Quantitative Data Analyst - Environmental Accounting

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Role highlights

• Help shape a more sustainable future for Australian agriculture
• Apply R and/or Python skills to environmental and greenhouse gas accounting
• Collaborate with researchers and industry partners to inform evidence-based decisions

About CSIRO

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The opportunity

Help shape a more sustainable future for Australian agriculture. As a Quantitative Data Analyst in the Sustainability Assessment and Metrics Team, you’ll use quantitative analysis and environmental accounting to support research into agricultural sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions and natural capital outcomes. Working with researchers and industry partners, you’ll develop and apply transparent analytical workflows in R and/or Python, bringing together agricultural statistics, farm practice surveys, greenhouse gas inventories, environmental accounting datasets, modelling outputs and industry data. Your work will contribute to innovative research that informs evidence-based decisions for industry, government and the broader agricultural sector.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Develop and maintain robust, transparent and reproducible workflows in R and/or Python, creating fit-for-purpose datasets from information of varying scale, categorisation, completeness, quality and spatial or temporal resolution.
• Acquire, integrate and analyse large datasets, including ABS and ABARES statistics, farm practice surveys, greenhouse gas inventories, emission factors, industry data and modelling outputs.
• Apply environmental and greenhouse gas accounting methods to quantify sustainability and emissions outcomes across agricultural systems and supply chains.
• Interpret outputs from APSIM and other agricultural, environmental and land-use models, compare results with empirical data and accounting estimates, and work with specialists to apply spatial and other analytical techniques.
• Evaluate and document data sources, assumptions, uncertainties and methodological choices to ensure scientific rigour and transparency.
• Prepare technical reports, scientific publications, presentations and project outputs that clearly communicate findings to diverse audiences.
• Collaborate and communicate openly, effectively and respectfully with researchers, specialists, industry partners, staff and clients to deliver projects, maximise research impact and uphold CSIRO’s reputation, while managing priorities and time effectively.
• Contribute to identifying and developing future research opportunities in environmental accounting, sustainability assessment and agricultural systems analysis.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: Canberra, ACT preferred (Brisbane, QLD considered)

Salary: AU$118k - AU$127k per annum per annum plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule: Specified term of 3 years; Full-time

Reference: 104545

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential

• Relevant postgraduate degree or equivalent relevant work experience in GHG accounting
• Excellent numeracy skills and ability to critically evaluate suitability of data for a particular objective
• Demonstrated ability to develop, code and operationalise data visualisation techniques and products
• Demonstrated ability to build workflows to manage and analyse complex, often incomplete, data to provide integrated data inputs for a range of uses.

Desirable

• Robust understanding of Australian cropping systems and systems approaches to complex problems
• Experience with the APSIM model or other process-based farming system models
• Affinity with systems thinking, preferably with experience in Life Cycle Assessment or related analyses
• Organizational and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with customers and external experts to accelerate innovation.

For full details about this role, please review the Position Description.

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Laura Mason at [email protected] and let us know how we can support you.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents, and Australian Temporary Residents with a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

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How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

2 December 2026, 11:00pm AEDT