The University of Queensland 
St Lucia, Australia Resumen de la oferta
The University of Queensland is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Fellow in Agricultural Systems Assessment for a fixed‑term, full‑time role (up to 2 years) at its St Lucia campus. The position focuses on leading the “Knowledge Integration, Grower Insight and Decision Frameworks” work package within the SorGain program, which aims to improve Australian sorghum production. Responsibilities include conducting evidence syntheses, meta‑analyses, stakeholder research, and developing decision‑support tools, as well as supervising students and contributing to publications and funding proposals. Candidates should hold a PhD in agronomy, crop science, or a related field, with strong quantitative, qualitative, and computational skills, and experience in participatory research and data integration.
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Descripción del proyecto
About This Opportunity.
Join a purposeful and collaborative research environment within QAAFI’s Centre for Crop Science and contribute to SorGain, a research, development and extension program co-funded by GRDC and UQ to improve Australian sorghum production. You will lead the day-to-day delivery and integration of the “Knowledge Integration, Grower Insight and Decision Frameworks” work package, drawing together crop agronomy, adaptive research, stakeholder decision research and advanced analytics to create practical, regionally relevant outcomes for growers and industry.
Key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.
About You.
For appointment at Academic Level B, you will also demonstrate:
Knowledge of sorghum or other summer cereal production in dryland broadacre systems would be advantageous, as would experience in field trials, on-farm experimentation, farmer-participatory research, survey methodologies, research ethics, monitoring and evaluation, relational databases, SQL or AI-supported decision-support systems.
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, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged. As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, 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.
At QAAFI, we work in partnership to translate visionary crop research into outcomes that respond to grower needs and strengthen Australian agriculture. One such partnership is the Sorghum Strategic Alliance, a seven-year collaboration between UQ and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) that brings together expertise in genetics, breeding and agronomy to improve sorghum productivity, resilience and grain quality.
Read more about the Sorghum Strategic Alliance
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, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
Interested?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sudhir Yadav sudhir.yadav@uq.edu.au. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number below in the subject line.
When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume, cover letter, and responses to the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.
Other Information.
Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
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.
We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.
Applications close Sunday 25 October 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-68711).
