Research Assistant / Research Engineer in Canberra

Classification: ANU Officer 4 (Research) and ANU Officer 5/6 (Research)

Salary package: $79,314 - $102,887 per annum, plus 17% superannuation

Term: Fixed term, Full time (up to 24 months)

In 1946, ANU was founded to help rebuild a changing world. We're still at it, 80 years later. For generations, our people have turned curiosity into ideas that have shaped Australia and our region.

Interested in AI and Robotics, but not sure about a research career?

• Work with state-of-the-art techniques on AI and Robotics
• Work with drones, mobile robots (incl. quadrupeds), and manipulators
• Work in collaboration with researchers and practitioners from universities and industry

About the opportunity

This position is a fixed term for a period of up to 2 years appointment to contribute to the maintenance of physical robots hardware and software, robotics experiments, and robotics software development at the Robots@ANU Computing Lab. This position is suitable for recent graduates with robotics experience who like to explore if robotics research is a suitable career for them. It provides opportunities to collaborate with researchers and practitioners at the ANU, ARC ARIAM Hub and the Australian Defence Science & Technology group.

The position will be hosted at the Robotics Lab within the ANU School of Computing. The ANU School of Computing has a strong foundation in computing and information sciences at ANU with four activity clusters:

• Intelligent Systems: artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, robotics
• Computing Foundations: software systems, programming languages, compilers, operating systems, software testing, software engineering, computer architecture, computer security, logic and verification, theory of computation, formal methods
• Data Science: data mining and statistical analysis, data storage and management, cloud storage and distributed computing, data engineering, data warehousing, data modeling and visualization, data analytics, database management and architecture, health informatics, data privacy
• Computational Science: scientific computing, high-performance computing, large-scale parallel systems, modeling and simulation, bioinformatics, computational biology/chemistry/physics/engineering

About the College

As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) hosts many of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.

CSS brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College is to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia's national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation.

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective. CSS is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College is comprised of the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, School of Engineering, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Mathematical Sciences Institute, and the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, supported by the Professional Services Group.

Enquiries

To enquire about this role, please contact Professor Hanna Kurniawati via email on robotics.comp.cecc@anu.edu.au or phone on +612 6125 1577.

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity

ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we've described, but you're passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.

What we offer

• The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits
• Four weeks paid vacation per year
• Assistance with relocation expenses
• 17% employer contribution to superannuation
• Generous parental leave
• The possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements
• A parental and aged care support program
• Dual career hire programs
• Staff and family tuition fee discounts
• ANU school holiday programs
• Childcare facilities on campus

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.