Research position in planning, learning & optimisation

[Sylvie THIEBAUX <thiebaux@discus.anu.edu.au>]

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION IN PLANNING, LEARNING & OPTIMISATION
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 National ICT Australia (NICTA) is seeking applications from high
 performing postdoctoral researchers to work in a project in developing
 planning, learning, and optimisation methods for discrete-event
 systems. The position is based at the Canberra laboratories of NICTA
 located at the Australian National University.
 
 Candidates should have a PhD in computer science or a related field,
 and a record of achievements in one or more of the following areas:
 
 o Planning under uncertainty
 o Decision-theoretic  planning 
 o Planning with time and resources
 o Planning as heuristic search
 o Planning via model-checking
 o Real-world applications of planning
 o Reinforcement learning
 o Supervisory control
 
 Partners in the project are the Australian Defence Science and
 Technology Organisation (DSTO), the University of Adelaide
 (Australia), and the University of Aarhus (Denmark).  Current
 researchers on the project include:
 
 o Doug Aberdeen (NICTA)
 o Ian Fuss (DSTO)
 o Lars Kristensen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)
 o Sylvie Thiebaux (NICTA)
 o S.V.N. Vishwanathan (NICTA)
 o Lang White (University of Adelaide)
 o Bob Williamson (NICTA)
 o Lin Zhang (DSTO)
 
 Conditions of Appointment
 Appointment: This will be a three year appointment, with the possibility
 of a two year extension to five years, subject to confirmation after a
 probationary period.
 
 Remuneration: will be internationally competitive: salary package
 including superannuation within the range of $68,000 to $100,000
 (currently under review), and funds will be available also for research
 support and infrastructure, and international conference travel support.
 Financial assistance will be provided towards travel and removal expenses.
 Leave provisions are generous, including maternity and parental leave.
 
 Application Process: see http://nicta.com.au/jobs/DPOLP_researcherB
 
 Closing date: 21 October 2003
 
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 Dr Sylvie Thiebaux                      http://csl.anu.edu.au/~thiebaux
 Fellow, RSISE                           Sylvie.Thiebaux@anu.edu.au
 The Australian National University      Tel: +61 (2) 6125 8678
 Canberra ACT 0200, Australia            Fax: +61 (2) 6125 8651