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Senior Research Fellow or Principal Research Fellow

Perth, Western AustraliaFull-time$141k2026-10-03 → 2026-10-22
Based in Australia

Core

Lead and coordinate innovative genomics, pre-breeding, and AI-enabled research programs to advance genetic gain in pulse crops, wheat, and horticultural crops.

Role type

Senior/Principal Research Fellow (IC)

Builds

Genomic resources, crop improvement solutions, and high-impact research outputs

Domain

Agriculture + Genomics + AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Genomics, functional genomics, molecular breeding, bioinformatics, AI-enabled crop improvement, grant writing, team leadership, HDR supervision

Preferred skills

International research reputation, strategic partnership development, commercialisation of research

Technologies

Sequencing, bioinformatics tools, AI frameworks, controlled-environment facilities

Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary research programs integrating genomics, phenomics, and AI; secure major national and international research funding; supervise and mentor HDR students and research staff; publish high-quality scholarly outputs; collaborate with industry, government, and international partners

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC