• Melbourne Burwood Campus
• Full-time, FTE up to 15 months
• Level A $70,293 - $94,497 OR Level B - $99,346 - $117, 503 + 17% Superannuation

The Role

The School of Information Technology at Deakin delivers courses in information technology, computer science, data analytics, cyber security and software engineering to provide our graduates with a sound platform for the diverse employment opportunities that will exist in the future.

The Research Fellow, Decision Analytics will be responsible for researching, publishing and contributing to the research project in computational methodologies for complex and uncertain, multi-criteria, multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems.

This is a great opportunity to gain excellent research training and hands-on industry experience through working collaboratively and closely with academic collaborators and industry partners.

This opportunity will be offered at the School of IT at the Melbourne Burwood campus. Appointment will be at the academic level A or B level for fixed term up to 15 months with salary in the range of $70,293 - $117,503 p.a + 17% super.

To be successful, you will have:

• A PhD in in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research or related field
• Solid analytical and computational skills
• Expertise in some of the following areas: n Pyomo, PyMOSO, Multi-objective Optimisation, Simulation
• Familiar with statistical packages such as R
• Strong programming skills in at least one of C++, Java, and Python
• An interest in defence application
• A strong record of high-quality peer reviewed publications in highly ranked international journals.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• An emerging reputation in research and scholarship, relative to opportunity, through publication or exhibition in quality outlets
• Contributing to their specific areas of research, scholarship or creative activity
• Contributing to research projects and collaborations to create new insights and opportunities
• Contributing to research collaborations and industry partnerships which have demonstrable outcomes
• Contributing to successful development of research programs or partnerships
• Supervising or examining honours students, or making a contribution to the supervision, management and timely completion of HDR students

Applications for this position close on 28th July, 2021.

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Vicky Mak - vicky.mak@deakin.edu.au

Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

We understand that our academic workforce is increasingly diverse, and we recognise academic careers may be placed on hold throughout many life circumstances. Achievement relative to opportunity places more emphasis on the quality, as opposed to the quantity of research outputs. In your application, we strongly encourage you to comment on your achievements relative to opportunity.