• Key role in our Quality Assurance and Compliance Program
• 3-year fixed-term, full position at Hawthorn
• Academic Level B $100,719 - $119,242 plus 17% super

About the Job

Swinburne is embarking on an exciting journey, working towards our new vision of bringing people and technology together to build a better world. As the Postdoctoral Fellow, you will contribute to the creation of new knowledge and solutions to key problems in the field of cobotics, while also strengthening existing partnerships with external stakeholders, as well as working to create new, ongoing partnerships.

The introduction of collaborative robots (cobots) into the workforce gives the prospect of utilising the inherent features of cobotic systems to support quality assurance and compliance reporting requirements. By combining the cobot sensors and other sensing technologies, compliance measurements can be conducted, parts inspected automatically, and information for a digital thread captured automatically by the cobot system.

You will utilise your expertise in the sensing and robotics domains to create solutions that utilise the abilities of cobotic systems to add value to the production process and reduce the burden of Quality Assurance requirements. The Postdoctoral Fellow will supervise postgraduate students, actively contributing to the research community within the university and across the Australian Cobotic Centre network.

The position is supported by the Australian Research Council’s Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Collaborative Robotics in Advanced Manufacturing program. The centre offers a training program which has a strong emphasis on professional development as well as technical skills. The program includes opportunities to build your knowledge, skills, experience, and professional standards through on-the-job tasks, social learning and formal training opportunities.

About you

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Experience in the development of systems used in Industrial IoT, cyber-physical systems, or human-robot collaboration environments.
• Experience working in industrial settings and/or within regulatory or compliance driven environments.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and proactively as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institution research team, as well as proven ability to work effectively with minimal supervision

Qualifications

Completion of a doctoral qualification in related field with proven knowledge of research techniques and methodologies in a key field of research i.e. mechatronics, robotics, sensing, IoT, digital systems design, cyber-physical systems, digital manufacturing.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing why you believe you are suitable for this position.

For further information about this role and to review the position description; please click 'apply' or click onto it at the bottom of the advert.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 4 September 2022 at 5 pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Diversity and Inclusion

Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our equity and diversity website

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For any support please contact our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

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