CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Smart Ageing - [Archived Advertisement]

The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in a relevant discipline area, biomedical/electrical engineering, computer science or similar?
• Exciting opportunity to conceptualise, design and develop novel algorithms and implement biomedical hardware and software engineering solutions to support older Australian to Age in Place
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s leading scientific research organisation!

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.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work in the CSIRO Health Internet of Things team (Health IoT) to help conceptualise, design and develop novel algorithms and implement biomedical hardware and software engineering solutions to support older Australian to Age in Place. In this role, the postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to address critical health and lifestyle issues of older Australians that are presented ageing journey and be able to live independently at home through innovative research and development of analytics and technological solutions.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the Australian eHealth Research Centre (AEHRC), a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government, and will work closely with collaborators from Aged Care industry in Australia.

Your duties will include:

• Undertaking translation of existing quality indicators for aged care provision to digital form, to enable a more efficient and integrated aged care provision.
• Contributing to the development of new science in ageing-in-place biomarkers/metrics using artificial intelligence and signal processing data gathered from technological system deployed in homes.
• Contributing towards conducting large clinical trials through sensor development and deployment for evaluation, data collection and analytics for clinical research outputs and presentation of results. 
• Undertaking regular reviews of literature and patents in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Internet of Things, and Data Mining/Machine Learning area.
• Capacity to undertake autonomously and in team environment research in Health, Biomedical and Engineering, Machine Learning domain, to produce high quality scientific and/or engineering manuscripts towards publication in quality journals and conferences, for client reports and granting of patents.

Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: AU$89k - AU$98k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 77561

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area such as Biomedical/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and other engineering degrees.

Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.

• Demonstrated expertise in data analytics/pattern recognition/statistical inference/signal processing.
• Demonstrated experience of mathematical/analytical approach to address real world questions.
• Knowledge on statistics in clinical research and trials, Internet of Things, Sensor and Sensor Network.
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including at national and international conferences
• The ability to work effectively in a wider multi-disciplinary team, plus the motivation and discipline to carry out autonomous research.

If you meet the majority of these requirements, please consider applying.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description.

Eligibility

To be eligible to work in CSIRO you must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

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. 

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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

05 December 2021, 11:00pm AEDT