About the Role
The Centre for Crop Science: Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) is seeking a full-time, fixed-term position for up to 3 years. The base salary will be in the range $98,582.63 - $107,349.47 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 7). Based at our St Lucia Campus.
You will play an integral role in coordinating the development and delivery of world-class training opportunities for postgraduate students, early career researchers and industry professionals within the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the development of short online courses across five Centre Nodes, working closely with course leaders, industry partners and government organisations to collate content for each course and package into engaging eLearning modules.
* Optimise an appropriate online eLearning platform to deliver each course, ensuring that it functions well and meets delivery requirements.
* Provide training to learners and course instructors on how to use the platform effectively.
* Coordinate delivery of short courses including scheduling dates and times, enrolling learners onto each course and leading the technical aspects to ensure smooth delivery.
* Contribute to teaching of short courses and/or delivery of training workshops.
* In partnership with the course leader, regularly review the content of each short course, ensuring that it meets the needs of learners, Centre partners, and aligns with the objectives of the Centre.
* Work closely with the Centre Manager and Senior Communications Officer to organise and deliver Centre events such as workshops, online events, and the Centre's annual face-to-face training workshop.
About the Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre in Predictive Breeding
The ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding for Agricultural Futures is a Centre within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, School of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Business School and the Law School.
The ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding is administered by The University of Queensland and has nodes at The University of Western Australia, The University of New England, La Trobe University and University of Wollongong.
The ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding aims to develop the advanced capacity needed to secure Australia's food and fibre production and export value into the future.
About You
Qualifications and training equivalent to an undergraduate degree in science or agricultural science with at least 2-3 years relevant work experience and/or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
A PhD in plant or animal breeding or a related discipline is desirable.
Ability to collate and consolidate large volumes of course content from multiple individuals/organisations and create engaging and interactive short courses.
Familiarity with online education platforms, such as EdX or Acorn.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, solve problems independently, work under own guidance and as part of a team.
Highly developed interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a range of diverse stakeholders (spanning disciplines, cultures, career stage, gender, community, industry, government).
Knowledge of methods to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of different training opportunities.