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The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in computer science, data sciences, cyber security, information technology or software engineering?
• Help drive the development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Australia
• Join our Autonomous and Application Security Team for this exciting and important postdoctoral role

This role will contribute to Data61’s vision of driving the development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Australia, with a specific digital technology focus on AI and Cyber Security. The Autonomous and Application Security (AAS) team of the Distributed Systems Security group leads and delivers research projects with the vision of protecting society, government and industry from highly advanced malicious cyber actors using machine intelligence. The role will develop robust machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques that empower organisations and people against sophisticated cyber-attacks.

The fast pace of digital transformation has been producing cyber systems and applications at increased complexity and scales. Cyber users with low cybersecurity maturity levels are no match for competent and cooperating malicious actors. Hence, the role will deliver research projects and activities with three primary focus areas:   
(i)    developing novel methods to prevent security and privacy attacks against ML and NLP algorithms in cybersecurity settings,   
(ii)   developing robust machine intelligence to make cybersecurity decisions when faced with complex security problems, and  
(iii)  developing robust ML and NLP techniques to assess, triage and mitigate malware and vulnerabilities in complex application source codes or binaries.  

The CERC Fellow will collaborate in developing a stream of research and development that contributes to high-quality articles acceptable to high-rank conferences (IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, NDSS, USENIX Security, ESORICS, ASIA CCS or similar) and high impact journals (IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, or similar).

Your duties will include:

• Contributing to projects and carry out research to develop novel methods to prevent security and privacy attacks against ML and NLP algorithms in cybersecurity settings.

• Contributing to projects and carry out research to develop robust machine intelligence to make cybersecurity decisions when faced with complex security problems. 

• Contributing to projects and carry out research to develop robust ML and NLP techniques to assess, triage and mitigate malware and vulnerabilities in complex application source codes or binaries.

• Carrying out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes including high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals and top-ranked conferences. 

• Recognising and exploiting opportunities for innovation and the generation of new theoretical perspectives, and progress opportunities for the further development or creation of new lines of research.

   

Location: Sydney, NSW

Salary: AU$89k - AU$98k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference: 74848

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as Computer Science, Data Sciences, Cyber Security, Information Technology or Software Engineering. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (or part-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting research activities in artificial intelligence, machine learning, information security and having the ability to undertake research in trust and privacy.  
• Proven ability to conduct high-quality research, development and implementation in AI and Cyber Security with publications in the top tier security conferences IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, NDSS, USENIX Security, or similar level conferences in other domains. 
• Experience in applying research outcomes in solving practical/industry problems, preferably in the area of data and system security and security automation in domains. 
• High level of written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.

   

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

To be eligible to work in CSIRO you must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

3 April 2022, 11:00pm AEST