Dates
- Opening Date: 27-Sep-2024
- Closing Date: 17-Oct-2024
Location
- Launceston, Tasmania
Salary
- Total remuneration package of up to $102,190 comprising base salary within the range of $78,210 to $87,342 pro rata plus 17% superannuation.
Responsibilities
- Provide industry feedback to a multidisciplinary team of scientists to achieve the on-ground adoption of improvements in irrigation practices that lead to greater irrigation efficiency and sustainability (reduction in water logging and crop losses, improvement in soil health).
- Assist the team in engaging industry with demonstration trials, and investigating the impact of irrigation on Tasmania’s agricultural soils.
- Work with the TIA and Hub communication teams to prepare and disseminate information about relevant knowledge through a range of media (e.g., social media, face-to-face events).
- Work closely with colleagues both within TIA, the Tasmanian Farm innovation Hub and UTAS, and with external stakeholders including the Industry Development Extension Community of Practice, to achieve the awareness, understanding and adoption of improved irrigation practices.
- Assist the research team in guiding farmers to relevant information and tools, helping translate the knowledge of others to support on-farm adoption and by explaining the benefits of implementing efficient and effective irrigation to achieve climate resilience.
Requirements
- Demonstrated capacity to undertake on-farm/local level extension and adoption activities.
- Ability to co-operate with others to achieve organisational and project objectives and to build trust and reciprocity.
- Ability to communicate effectively and develop productive relationships with a diverse range of collaborators.
- Strategy into Action: Able to set, operationalise and activate strategy into specific actions, timelines and responsibilities to enable the University to deliver on key strategic goals.
- Self Awareness and Interpersonal Skills: Recognises and regulates emotions and behaviour in the work context and effectively builds relationships with others to create a collaborative and empowering environment that enables people to achieve and thrive.
- Holistic Decision Making: Able to form sound judgements based on all available information, considering the potential impacts of decisions from a broad range of perspectives before taking definitive action.
Benefits
- Part time (0.5FTE) 3 years fixed term role based in Launceston.
- Opportunity to develop advanced extension skills and to build industry networks in the agricultural and food industries.
Notes
- To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.