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About the Project
The Australian Museum has recently received grant funding for scientific work supporting the Curator of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Biology and the FrogID team in advancing machine learning techniques in species identification from bioacoustic data. We are looking for a fixed term scientific officer to join the project team.
About the Role
The Scientific Officer (Frog Bioacoustics and Machine Learning) is a crucial role that sits within the Herpetology and the FrogID team.
The role will support scientific research using machine learning to identify frog species, analyse ecological patterns and generate scientific insights from audio of calling frogs from the FrogID project, building on the Australian Museum Science Strategy. The role will involve scientific analyses of audio recordings from the FrogID project using machine learning methodologies, research design, scientific analysis, data preparation and annotation workflows, machine learning model development and evaluation, model monitoring, reporting, and scientific publication.
Employment Status:
- Scientific Officer 1/2
- Fixed term, up to March 2027
- Full time 35 hours per week
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Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrated ability to analyse and interpret bioacoustic data.
- Proven ability to prepare scientific publications and to present research to wide audiences.
- Competence in programming languages such as Python, MATLAB or R, with experience applying modern machine learning and signal processing frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
- Strong and up-to-date understanding of machine learning concepts relevant to bioacoustics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary research environments and adapting technical solutions to science-driven research questions.
Essential requirements
- Postgraduate degree in Biological or Mathematical Sciences or Engineering or equivalent experience and strong background relevant to the Museum’s research priorities
About The Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is truly a great place to work. We aim to be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.
Recent staff survey results confirm that our staff feel valued, accepted and supported and that they believe the AM is an inclusive workplace. AM staff also report a high level of job satisfaction.
The AM is located on the homelands of the Gadigal people and acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal people as the custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past and present.
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Benefits
Besides working together with other like-minded people, you will have access to professional development and dedicated Wellbeing programs.