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Science & Technology Beyond the Farm

International Aid Researcher

Use science expertise to empower international communities. International aid researchers tackle challenges including food security, malnutrition, poverty, climate change, and environmental management.

Research solutions to the world's biggest agriculture challenges

Career highlights

Make a difference

International aid researchers use science to solve critical challenges faced by international communities including hunger, malnutrition, soil health, pests and diseases in animals and crops, water scarcity, drought, and climate change. Research solutions can make real impact and change millions of lives.

Exciting & diverse

Research can take you anywhere in the world, from conducting field trials and farm visits overseas, to experiments in the laboratory, collaborating and sharing research solutions at conferences, to problem-solving challenges with other researchers, industry partners and communities. You could work in Australia or abroad, collaborating with international research centres and stakeholders.

What the job involves

From the laboratory to travelling the world, international aid researchers are specialist scientists that use expertise from diverse sciences to solve real-world issues impacting communities in crisis. From designing research trials to conducting laboratory experiments, monitoring overseas field sites, connecting with communities, educating communities on improved farming practices, to sharing results with conferences and peak bodies, each day can be diverse.

Educational pathways

University of Tasmania

Meet someone
in this field: Ava Christie

From Curiosity to Climate Solutions

Ava Christie's pathway

Ava studied a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours), majoring in plant science at the University of Tasmania.

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