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Career opportunities in plant pest surveillance

The Plant Surveillance Network Australasia-Pacific (PSNAP) acts as a coordination point for surveillance professionals and practitioners to strengthen surveillance capacity and capability across Australia, New Zealand and the nearby region.

One of our aims is to foster the careers of our surveillance members and alert them to opportunities that exist within the network. Below are current positions available within the industry.

If you would like to post a career position on the PSNAP website, please contact psnap@phau.com.au.

Open positions

Closing date: 31 Dec 2023

2023 PhD Research opportunities

Agribio, the Centre for AgriBiosciences

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La Trobe University is currently offering three 2023 PhD opportunities to work on the following projects based at Agribio, Melbourne, Australia:

  1. Grains Biosecurity Bioinformatics – developing new laboratory and data analysis approaches that leverage cutting-edge advancements in High Throughput Sequencing, genomics, image analysis, and machine learning.
  2. Genomics of Botrytis spp. – developing and applying genomics resources, to enable diagnostics and biosurveillance capabilities for these fungal pathogens.
  3. Agaricus mushrooms – focusing on viruses associated with Agaricus mushrooms in Australia and aiming to provide the mushroom industry and growers an understanding of both local and exotic disease threats.

These projects are funded by Agriculture Victoria and the Grains Research and Development Council (GRDC).

Applications will be accepted until filled.
Closing date: 27 Sep 2023

Plant Pathologist

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is currently advertising for a Plant Pathologist to join their team in the Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division in Darwin.

Applications close Wednesday 27 September, 2023.

The role has been advertised as APS Level 5 ($78,548 – $86,168 pa).
Closing date: 27 Sep 2023

Community Liaison Officer- Identified

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is currently advertising for a Community Liaison Officer to join their team in the Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division in Darwin.

Applications close Wednesday 27 September, 2023.

The role has been advertised as APS Level 4 ($72,002 – $78,386 pa).
Closing date: 29 Sep 2023

Data Analysts / Modellers

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is currently advertising for four vacancies for Data Analysts / Modellers. Positions are full-time, on-going and non-ongoing 12 month contracts, and are based in Brisbane, Cairns, Queensland and Melbourne.

Applications close Friday 29 September, 2023.

The roles have been advertised as APS 6 ($88,408 – $100,378 pa).
Closing date: 4 Oct 2023

Entomologist

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is currently advertising for an Entomologist to join their team in the Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division in Darwin.

Applications close Wednesday 4 October, 2023.

The role has been advertised as APS Level 5 ($78,548 – $86,168 pa).
Closing date: 6 Oct 2023

Technical Officer

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries QLD

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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries QLD is currently advertising for a Technical Officer, Protected Cropping to work in a new research infrastructure at the Gatton site of the Queensland Smart Farms Initiative in Brisbane.

Applications close Friday 6 October, 2023.

The role has been advertised at $80,352 – $86,705 pa.