Description
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Do you want to
make a difference?
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Build Augmented
Reality systems to support decision making in agriculture
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Join CSIRO’s
Data61 and make an impact
As a Postdoctoral Fellow you will
carry out innovative, impactful research that will lead to novel and important
scientific outcomes, including carrying software engineering and programming
for rapid prototyping of Augmented Reality (AR) systems.
Specifically you will:
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Survey literature, attend workshops
and collaborate with staff in Aquaculture and the broader Agriculture domains
to understand and map opportunities for AR technologies.
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Craft technology demonstrations that
enable people to experience new application concepts using real/live data.
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Contribute to commercialisation
efforts.
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Maintain an awareness
of industry roadmaps.
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Produce high quality scientific
and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals.
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Prepare and present appropriate
conference papers.
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Contribute to the development of
innovative concepts and ideas for further research.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues
and staff across CSIRO.
Location: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Salary: $78k to $88k plus up to 15.4% super
Professional Development Budget: Yes
Term: 3 years
Reference: 29563
To be considered you will need:
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A PhD in Computer Science,
Engineering or a directly related field.
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High levels of oral and written
communication and ability to represent the team at national and international
conferences
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Experience conducting research in
interactive 3D graphics and/or computer vision in Virtual Reality, Augmented
Reality and/or Web3D.
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Experience building interactive
software in one of the following programming languages -Javascript, C++, C#,
Python, Matlab.
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Familiarity with computer graphics
engines such as Unity or Unreal and/or familiarity with Graphics Libraries such
as OpenGL, Vulkan, or DirectX.
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The ability to work effectively as
part of a multi—disciplinary, regionally dispersed research team and carry out
tasks autonomously.
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A record of science innovation and
creativity and a willingness to contribute novel ideas and approaches to support
scientific investigations.
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To be able to travel to conferences,
fieldwork, meetings and other events.
About CSIRO
At the Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation we do the extraordinary every day. We innovate
for tomorrow and help improve today – for our customers, all Australians and
the world.
We imagine. We collaborate. We
innovate.
Find out more www.csiro.au
About the Future Science Platforms
and Digiscape
Future Science Platforms (FSPs) are a
major new CSIRO initiative and are multi-year investments in frontier
science that will help reinvent and create new industries for
Australia. In the future Australia's agriculture.
Digiscape is the FSP that is creating
next-generation decision tools to transform the agriculture and land management
sector. To achieve this aim, Digiscape will bring to bear cutting edge climate
science; new sources of locally and remotely sensed data; informatics for
agro-ecosystems; rigorous analysis of uncertainties; and innovation in both the
ICT and social dimensions of systems integration.
About Australia and Canberra
Australia is a stable, democratic and
culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the
strongest performing economies in the world. With a spectacular natural
environment, high quality of life and great diversity Australia is a sought
after destination. Find out more About Australia.
Canberra is Australia's capital city, designed
for easy living, with wide tree-lined streets. It is close to snow fields and
pastoral lands. The climate supports an outdoor
lifestyle that engenders a strong interest in sports of all types.
To Apply:
Please upload 1 document only containing
your CV/Resume, cover letter and any transcripts. In your application
please provide sufficient, brief, relevant and specific information to enable
the selection panel to assess your suitability against the selection criteria.
Please note: This is an early
career position open to those with no more than 3 years research
experience since completing their PhD.
Application Deadline: Open until filled, however we encourage you to
submit your application by January 9, 2017 as we will interview suitable
candidates from this date onwards.