Optima Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job no: 0052515
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-Time 1.0 FTE (fixed term for 3 years)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Department/School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Salary: UOM Level A $80,258 - $108,906 - Level B $114,645-$136,136 p.a. plus 17% super

• Work closely with OPTIMA's Chief Investigators, research students, postdoctoral research fellows, the OPTIMA Manager, as well as academic and professional staff from both OPTIMA locations
• Be responsible for advancing optimisation methodologies, developing open-source software tools, co-supervising Masters and PhD students, collaborating with industry partners, and communicating and disseminating the research results that are not commercial-in-confidence.
• Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role

You will be a member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA). You will conduct world-class research and provide training for research students working in industrial optimisation. The research program involves a focus on model-based and black-box optimisation methodologies of relevant to a broad range of industry partner optimisation challenges. You will be responsible for advancing optimisation methodologies, developing open-source software tools, co-supervising Masters and PhD students, collaborating with industry partners, and communicating and disseminating the research results that are not commercial-in-confidence.

Your responsibilities will include:

• You are expected to significantly contribute towards the research effort of the team and to develop your research expertise with an increasing degree of autonomy.
• Under the guidance and support of Senior Academic staff, conduct internationally competitive research in optimisation, either as a member of a team or independently, resulting in publications in high-quality journals and conferences, and other scholarly outputs to a high academic standard
• Actively participate in research seminars and conferences to disseminate research findings as opportunities arise
• Co-supervise or, where appropriate, supervise honours, coursework masters or postgraduate research students, and research support staff within the field of the staff member's area of research.

Who We Are Looking For

You will have a proven ability to conduct exceptional research in optimisation, evidenced by a strong record of peer-reviewed publications relative to their post-PhD experience. You should also possess expertise in at least one of the following areas: operations research, constraint programming, evolutionary computation, computational optimisation, machine learning, stochastic optimisation, optimisation in the energy sector, and should have the capability to mentor and inspire postgraduate and honours research students.

You will also have:

• Completion of a PhD in a field of applied mathematics, statistics, computer science or engineering or related discipline
• Potential to earn income through nationally competitive external research granting bodies
• Demonstrated capacity to work constructively and collaboratively with colleagues in furthering the aims of OPTIMA, and an ability to work in multidisciplinary research or teaching teams
• Significant experience with programming computational algorithms

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check to ensure the University provides a safe environment for everyone.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Your New Team – Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA). Headquartered in The University of Melbourne, OPTIMA brings together the various interdisciplinary fields with advanced optimisation technologies – mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, and economics. OPTIMA has 120 members, including18 chief investigators across the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and a further 13 partner investigators across our industry organisations and three international partner universities. This role will be placed in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

What We Offer You!

In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!

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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the email address listed at the bottom of the page.

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Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents: 

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ana Gencic via email at Faculties-TA@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

Applications close: THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER 2023 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

Position Description:  0060111_Optima Postdoctoral Research Fellow_PD.pdf