[AISWorld] Postdoctoral Research Fellow (4 Positions) with CREST, University of Adelaide

[Ali Babar]

Positions: Postdoctoral Research Fellows (4 Positions)

Location: The Centre for Research on Engineering Software Technologies (CREST), University of Adelaide, Australia

Type of Research Activities: Experimental and Applied R&D in close collaboration with industry/government partners

Research Fellow (Level A)

Salary Range: $89,610 - $96,007 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17%

Research Fellow (Level B)

Salary Range: $104,624 - $119,391 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17%

Duration: Fixed term position for 30 months (Further extension is possible based on the performance and funding availability)

Deadline: July 30, 2022

Research Program 1: Software Security

Research Program 2: Engineering Systems for/with Big Data Analytics / Cloud/Edge Computing / Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)

Research Program 3: Engineering Secure and Scalable AI/ML enabled Systems for Mission Critical Infrastructures

Research Program 4: Human-AI Collaboration for Superior Decision Making

Research Lead: Professor M. Ali Babar (https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/ali.babar#my-research)

Further details and application procedure, please visit the following links:

https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/510241/research-associate-b-school-of-computer-science

https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/510256/research-associate-b-school-of-computer-science

https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/510276/research-associate-a-school-of-computer-science

https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/510240/research-associate-a-school-of-computer-science

Expression of Interest (EoI) are also welcome for the future opportunities for PhD and Postdoc over the coming months as the Centre for Research on Engineering Software Technologies (CREST) is quite rapidly growing supported by several industrial and governmental partners.

Please visit the CREST website for seeing our research topics/projects and team members: http://crest-centre.net

These positions will support our well established and growing collaborative R&D with industry and government agencies focused on developing sovereign capabilities in designing and evaluating large scale distributed systems for providing secure and reliable software solutions.

Lead applied R&D for designing, developing, evaluating softwarized infrastructure for data-driven software security

The postdoctoral research fellow is expected to be involved in the following responsibilities:

- Conduct research on the assigned project(s) with minimum supervision either as a member of a team or, where appropriate, independently, and the production or contribution to the production of conference and seminar papers and publications
- Building and evaluating appropriate prototypes/testbeds based on the outcomes of the research to be carried out
- Attendance at group and project meetings
- Advice within the field of research to post-graduate students in consultation with the senior researcher

To be successful you will need:

Position # 1 (Level A)

- PhD in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or closely related area (completed).

- Demonstrated ability in conducting and publishing high quality research on one or more of the topics related to Security and Privacy by Design, User-Centric Secure Software Development and Design and Evaluation of Resilient Software Systems.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Evidence-Based Methods, Software Quality, Productivity and Decision making for Security and Privacy by Design, Applied Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing (NLP), Security and DevOps/MLOps.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more programming/scripting technologies for research and development of Secure Software and/or automation tools, including, but not limited to, Java, C, Python, Bash, PowerShell or X86 Assembly.

- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and ability to contribute to the diversity of the School community.

Position # 2 (Level A)

- PhD in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or closely related area (completed).

- Demonstrated ability in conducting and publishing high quality research on one or more of the topics related to Engineering Secure Software Systems Built for/with IoT, Edge and Fog Computing, AI and Big Data.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of one of or more of Secure Design and Validation for Large Scale Systems, Blockchain Based Technologies, Applied AI and Machine Learning.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more programming/scripting technologies for research and development of Secure Software and/or automation tools, including, but not limited to, Java, C, Python, Bash, PowerShell or X86 Assembly.

- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and ability to contribute to the diversity of the School community.

Position # 3 (Level B)

- PhD in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or closely related area (completed).

- Demonstrated ability in conducting and publishing high quality research on one or more of the topics related to Software Security, Security and Privacy by Design, Human-AI interaction for Secure Software, Platforms and Architecture for Resilient Software Systems, and Human Factors in Secure Software Engineering.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Software Design Methods for Secure AI-Enabled Software, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), DevSecOps, Secure of MLOps. Your knowledge of the indicated areas can be from technical or socio-technical perspective.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more programming/scripting technologies for research and development of Secure Software and/or automation tools, including, but not limited to, Java, C, Python, Bash, PowerShell or X86 Assembly.

- Minimum 2 years relevant postdoc and/or industry experience.

- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and ability to contribute to the diversity of the School community.

Position # 4 (Level B)

- PhD in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or closely related area (completed).

- Demonstrated ability in conducting and publishing high quality research on one or more of the topics related to massively distributed data intensive systems, applied AI/ML/Optimized Solutions for cloud/edge/fog large scale system.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with designing and implementing intelligent deployment and monitoring tools and sustainability sensitive software systems.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more programming/scripting technologies for research and development of Secure Software and/or automation tools, including, but not limited to, Java, C, Python, Bash, PowerShell or X86 Assembly.

- Minimum 2 years relevant postdoc and/or industry experience.

- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and ability to contribute to the diversity of the School community.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/hr/organisational-development/university-values) and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.

Learn more at: set.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Applications close 11:55pm, 30 July 2022.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Ali Babar
Professor, Computer Science,
P: +61 (8) 8313 4478
E: ali.babar at adelaide.edu.au

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.