Opportunities
The Centre is one of the fastest growing and most concentrated research centres in Complex Software Systems and Services in Australia. Striving to be a world-class Centre of Excellence, CS3 endeavours to attract the best and brightest minds to create a vibrant and rewarding research environment. The Centre has close collaboration links with leading industry and research partners nationally and internationally.
Academic and General Staff
Business Development Manager
- $70,449 - $76,051 plus 17% superannuation
- Full-time, Fixed term position for 2 years
- Hawthorn Campus
The Manager, Business Development is a key strategic role in the Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services located in the Faculty of Information Communication Technologies. Working closely with senior staff you will play a pivotal role in the management of the Centre’s external relationships. You will support the development of the Centre by promoting its research capabilities to strategic external organisations. You will initiate and develop business opportunities and relationships to attract and secure external grant and research funding. You will assist the Centre members with the negotiation and development of research tenders and contracts and is responsible for the administration management of industry contracts.
To be successful in this role you will have specialist strategic expertise or broad knowledge in business development, marketing or related fields. You will have well developed interpersonal and communication skills coupled with high level organisational skill, including the ability manage competing priorities and to respond to non-routine requirements. You will have experience in leading staff, and creating a cooperative team environment.
Located in Hawthorn, this role will provide you the opportunity to excel and in return will offer you generous benefits including 17% superannuation, paid parental leave, flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities.
For position information and to apply online go to: www.swinburne.edu.au/jobs Position number 27453
Applications Close 5pm1 April 2009.
For further information contact:
Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk
ph:
+61 3 9214 5834
email: rkowalczyk@swin.edu.au.
Professor / Associate Professor in Complex Software Systems and Services
- Academic Level D, $99,609 - $109,693 or Academic Level E, $128,187 plus 17% employer superannuation contribution
- Full-time, Ongoing
- Salary Packaging available
The Centre is seeking to appoint a senior research academic at the Professor or Associate Professor level. The incumbent is expected to provide leadership in research, teaching and other appropriate professional activities within the Centre and Faculty and to be involved in direction of research and/or educational programs. In particular, the incumbent should be capable of strengthening and/or complementing the research areas in the Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services, and preferably of developing further synergy between two or more of these areas. It is expected that the incumbent will generate high quality research output and attract significant external research funding. It is also expected that the incumbent will make a strong personal contribution in the mentoring of early career researchers and in attracting and supervising relevant higher degree candidates.
For position information and to apply online go to: www.swinburne.edu.au/jobs
Applications Close 5pm on Friday 7 November 2008
For further information contact:
Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk
ph:
+61 3 9214 5834
email: rkowalczyk@swin.edu.au.
CS3 invites applications for ARC Future Fellowship from outstanding
mid-career researchers wishing to pursue research in Complex Software
Systems and Services.
Applicants must have a record of leadership in
research, including research training supervision. They will be
expected to hold a record of significant contribution to the preparation
of research to external funding bodies, contribution to strategic
research planing; a strong record of high quality research output;
experience in management of research grants; collaboration with
researchers and external stakeholders; and involvement in professional
associations.
Applicants must have been awarded a PhD on or between 26 November 1993
and 26 November 2003.
Fellowship will be funded for four years on a
full-time basis at one of the following levels:
* Level 1 – salary $95,000; in general candidates will have between
5 and 9 years research experience since completion of their PhD
* Level 2 – salary $115,000; in general candidates will have between
7 and 11 years research experience since completion of their PhD
* Level 3 – salary $135 ,000; in general candidates will have
between 10 and 15 years research experience since completion of their
PhD
In addition to the Fellowship salary, the ARC will also provide up to $50,000 per annum which may be used for infrastructure, equipment, travel and relocation costs related to the Future Fellow’s research. Swinburne will also provide generous support for ARC Future Fellows, including possible salary supplementation, and ongoing positions at the end of the Fellowship.
For more information on the Future Fellowship Scheme
Expressions of Interest due by 17 October 2008 and Applications Lodged by 7 November 2008
For further information contact:
Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk
ph: +61 3 9214 5834
email: rkowalczyk@swin.edu.au.
