Research Associate - Data Scientist in Ecosystem Science

About the role

• Level A ($113k - $121k) plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fixed Term – 18 months (to 31st December 2027)
• Full-time (35 hours per week)

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

• Contribute independently or as a team member in collaborative research with a focus to enhance the quality of research outcomes in the discipline area.
• Enable research teams to create scholarly output that is recognised by peers.
• Undertake the develop of ecosystem-specific indicator workflows under the guidance of a research leader and contribute to development of related research activities.
• Contribute ecological and/or data science expertise to workflow design and testing.
• Contribute data science expertise to support data transformation, harmonisation, and metadata development.
• Collaborate with research software engineers on implementation of software tools and other solutions for reproducible research, including supporting requirement gathering and user testing activities.
• Contribute to documentation, elaboration of case studies and example applications.
• Collaborate with community and engagement team to support training activities, community events and the dissemination of research outcomes through appropriate channels and outlets.
• Undertake discipline-appropriate research activities, e.g. surveys, literature reviews, data gathering and/or recording of results using appropriate research methods.
• Participate in and/or present at conferences and/or workshops relevant to the project as required. Assist with the supervision of research students in the research area where required.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.