Onsite Research Fellow – Social Change, Agricultural Emissions Management

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About the role

  • Research Fellow driving collaborative social research supporting farmers in reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Conducting high-quality research and supervising students within the Faculty of Science.

Responsibilities

  • Drive collaborative social research that supports farmers and regions to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
  • Conduct high-quality social research on innovation systems, scaling and Living Labs for zero-net emissions agriculture
  • Co-design and facilitate research activities with farmers, advisors, industry bodies and communities across multiple Australian regions
  • Produce scholarly publications, reports and presentations, and contribute to seminars and conferences nationally and internationally
  • Supervise and mentor students, supporting high-quality research projects aligned with agricultural sustainability and social change
  • Contribute to grant proposals, project management, school committees and CRC activities that strengthen collaborative research capacity

Requirements

  • Completed PhD in a social science related to agriculture, environment or natural resource management
  • Demonstrated experience working with Australian farmers, advisors, industry organisations, government or rural communities on change initiatives
  • Expertise in transdisciplinary methods such as action research, community engagement, facilitation, extension or behaviour change
  • Developing track record of independent research, including peer-reviewed publications
  • Experience supervising students or staff, collaborating effectively within diverse, multi-stakeholder research teams
  • Willingness to travel regularly, including to regional and remote sites, familiarity with emissions issues desirable.

Benefits

  • 17% superannuation
  • Salary packaging
  • Health and wellbeing programs
  • Discounted services
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Research Fellow – Social Change, Agricultural Emissions Management

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

A$87,266 - A$148,023 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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