Research Positions
Postdoctoral/Research Fellow in Computer Science/Software Engineering
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral (Level A) or Research (Level B) Fellow in Computer Science/Software Engineering in the FICT, working with Dr. Bao Quoc Vo and Prof. Norman Foo (UNSW).
The successful applicant will work on using argumentation frameworks to resolve conflicts in requirements engineering (RE), employing a mix of theoretical and algorithmic approaches, and interacting with a large research centre interested in intelligent agent technology and Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. The group has excellent facilities and provides a stimulating research environment, with wide international research collaborations.
For more information see: CS3
Essential Criteria:
1. A PhD (or thesis submitted before applying) in Computer Science/Software Engineering, or closely related field.
2. Experience in research and development in key topic areas of argumentation frameworks and/or logical formalisms and requirements engineering or software engineering.
3. Proven research ability and evidence of potential and self-motivation.
4. Demonstrated written communication skills, including publications in refereed journals/conferences.
5. Ability to work cooperatively with others.
This position is full-time, fixed term for 2 years initially, with an option of extending to another year, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period, performance, need, and funding.
Remuneration package Level A: $67,565 - $75,233 p.a. (which includes a base salary $57,748 - $64,302 p.a., leave loading and up to 17% employer's contribution to superannuation).
Remuneration package Level B: $79,171 - $93,921 p.a. (which includes a base salary $67,668 - $80,275 p.a., leave loading and up to 17% employer's contribution to superannuation).
Assistance towards relocation and Visa sponsorship will be provided for the successful appointees if required, and the level and duration of appointment will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
For more information and to apply,
please visit Swinburne Recruitment
For further information, contact Dr. Bao Quoc Vo by tel. on (+61 3) 9214 4756 or email.
General enquiries can be directed to Gillian Foster (Centre Administrator) by tel. on (+61 3) 9214 5915 or email
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Fellow in Software Engineering (Service Oriented Architecture)
- Academic Level A, $57,748 - $64,302 or Academic Level B, $67,668 - $80,275
- Generous 17% superannuation
- Close to public transport
- Full-time, 2 year contract
As a successful candidate, you will join a research project on adaptive service delivery, funded by the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre. The project investigates how to re-purpose, reconfigure and adapt services and service assemblies for different business application contexts and manage their variations during modelling, design and operation. You are expected to play a key role in carrying out the research with the project’s chief investigators and partners.
You will also have the opportunity to be involved in other academic and research activities of the Centre and Faculty, including guest lecturing and research supervision,
To be successful in this role you will have a PhD or nearing the completion of a PhD thesis in software engineering, computer science or a related area. You will have a broad appreciation of the project issues as well as in-depth research and development expertise in key topic areas of service-oriented architecture. Furthermore, you will have the ability to build trust and integrity through commitment and transparent communications with internal and external stakeholders.
In return Swinburne will offer you generous benefits and conditions including 17% superannuation, leave loading, salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn and achieve in friendly team based environment. Apply today!
For position information and to apply online go to: www.swinburne.edu.au/jobs
Applications Close: 5pm on Saturday 20 September 2008.
Contact: Prof Jun Han
Tel: +61 3 9214 5732
Fax: +61 3 9819 0823
Email: jhan@swin.edu.au
Postgraduate Students & Scholarships
Three High-Value PhD Scholarships in Service Oriented Architecture
The Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services (CS3) at Swinburne is successful in securing funding for three PhD scholarships in the area of service oriented architecture from two Australian national Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs): CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology (AutoCRC) and Smart Services CRC. We are looking for three high-calibre PhD candidates to take up these scholarships.
- Adaptive Service Oriented Architecture for Context-aware Vehicle Systems: Modern vehicles have software systems both for control and for obtaining extra services from their changing environment through wireless vehicle-environment interaction. To reduce driver distraction in such a setting, it is important that the vehicle systems can automatically adapt to changes in their environment, delivering the right service at the right place and time according to the driver/vehicle’s need with no or little human intervention. Funded by the AutoCRC, this research project is to investigate how to systematically develop, manage and integrate such context-aware vehicle software systems, facilitating distraction-free vehicle-environment interactions. Following a service oriented approach, it focuses on context modelling and representation, context management and integration, and context-aware provision and integration of automotive functions and services.
