Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Child Safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in soft robotics, machine learning, computer science, computational design, physics or mathematics?
• Create powerful AI-based computational design software for soft robots
• Join the CSIRO Robotic Design and Interaction Group for this exciting 3-year postdoctoral role

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and 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.
 
 

CSIRO’s Robotic Design and Interaction Group is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled CERC Fellow to lead cutting-edge research in the computational design of novel soft robotic manipulation systems.  The focus is primarily on computational design, and hybrid design systems blending experimentation with simulated testing.   The CERC Fellow will create powerful AI-based design software that allows for principled exploration of unconventional soft robotic design spaces.  The CERC Fellow will create new, highly functional morphologies (structure, shape, and material composition) for novel soft robots, and contribute to the growth of this exciting research area.  These soft robotic systems have the potential to be deployed into targeted industries through our engaged external partners.
 
 

The CERC Fellow will be supported in bringing their designs to reality by our excellent engineering teams, and on-site 3D printing, testing, and characterisation facilities including state of the art automated testing systems.

Your duties will include:

• Designing new soft robotic systems, combining state of the art techniques across soft robotics, generative design, and machine learning. 
• Producing high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in high quality journals and for presentation at top ranked international conferences.
• Carrying out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
• Presenting your work to a wide variety of audiences and actively engaging in outreach activities.

Location: Brisbane, Queensland

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

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference: 95535

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as soft robotics, machine learning, computer science, computational design, physics or mathematics. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• Demonstrated experience in in conducting research activities in a relevant topic area, including, but not limited to, Soft Robotics, Machine Learning (e.g., Bayesian, evolutionary, sim2real), Generative Design.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a research team.  
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.

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.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

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. 

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

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

14 January 2024, 11:00pm AEDT