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The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics?
• Do you want to advance your scientific knowledge & experience?
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s leading scientific research organisation!

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct cutting-edge research broadly on the theme of incorporating domain knowledge into machine learning models for computer vision. The appointed fellow with collaborate closely with the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Augmented Reasoning, hosted by the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. 

We expect that the fellow will be able to translate their core research into an applied setting of interest to CSIRO in their final year. Areas of interest might include astronomy, agriculture and food, robotics and manufacturing.

As part of this opportunity, the fellow will work closely with collaborators from the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Augmented Reasoning, hosted by the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, and CSIRO’s Data61. The successful candidate will join the high-performing Imaging and Computer vision Group at the CSIRO’s Data61, joining 600 other data science scientists building innovative solutions for Australia. The fellow will be supported by a large team comprising many post-graduate students and be involved in their supervision.

Your duties will include:

• Carrying out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes. 
• 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 to be applied in a range of domains such as environmental science and manufacturing.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues within the team and across CSIRO in internal and external projects with associated deliveries.
• Independently undertake experimental and/or observational research activities, often requiring the supervision and/or training of others to ensure experiments are established in accordance with research design, or as required.

Location: Canberra, ACT (other locations may be considered)

Salary: AU$92k - AU$101k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference: 92082

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (or part time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• A solid history of peer reviewed publication (e.g. NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, AAAI, CVPR, ICCV, AISTATS, JMLR).
• Demonstrated experience in conducting research and development activities in one or more of the following: machine learning or deep learning, computer vision, optimisation, scientific computing, computer science, mathematics.
• Confident Python programming and experience with one or more ML platforms such as PyTorch, Tensorflow.
• High level 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

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term (visa sponsorship may be provided to eligible onshore candidates).

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

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. 

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

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

21 May 2023, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT