Australian Plant Phenomics Network

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Two full-time research Data Scientist roles - OPEN NOW! APPN’s University of Sydney Node is looking for two experienced Data Scientists to be based at the Sydney Informatics Hub, Camperdown. This is an exciting opportunity for two outstanding data scientists to use their data analysis knowledge and research experience to support world class research aimed at improving food crops, farming systems, and resilient agriculture. To qualify, you’ll need a relevant tertiary qualification and experience working within a research environment (ideally with food crops). You’ll know your way around various data science, statistical modelling, and machine learning technologies as well as GIS and Computer Vision. Experience with planning and developing complex data processing software and pipelines is essential, and experience with data from UAV and satellite-based remote sensing systems would be a plus. To learn more and apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/gqTArFPr Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 19 January 2025.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Senior Principal Research Engineer (full time) Bring all your experience and technical skills to bear in this dynamic plant research role with APPN at The University of Queensland. If you can combine a good understanding of crop research practices with outstanding technical skills in proximal sensing technologies, data science, CAD, plus Python and other programming languages, and, this may well be your dream role. You will also need a postgraduate qualification in electrical/mechatronic engineering, a gift for creating solutions that work, and excellent interpersonal skills for informing, guiding and motivating people at every level. If successful you’ll join our great team at Gatton Campus, with some travel to St. Lucia and some crop trial sites. Applications close at 11pm (AEST) on 12 January 2025. Read more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/g6hUsHkR  

We are excited to see that agriculture and food security research infrastructure was prominent in the final ICRI 2024 Brisbane Statement (view here: https://lnkd.in/grET8zUj). Presented by Claire S. Assistance Secretary in charge of Australia’s @NCRIS Program, the statement emphasised that “Research Infrastructures underpin global collaborative research efforts to ensure world-wide food security by working to overcome environmental challenges such as constrained soil and water resources, and threats from pathogens, pests and invasive species.” “Ongoing support for RI capability is needed for these research efforts to continue to chart a global path toward future food sustainability.” APPN congratulates the organising team for delivering a practical, outcome oriented, and wide-ranging statements that capped of a truly amazing conference. #NCRISimpact ICRI 2024 Richard Dickmann Kerry Bormann Stijn Dhondt Paul Gauthier Wei GUO Prof. Danielle Way Prof. Sushil Kumar

APPN were delighted to today host His Excellency Mr Maris Saisamponga, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Her Excellency Ms Arjaree Sriratanaban, Ambassador of Thailand to Australia & Ms Chayika Wongnapachant, Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We were pleased to showcase The Plant Accelerator, based at our Australian Plant Phenomics Network Adelaide node at the University of Adelaide Waite Campus, and discuss our innovative phenotyping, automation and data science technologies. Thank you for visiting, we valued the fantastic discussions on the future of agriculture! Richard Dickmann Trevor Garnett

Last week, Stijn Dhondt and Inês Pinho from EMPHASIS on Plant Phenomics visited the APPN University of Adelaide, The Australian National University and the The University of Queensland nodes. We explored our plant growth facilities and field-based services. We also shared insights into our organisations services and operations, plus the research that our nodes support. Thanks so much for visiting and sharing ideas for state-of-the-art plant phenotyping infrastructure. We are looking forward to working together in the future. Richard Dickmann Kerry Bormann Trevor Garnett Jesusa A. Scott Chapman Carla Gho Brito

APPN's William Salter, Director of the University of Sydney APPN node, attended the recent Australian Society of Plant Scientists Conference. This provided a great opportunity to showcase APPN's mobile phenotyping units & aerial phenomics offering. APPN has a coordinated network of common field phenomics infrastructure across six nodes. With standardised equipment, skilled staff, common data collection protocols and FAIR data analysis workflows, we can support your research from project inception to contextual interpretation of results. We also provide access to novel drone and ground-based platforms and can deploy a broad variety of sensors, from LiDAR to RGB to hyperspectral. Contact us to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ghpgKDdQ

It was a great day at ICRI 2024. APPN's CEO Richard Dickmann chaired session 9 - How RI is supporting sustainable agriculture, nutrition and development. What an awesome line-up of speakers! Thank you sincerely to Stijn Dhondt, Paul Gauthier, Wei GUO, Prof. Danielle Way and Prof. Sushil Kumar for your contribution. #NCRISImpact

We're at ICRI 2024! Hosted biennially, the @International Conference on Research Infrastructures is the major forum for the global research infrastructure community. For our friends & colleagues in attendance, take a peek in the delegate satchel & find our APPN brochure! #NCRISImpact Richard Dickmann Kerry Bormann

Thrilled to launch our new Charles Sturt University node! Read more about this new partnership below 🌾 👇