Position Details
- Full Time | Continuing position
- Academic Level D | AU$165,810 - $182,419 pa | 17% super I View Position Description
- Academic Level E I AU$212,873 pa | 17% Super I View Position Description
- Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country / Australia
- View Candidate Brochure
About the Role:
Flinders University is seeking an outstanding academic leader to advance excellence in sustainable agriculture through high-impact research, innovative teaching and meaningful engagement with industry and the community.
Appointed as an Associate Professor or Professor, you will provide academic leadership in the broad area of sustainable agriculture, aligned to Flinders University's existing research strengths, and play a key role in shaping the future of sustainability in farming.
The position will provide leadership across:
- Research excellence, including leading high-impact research programs and attracting competitive external research funding
- Outstanding teaching and curriculum leadership, using contemporary, innovative and flexible pedagogies
- Supervision and mentorship, including mentoring Early Career and Mid-Career Researchers and supervising honours and higher degree by research students
- Industry and community engagement, building strategic partnerships that deliver real-world impact
- Academic leadership and service, contributing to College and University strategy, governance, accreditation and quality assurance
About You:
You are a recognised academic leader with a strong record of research excellence and educational leadership in sustainable agriculture or a closely related discipline. You are committed to innovation in teaching, collaboration in research, and building capability in others. Your expertise may align with areas such as soil science, biotechnology, crop improvement, vertical farming, integrated farming systems, agrivoltaics, precision agriculture, biosecurity, agroecology, or related disciplines aligned to Flinders University research strengths.
Depending on your career stage, you will bring:
- A PhD or equivalent qualification in sustainable agriculture or a related discipline.
- A distinguished research profile, evidenced by sustained high-quality publications and success in attracting competitive external research funding
- Demonstrated excellence and leadership in tertiary teaching, including curriculum development, accreditation and innovative delivery approaches.
- A strong record of supervising honours and research higher degree students to completion.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring Early Career and Mid-Career Researchers.
- A proven ability to establish and lead national and international research collaborations.
About the
College of Science and Engineering
At the College of Science and Engineering we believe in the power of science and engineering to solve real world problems. Our vision is to provide internationally recognised science and engineering education programs that are accessible, student centred, innovative and impactful. As well as being globally recognised for our research to advance science and engineering by creating new technologies that make our world more connected, secure, healthy, and sustainable. We seek to understand the past, but also to create the world of the future. Our College is an exciting place to research, study, and work, supported by best practice teaching methods, practical work-related learning, and advanced facilities.
Why Flinders University?
At Flinders University, we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to achieving gender equality in employment by identifying and removing any discriminatory employment barriers and taking action to promote gender equality in the workplace. We have been awarded Institutional Bronze Accreditation in the SAGE Athena SWAN program, recognising the University's ongoing efforts towards achieving gender equity.
Ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
- Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide.
- Ninety per cent of Flinders research has been ranked at 'world standard or above' by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
- 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
- Flexible working arrangements
- Wide range of professional development activities, funds and services, such as Flinders University's Researcher Development and Leadership Programs.
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
- A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
How to Apply and Information
- You are required to submit a CV and a three-page Suitability Statement addressing the key position capabilities of the relevant position description:
- Academic Level D | View Position Description
- Academic Level E I View Position Description
- For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to please contact Professor Ingo Koeper
Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) on Thursday, 26 February 2026.
Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
26 Feb 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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