Job Summary

• Join UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and be at the forefront of agricultural innovation.
• In this role, you will help shape the future of canola breeding by developing and refining cutting-edge predictive breeding methods in collaboration with diverse research and industry partners.
• 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-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

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Salary

Base: $83,698.91 - $111,431.10 (Academic Level A) or $117,120.53 - $138,769.70 (Academic Level B); Superannuation: 17%; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Key Requirements

• PhD in Quantitative Genetics, Crop Genomics, or Plant Breeding
• publications in reputed refereed journals
• presenting at conferences
• contributions towards obtaining external research funding
• experience in internal service roles

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