• Opportunity to use your advanced data science expertise for improved animal welfare and food production working within the Livestock Production and Welfare Group
• Located on the Camden Campus at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)
• Full-time, 1 year fixed-term contract. Offering $108K - $128k p.a. (Level B) plus annual leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation

About the opportunity 

The University of Sydney is welcoming applications for a Research Fellow to apply and refine their expertise in research methodologies, design and delivery to contribute to the University's standing as a national leader in the discipline. This position engages in research both independently and as part of a solid and close-knit research team. Within this multidisciplinary team, you will lead the development and application of analytical methods to automate the analysis of biological data to address problems of data integration, uncertainty, bias, dependent variables and samples, and heterogeneous data types. You will use your data science/machine learning expertise to inform decision-making that will optimize best practice livestock production across Australia, enabling improved animal welfare and production. 

For further insights into the research development and live projects taking place, follow the link below

Centre for Carbon Water and Food

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Fellow who:

• a PhD in an academic field relevant to the discipline or other higher professional qualifications appropriate to their discipline
• experience with R and/or Python
• ability to handle complex data engineering and transformation
• ability to develop and refine data science/machine learning solutions to resolve problems
• experience in supervising or mentoring others and/or coordinating team activities
• a demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively across a range of media and forums
• a developing network of relationships with key academic, industry and professional institutions, partners and stakeholders
• a developing research profile evidenced by original, high-quality and independent research in the area of expertise.

How to apply

Please visit the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website for further information and to apply.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit https://sydney.edu.au/about-us/careers-at-sydney.html and use the reference number 0078673 to find the listing.

Closing date: 11:30pm, Friday 23 April 2021

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