UNE/AOS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Australia: University of New England | Apply by 05 April 2021

March 12, 2021

Designation/Position- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Australia

The University of New England invites application for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Australia from eligible and interested candidates

About- The University of New England is a public university in Australia with approximately 22,500 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern central New South Wales. UNE was the first Australian university established outside a state capital city. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Australia

Research/Job Area- Computer and Machine Vision/Robotics

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Eligibility/Qualification–

AOS and UNE are seeking someone with research experience in computer and machine vision and robotics. The successful applicant will work as part of a small team to develop a novel approach to object detection in agricultural landscapes and will have a demonstrated record of academic research and journal publications and completed Postgraduate studies (preferably PhD).

Excellent interpersonal, written and oral skills, along with excellent organisational skills are essential.

Job/Position Description-

Agent Oriented Software (AOS) (Lead Partner) in partnership with the University of New England (UNE) have jointly received funding for a Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) from the Commonwealth Grant CRCPIX000099 titled, ‘Novel autonomous robotic weed control to maximise agricultural productivity’. The CRC-P aims to develop an autonomous mobile robot, ‘Kelpie’ to identify individual weeds and selectively spray or remove them. Five Kelpie systems will be trialled on Monaro farms and Treasury Wine Estates vineyards, autonomously navigating pasture or vineyard to economically control weeds where it is currently not possible.

Kelpie will record the position and size of the weeds, to produce a Weeds Map for planning and audit purposes, and a Feed Quality Map with the current farm stock carrying capacity.

Eight CRC-P project partners include: Lucas Field Autonomous Agriculture Pty Ltd, University of New England, Treasury Wine Estates Vintners Limited, Queensland University of Technology, Monaro Farming Systems CMC INC, David Miron, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Agent Oriented Software Pty Ltd.

As a key part of the CRC-P, AOS and UNE are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PRF).

Research Services

3 Year Fixed Term – Full time
$69,364 – $93,694 per annum (Level A)
Plus 17% employer superannuation. Salary packaging options are available.
Must be based at UNE Armidale for the duration of the Fellowship
Applicants must have ongoing full-time work rights (UNE will not provide sponsorship for this position)