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Research Director - Autonomous Systems
A competitive salary package of AU$180k + may be negotiated.
CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane Australia
Reference Number: 2006/1277
The CSIRO ICT Centre is building a role for Australia as a global ICT innovator by delivering leading-edge Information and Communication Technology solutions for industry and society. The Centre has over 250 researchers across Australia working on a wide range of ICT technologies and application areas.
We are seeking to appoint a Research Director of international standing to lead our Autonomous Systems Laboratory. The successful applicant will have an established international research record in the area of autonomous systems or robotics and demonstrated leadership of a significant research group.
The successful applicant to this rare opportunity will lead our multi-disciplinary autonomous systems research laboratory with over 40 research scientists, engineers and technicians. The current investment in the laboratory is over $10M with a substantial amount of funding coming from externally focused research projects. The successful applicant will be appointed to an indefinite position within the CSIRO ICT Centre and upon appointment, to the role of Research Director for a period of 5 years.
The role includes the maintenance and development of a range of national and international relationships to ensure that the Centre's research results deliver impact and that the technology is transferred to our partners, industry and the community. This includes CSIRO Flagships which are major research initiatives focused on national priorities.
The Autonomous Systems Laboratory is cantered at our Brisbane site (QCAT, Pullenvale) with some staff also located at our Macquarie University site (Sydney).
The laboratory has strength in robotics, multi-agent systems, wireless sensor networks and medical imaging. These strengths are applied to the mining, electricity generation, natural resource and health sectors. The science areas include robotics, distributed intelligence and medical imaging.
It is expected that the Research Director will shape and define the research program and associated priorities within the Laboratory.
For details on how to apply and the Selection criteria please visit http://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2006%2F1277 or www.csiro.au
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