Ref 1741/24 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Managed Pollination of Almonds, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Western Sydney University
- Almonds, VIC
- $106,765-128,989 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Western Sydney University Internal Applicants Only
- Full-time, fixed-term position for 18 months | Based at Westerns Hawkesbury Campus
- Remuneration: $106,765 to $128,989 p.a Inclusive of Super + Leave Loading
To be eligible to apply for this position you must be employed by Western Sydney University on an ongoing, fixed term or casual basis at the time of this advertisement.In accordance with section 45.4 of the Academic Staff Agreement 2022, Casual academic staff are eligible to apply for appointment if they have been employed at Western Sydney University as a casual employee for at least two teaching sessions in the last 24 months.About the Role
The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Managed Pollination of Almonds to join the dynamic HIE Pollination Research Team that focuses on insect pollinators and horticultural crop pollination.The successful candidate will conduct research on the diet and health of managed honeybees while being used for pollination services on almond orchards and assessing the dependence of new “self-fertile” almond varieties on pollen movement by honeybees. Almond production is a major and expanding horticultural industry in Australia and is heavily dependent on honeybees. This research will improve understanding of how to manage honey bee health on almond orchards and whether new self-fertile cultivars have a reduced need for honeybees.The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will undertake analysis of samples and data from previous field work on almond orchards and conduct new field experiments. This will involve:
- Analysis of pollen samples collected from bee hives during previous almond flowering seasons to characterise the non-crop floral resources used by the on-farm hives. This will involve microscopy, quantifying pollen colour diversity and DNA metabarcoding.
- Design and execution of field experiments on almond orchards to measure the extent to which new self-fertile almond cultivars benefit from pollen movement within and between flowers by honeybees.
You must provide evidence of your full-time working rights in Australia for the full term of the appointment at time of application.Please note, only those applications submitted via the WSU online recruitment system will be accepted.