Research Assistant / Research Engineer

Australian National University; Canberra; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

17% superannuation

Parental leave

Flexible working arrangements

Staff and family tuition discounts

Childcare facilities on campus

Job summary

Australian National University is seeking an ANU Officer 4 (Research) or ANU Officer 5/6 (Research) to contribute to robotics research at the Robots@ANUComputingLab in Canberra. The role is fixed-term for up to 2 years, with responsibilities spanning maintenance, experiments, and software development in AI and robotics.

The position offers collaboration with researchers and industry partners, and is ideal for recent graduates exploring a robotics research career.

Qualifications

• This fixed-term role is for up to 24 months and intended for graduates with robotics experience.
• Opportunity to collaborate with researchers and practitioners at ANU and partner groups.
• Role focuses on maintenance of robot hardware/software, robotics experiments, and software development.

Responsibilities

• Maintain physical robots hardware and software at Robots@ANUComputingLab.
• Conduct robotics experiments and develop robotics software.
• Collaborate with researchers from ANU, ARC ARIAM Hub and DST Group.

Job description

Classification: ANU Officer 4 (Research) and ANU Officer 5/6 (Research)Salary package: $79,314 - $102,887 per annum, plus 17% superannuationTerm: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. Learn more about ANU, our history and the community that has shaped us: ANU at 80

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@ANUComputingLab. Please see Position Description for details. 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 Labwithin the ANU School of Computing. The ANU School of Computinghas a strong foundation in computing and information sciences at ANU with four activity clusters:

• Intelligent Systems:artificialintelligence, machine learning, computer vision, natural languageprocessing, 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 [e-mail] or phone on [phone].

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. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

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

For more information, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources

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.