- Adaptive Service Delivery. Service delivery concerns the enabling of services through brokers, mediators and specialist intermediaries, aimed at connecting service providers to service consumers in flexible and even unforeseen ways. Funded by the Smart Services CRC, this research project investigates how to re-purpose, reconfigure and adapt services and service assemblies for different business application contexts and manage their variations during modelling, design and operation. In particular, the project adopts an architectural approach to adaptive design and management of services and service-oriented systems. Relevant issues for investigation include the design of reconfigurable services, modelling of service-context relationships, adaptive service composition architectures, and service quality decomposition, monitoring and aggregation.
- Service Aggregation. Composite services offer new capabilities through aggregations of simpler services often involving multiple providers. Management of provision processes of such aggregations is critical to ensure all the functional and non-functional requirements for the provided services are met both at the individual and aggregated service levels. Funded by the Smart Services CRC, this research project develops a framework and associated methods, techniques and tools for adaptive management of the flexible quality-assured service aggregation. In particular it aims at enabling on-demand aggregated service procurement, QoS measurements, multi-party service level agreement (SLA) and service quality assurance during provision of service aggregations.
a. Stipend scholarship: $28,000 p.a. (AutoCRC) or $25,000 (Smart Services CRC);
b. Tuition waiver scholarship (i.e., tuition fees are waived, equivalent to $20,000 p.a.);
c. Research support: up to $24,000 (for conference travel and other purposes);
d. Relocation support.
The candidates are expected to have a good four-year undergraduate degree in software engineering, computer science or a related area, preferably with relevant research experience (e.g. through research thesis work). Evidence of English proficiency is required (i.e. native English speaker, previous studies in English in certain cases, IELTS of 6.5 with no band below 6, or a TOEFL with either CBT score of 237 and essay rating of 5.0 or IBT score of 91 with writing score of 22).
The University also offers a range of other research scholarships for PhD studies. Candidates who are interested in pursuing PhD studies in the areas of services engineering and management, adaptive software systems, and software architecture design are encouraged to apply for the above CRC scholarships or University scholarships.
For further information, please contact Prof Jun Han (jhan@swin.edu.au) by 10 October 2008 with your area of interest, and provide your curriculum vitae and university transcripts.
Application deadline: 31 October 2008.
Information pages:
- CS3
- AutoCRC
- Smart Services CRC
The Centre has a policy of accepting students of the highest academic quality from Australia and overseas. All of our PhD students are well-supported in terms of both finances and facilities. Each student receives their own workstation, a financial supplement to their scholarship, and funds to support their research. Students are encouraged to attend international conferences and to work with overseas collaborators.
Further information: Swinburne Research and Post-Graduate Research Studies
PhD Scholarships for Australian and International Candidates
A number of PhD scholarships are offered each year to the best candidates in the research areas of the Centre. The current applications round close on 31 October 2008.
For further information and application forms, please contact Dr Bao Vo,or the Program Leader of a Research Program you are interested in, with the following details:
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- An (electronic) copy of undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts
- Topic(s) of interest preferably with a very short synopsis (max half a page)
- Evidence of formal research experience if applicable (e.g. degree by research, research projects, publications)
- Evidence of English proficiency (native English speaker, previous studies in English in certain cases, or IELTS of 6.5 with no band below 6)
Contact: Dr Bao Vo
RHD Coordinator
Tel: +61 3 9214 4756
Fax: +61 3 9214 5916
Email: BVo@swin.edu.au
Summer Student Scholarships
Each year we offer a number of placements within the Centre to outstanding undergraduate applicants. The students work alongside the Centre's research staff on their own research project, as well as being introduced to the breadth of Centre activities. Depending on the project, students get the chance to experience the internal and external collaborative research projects with industry and research partners.
For further information and project list
Contact: Dr Alan Colman
Tel: +61 3 9214 8771
Fax: +61 3 9214 5916
Email: acolman@swin.edu.au
