting project on root-lesion nematode in cereal crops. Both components have provision for the applicant to undertake methodological development arising from problems encountered in these collaborative projects. There will also be training opportunities for the applicant to build their skills in statistical genetics for plant breeding.

There will be an opportunity for the applicant to establish research collaboration both nationally and internationally, in particular with researchers at the National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia at the University of Wollongong, the Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands and James Hutton Institute, Dundee, in the UK.

The position is open for Australian residents and international applicants. The application deadline is 4 October, 2013.

Salary and superannuation

Level B $83,620 - $99,300 per annum full-time equivalent
An employer superannuation contribution of 9% applies

Term of position

The fixed-term position is available immediately and until June 30, 2016. There is a strong possibility of expansion of the term of the appointment, subject to funding availability.

Further information

Please refer to the selection criteria attached. Shall you have any questions about the application or to apply, please contact
Dr Olena Kravchuk (olena.kravchuk@adelaide.edu.au or +61 8 83137252) or Dr Julian Taylor (julian.taylor@adelaide.edu.au or +61 8 83132077).