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The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD inComputer Science with a focus on Natural Language Processing?
• Would you likethe opportunity to address important preventative health issues for Australians?
• Join the CSIRO Data61 team for this important, collaborative 3-year postdoctoral role

CSIRO Early Research Career(CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorateand have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

The role of the CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Text and Social Media Analysis for Mental Well-being is to develop algorithms to automatically analyse posts from a mental health forum. The CERC Fellow will have the opportunity to address important preventative health issues for Australians, through innovative research in text and social media informed by and contributing to theories from psychology.

The CERC Fellow will join a project that is a collaboration between CSIRO Data61 and Macquarie University (Department of Computer Science and School of Psychological Science), bringing together experts from the required different disciplines. This project has great potential to contribute to the scientific and practical body of knowledge with innovative ideas and methods for emotional mental health and wellbeing through text processing and social media analysis, representing a great opportunity to have impact on health outcomes.

Your duties will include:

• Developing and evaluatingmethods and algorithms for identifying and reporting mental health states and emotional journeys through text processing and social media analysis.
• Undertakingregular reviews of literature and patents in the appropriate areas (e.g., Social Media Analysis, Text Processing, Data Mining/Machine Learning, and Emotion Regulation/affective science).
• Engaging with the psychologists in the project to learn about relevant models of emotion regulation and resilience strategies.
• Possessing the discipline to carry out autonomous research in an interdisciplinary field including Text Processing, Machine Learning and Psychology.
• Producing high-quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals, for client reports and granting of patents.

Location:Marsfield, Sydney, NSW

Salary: AU$92k - AU$101k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference:93558

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as Computer Science with a focus on Natural Language Processing. Please note: To beeligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• Proven ability to perform analytics on large and noisy data sets (social media) using state-of-the-art technologies.
• Expertise in natural language processing and machine learning (including deep learning and large language models).
• Demonstrated experience of using an analytical approach to address real world questions.
• Experience in developing tools by using state-of-the-art programming languages and software practices.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence employment by 31 January 2024.

Flexible Working Arrangements

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Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

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CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs, whether we are undertaking research, engaging with the public or nurturing future scientists in person or online. Source – CSIRO Child Safe policy 2023

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

31 August 2023, 11:00pm AEST