Research Fellow Digital Forests
Core
Lead the development of innovative approaches using multi-sensor lidar, imaging analytics, and geospatial data to improve forest inventory, monitoring, and decision-making.
Role type
Senior/Principal Research Fellow (Digital Forests)
Builds
Digital forest monitoring and inventory systems for Australia
Domain
Environmental science + Geospatial analytics
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
digital forestry, remote sensing, geospatial analytics, environmental data science, project leadership, stakeholder collaboration, funding acquisition
Preferred skills
experience in industry, consulting, government agencies, or applied research environments
Technologies
multi-sensor lidar, imaging analytics, geospatial data
Responsibilities
Bridge the gap between emerging sensing technologies and practical application in forest management; translate research into operational outcomes; lead projects and teams; build partnerships with industry and government.
Seniority
Senior/Principal, hands-on research & leadership