Project Description
Newly created opportunity to contribute to the growth and sustainability of Australia’s Sugarcane Industry.
- Indooroopilly Location (~10 Kms South of Brisbane CBD)
- Competitive salary and career development opportunity
- Indefinite term
- Full-time work
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) is the principal research, development and extension company for the Australian sugarcane industry and our vision is to support a profitable and sustainable sugarcane industry in Australia.
The new Biometrician will join an existing small team in delivering effective statistical and analytical support.
Working with a level of autonomy, key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Guiding research and technical staff in trial design, statistical analysis and interpretation of trial results
- Identifying and conducting appropriate statistical analysis of research project data and interpret results as required
- Training research and technical staff in correct experimental design and analysis practices
- Designing and delivering statistics courses to research and technical staff
Having the ability to think analytically when working with a diversity of problems, you will be able to diagnose and develop solutions and may carry these through to implementation. In addition, it is essential that you have:
- Completed an Honours Degree in Statistics or related discipline
- Experience in statistical consultancy and/or analysis of data in crop research
- Experimental designs
- Linear mixed models
- Generalised linear models
- Programming aptitude with specialist statistical packages such as R or SAS
- High level written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to make presentations to people from diverse backgrounds
- Experience in agricultural science will be highly regarded
If you believe you match the above criteria, and want to work as part of a team that explore new initiatives and seek excellence in research practices.
SRA are committed to their Organisational Values of:
- Innovation
- Investor Satisfaction
- Accountability
- Teamwork