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The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Robotics?
• Support the development of human-machine interaction capabilities in our human-robot teams.
• Exciting opportunity to work on autonomous systems in this 3-year postdoctoral role.

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.

The Robotic Design and Interaction group is looking for a CERC Fellow with a strong track record of research in human robot interaction. The CERC Fellow will have experience in human-robot interaction, including e.g., human-robot teaming, human-robot interface development and evaluation, or human-robot experiments with real robot systems, and a passion for working on real-world problems.  The CERC Fellow will fill a critical role in a multi-year project of national significance drawing upon broad capabilities from across CSIRO to deliver societal impact from our science, particularly in human-robot teaming and robotics in unstructured environments. The role will be highly rewarding, working with multi-disciplinary research scientists and engineers solving real-world problems. The CERC Fellow will work closely with world leading field robotics research teams at CSIRO during their tenure, with opportunities for broadening their knowledge and skillset.

The CERC Fellow will have demonstrated strong research in at least one of the following areas:

- Human-robot teaming

- Human-machine interface development and evaluation

- Multimodal interfaces (text, speech, gaze, motion, haptics, etc.)

- Human factors and human modelling

- Human-robot interaction experiments with physical robot deployment

The CERC Fellow will possess a growth mindset, and a desire to broaden their skillset to address key challenges in Robotics and AI. The Robotics and Autonomous Systems group will be providing the candidate with close guidance and mentorship to encourage and facilitate this along with learning and growth opportunities through appropriate learning material, courses, seminars, workshops etc.

Your duties will include:

• Developing world-class research in the general area of human-robot interaction with an emphasis on human-robot teams.
• Validating proposed methods through user studies applied in representative test environments.
• 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 progressing opportunities for the further development or creation of new lines of research.
• Utilising design thinking methodology to plan and prepare research proposals, and applying non-academic impact methodology to research projects.

Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Salary: AU$92,624 - AU$101,459 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference: 95041

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, Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Robotics. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• Significant experience in programming robots using C++ or Python. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of human-robot interaction with an emphasis on human-robot teams, interfaces, human factors and human modelling.
• 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.
• A strong history of publication in peer reviewed journals and/or authorship of scientific papers, reports, grant applications or patents.

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.

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

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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

16 January 2024, 11:00pm AEDT