Organisation/Company AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 22 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Australia Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Classification: Academic Level B
Salary package: $124,638 -$141,317 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full time, Fixed Term (12 months)
- Engage with world-class computing infrastructure and work in partnership with the Australian government
- Develop sophisticated AI approaches intersecting with psychology and computer science
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Position Overview
This post-doc represents an exciting collaboration between ANU and the Australian government, focussing on the intersection between AI and personality, with a specific focus on understanding personality in an online environment. To solve this problem, you will work closely with a fellow psychology post-doctoral candidate.
Specifically, this role will seek to develop sophisticated AI approaches that extract psychological insights from digital text data. You will work with world-class computing infrastructure while tackling challenging problems that bridge computer science and psychology, collaborating directly with both academic researchers and the Australian Government. You will fine-tune and build orchestration pipelines for pre-trained and large language models (LLMs) to achieve these objectives. Furthermore, you will systematically evaluate and compare alternative orchestration frameworks and agent-based architectures to solve these challenges.
Working in partnership with the Australian government, you will have the opportunity to liaise with international partners and academic institutions. You will also be encouraged to work on additional projects that complement the main body of research, integrate within existing research labs, and develop teaching and science communication skills.
The Person
We are looking for a qualified computer scientist or computational linguist with demonstrated expertise in training large language models and using larger scale computing infrastructure for affective computing or applications in psychology. Demonstrated experience designing or deploying multi-model orchestration layers is advantageous. We are looking for someone who likes challenging problems and encourages team members and colleagues to workshop effective solutions across disciplinary boundaries. Innovation and creativity are essential in this role, and a desire to tackle complex problems that have direct practical application to the work of the Australian government.
This role requires access to sensitive research environments. The successful applicant must be eligible for, and willing to undergo, an Australian Government security clearance. Continued engagement in the role is subject to obtaining and maintaining this clearance.
The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au
Closing Date: Sunday, 22 November 2026, 11:55pm (Canberra Time)
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) Country Australia City Canberra, ACT, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Postal Code Canberra
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