Post-Doc: NICTA, Canberra, Australia

Contributed by: Adrian N. Bishop, adrian.bishop@anu.edu.au

Expressions of interest are invited for a post-doctoral position available in the Control and Signal Processing Research Group, at NICTA in Canberra, Australia.

The position is at a starting level (equivalent to postdoctoral fellow), to work on a joint NICTA/DSTO (Defence Science and Technology Organization, Australia) project on Distributed Control and Estimation in Networked Environments, led by Professor Brian Anderson. This project deals with the development of techniques for the characterisation, diagnosis and assurance of health and quality in formations, typically UAV formations. and sensor networks, including wireless networks. Other topics in distributed control and/or estimation in networked environments are also considered and the current research group is highly active in the converging field of control and systems theory with communications, signal processing and distributed systems.

The appointee will be expected to conduct research, maintain collaboration with other team members (Dr Adrian N. Bishop, Dr Changbin (Brad) Yu [in Canberra] and Dr Guoqiang Mao [in Sydney]) and DSTO and supervise students in conjunction with the project, and also develop follow-on or related projects. The appointee will also be expected to seek adjunct status at the Australian National University, a partner of NICTA. Appointment in the first instance will be for two years, with the possibility of a one year extension subject to satisfactory performance. A starting date of 1st October 2012 is targeted.

Applicants will be expected to have a PhD qualification or PhD anticipated with near completion date and specialised expertise in one of signal processing, control systems or communication/ computer networks.

To obtain further details or to apply, please go to www.nicta.com.au/about/careers and search under keyword 'DICERESCRL' in current job opportunities.

Enquiries should be addressed to Prof Brian Anderson (brian.anderson@anu.edu.eu).