Research Fellow (SensiLab)

Job No.: 663199

Location: Caulfield campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $78,120 - $106,022 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

At Monash , work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity , and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom , you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

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The Opportunity

The Department of Human Centred Computing (HCC) is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Research Fellow to join SensiLab, a leading research laboratory investigating the creative possibilities of technology. A joint initiative between the Faculties of Information Technology and Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA), SensiLab integrates creative practice with advanced technology in a trans-disciplinary setting. Find out more on our website: sensilab.monash.edu .

As Research Fellow, you will be part of an interdisciplinary team supporting an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project on Explainable Artificial Creativity. This project aims to develop explainable models for creative Artificial Intelligence systems that enable productive and high-quality interactions between AI systems and their human co-creators. The research fellow will program and develop generative artificial intelligence and deep learning systems, including working with state-of-the-art transformer and diffusion models. This experience will be practically applied in developing new kinds of human-computer co-creative systems.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a research Masters or doctoral qualification in Computational Creativity, or a closely related field. You will have advanced programming skills in languages such as Python, and experience in software engineering tools such as Git, Docker and Sphinx. 

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Join the pursuit of our purpose to build a better future for ourselves and our communities - #ChangeIt with us.

Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents .

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs '.

Enquiries

Professor Jon McCormack, Faculty of Information Technology, +61 3 9903 2187

Position Description

 Research Fellow (SensiLab)

Closing Date

Wednesday 17 April 2024, 11:55pm AEST

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