Research Associate In Large-scale Evolutionary Optimisation

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The School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT) offers:

• A flexible, friendly working environment that is well-resourced. 
• A chance to deliver research-informed education to undergraduate and graduate students and professionals who will be Australia’s future technology decision makers. 
• An opportunity to be part of a school that’s engineering and computing education programs are accredited and globally recognised.

We strongly encourage Women, First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse candidates to apply. We are committed to providing career progression and support to women in academia.

The School offers programs in electrical, mechanical, aeronautical, and civil engineering as well as in aviation, information technology and cyber security to graduates and professionals who will be Australia’s future technology decision makers.

About the Role:

This research position will develop evolutionary algorithms-based approaches for solving large-scale optimisation problems. The successful applicant will pursue algorithm design, and experimentation and testing using benchmark and practical problems.

Role: Research Associate in Large-scale Evolutionary Optimisation
Salary: Academic Level A $100,318 – $107,299 plus 17% Superannuation        
Term: Full time (1.00 FTE), Fixed Term appointment for up to 1 year

Our Ideal Candidate:

To be successful in this role you will:      

• Hold a Ph.D. degree (or near completion) or equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related discipline;
• Experience in evolutionary computation and optimisation and their integration;
• A demonstrated ability to design and development of evolutionary algorithms for solving optimisation problems;
• A record of papers in high quality journals and/or conferences of high ranking in the field;
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills appropriate for interacting effectively team members, collaborators and colleagues;
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team showing initiative and taking direction as appropriate to the situation.

Benefits:  

• Generous superannuation contributions 
• Flexible work and leave arrangements 
• Employee discounts  
• A commitment to life long learning  
• UNSW-wide strategy to focus on Healthy Body, Heathy Mind, Healthy Places and Healthy Culture. 

Eligibility: 

The successful candidate will be required to undertake pre-employment checks prior to commencement in this role. The checks that will be undertaken are listed in the Position Description. You will not be required to provide any further documentation or information regarding the checks until directly requested by UNSW.  

The successful candidate will be required to work from the UNSW Canberra campus. To be successful you will hold Australian Working Rights or Australian Citizenship. UNSW is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.  

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. 

How to apply:  

Please apply via our online recruitment system. In your application, please upload your CV and a 2-page pitch addressing the Skills and Experience outlined in the  Position Description. In order to view the Position Description – please ensure that you allow pop-ups for Jobs@UNSW Portal. 

Applications Close: 2 April, 2023, 11:30pm AEDT 

Contact:  
Ruhul Sarker, Professor
E:  [email protected]

P: +61 2 5114 5203

Any questions about the application process – please email [email protected] 

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