Associate Professor/ Professor of Plants and Horticultural Systems (Research Program Lead)

Reference no: 499111

Work type: Continuing - Full Time

Location: Wagga Wagga

Categories: Academic - Leadership

• Lead a flagship research program with national and global ambition
• Shape the future of sustainable agricultural research in regional Australia
• Build high-performing teams, partnerships and research investment

The role

• Full Time, Continuing
• Level D - $167,348 to $184,243 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Level E - $215,225 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Academic Institution Leadership Allowance
• On Site: Wagga Wagga (No remote work will be considered)

As Professor / Associate Professor of Plants and Horticultural Systems (Research Program Lead), you will provide strategic leadership for Charles Sturt University's Plants and Horticultural Systems Program within the Gulbali Institute. Based at the Wagga Wagga campus, you will shape the program's research direction, bring together multidisciplinary expertise and build a high-performing research culture focused on solving complex agricultural challenges. Your work may span areas including agroecology, agronomy, precision agriculture, cropping systems, crop protection, climate resilience, soil and water management, viticulture and sustainable intensification.

You will grow a sustainable research program through competitive funding, industry and government partnerships, consultancy, philanthropy and international collaboration. Working closely with researchers, HDR candidates, industry and community partners, you will translate research into practical outcomes that improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of Australian agriculture. You will also contribute to the strategic leadership of the Gulbali Institute, develop future research leaders and help strengthen Charles Sturt's national and international reputation for agricultural research and impact.

About you

• A distinguished researcher with an outstanding record in Plants and Horticultural Systems
• A strategic and inclusive leader who brings people and disciplines together
• Proven success securing significant external research funding and investment
• An accomplished partnership builder across industry, government and research

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.