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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Reference Number:</TD>
<TD><I>2007/1257</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Position Title:</TD>
<TD><I>Research Director - Information
Engineering</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Division:</TD> <TD><I>CSIRO ICT
Centre</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Location:</TD>
<TD><EM>Canberra, ACT</EM></FONT></FONT><SPAN class=860414823-24012008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <EM><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#000000 size=3>,
Australia</FONT></EM> </FONT></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000>Salary Range:</TD> <TD><I>A
competitive salary package of $180K + may be
negotiated</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Tenure:</TD> <TD><I>Indefinite
with appointment to the role of Research Director for an initial period of 5
years</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Applicants:</TD>
<TD><I>International Applicants Welcome</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT size=+0><TD nowrap="nowrap">Relocation Assistance:</TD>
<TD></FONT><I>May be offered to the successful
applicant.</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><TD>Applications Close:</TD>
<TD><I>18 Feb 2008</I></TD> </TR><TR><TD> </TD> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT size=+0><TD>Job Category:<SPAN
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<TD></FONT><I>Management/Executive<SPAN class=028025604-24012008>;
</SPAN>Scientific Research</I></FONT></DIV>
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<P>he CSIRO ICT Centre is building a role for Australia as a global ICT
innovator by delivering leading-edge Information and Communication Technology
solutions for industry and society. The Centre has over 250 researchers across
Australia working on a wide range of ICT technologies and application areas.</P>
<P>We are seeking to appoint a Research Director of international standing to
lead our Information Engineering Laboratory. The successful applicant will
have an established international research record in the information or data
research, including web services, data management, privacy, natural language
processing, user modelling or information retrieval and
demonstrated leadership of a significant research group.</P>
<P>The successful applicant to this rare opportunity will lead our
multi-disciplinary information engineering research laboratory with over 35
research scientists and software engineers. The current investment in the
laboratory is over $10M with a substantial amount of funding coming from
externally focused research projects. The successful applicant will be appointed
to an indefinite position within the CSIRO ICT Centre and upon appointment, to
the role of Research Director for a period of 5 years.</P>
<P>The role includes the maintenance and development of a range of national and
international relationships to ensure that the Centre's research results deliver
impact and that the technology is transferred to our partners, industry and the
community. This includes CSIRO Flagships which are major research
initiatives focused on national priorities.</P>
<P>The Information Engineering Laboratory is centred at our Canberra site
on the campus of the Australian National University with some staff also located
at our Macquarie University site (Sydney).</P>
<P>The laboratory has strength in information retrieval, information delivery,
user modelling, natural language generation, data management, semantic
integration, and web services. These strengths are applied to the
government, public safety, environment and health sectors. The lab works on very
large scale problems in partnership with domain experts, and other relevant
science disciplines. We marry our strengths in our science areas of search and
retrieval, natural language technology and data and web services, with expertise
in networks, mathematics and statistics, and deep analytics in a number of
domain specific areas. For example, we are involved in a project to manage
Australia’s water resources by combining our skills in data with skills in
hydrology and statistics in a large multi year project as part of one of CSIRO
Flagship activities.</P>
<P>It is expected that the Research Director will shape and define the research
program and associated priorities within the Laboratory.</P>
<P>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.</P>
<P><TR><TD width="730"><B>Position Description</B></TD> <TD
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<P><B>1. Leadership, management and conduct of research</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>Provide strong leadership contributing to the development of a high
quality research ethos and ensuring that CSIRO establishes and maintains its
international reputation in this area.
<LI>Develop partnerships with key stakeholders, including other CSIRO
divisions and CSIRO Flagships.
<LI>Ensure timely, professional delivery of research through focussed project
teams.
<LI>Ensure the timely, accountable and focused delivery of benefit to
government, industry and society through the application research.
<LI>Identify new areas of research in response to strategic opportunities and
stakeholder priorities.
<LI>Facilitate uptake, commercialisation or innovation by the industries and
communities which the CSIRO ICT Centre serves.
<LI>Oversee the Annual Performance Agreement process for the Research
Laboratory.
<LI>Ensure that research is conducted in a manner which is considerate of
occupational, health, safety and environmental concerns.</LI></UL>
<P><B>2. Planning and resource management</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>Plan and allocate the resources required for the project portfolio with a
3 year strategic plan, a rolling 12 month annual plan, and undertake annual
reviews.
<LI>Manage the resources to ensure effective and efficient use and compliance
with corporate policies. This includes redistributing resources, if required,
in order to respond to the environment.</LI></UL>
<P><B>3. Business development</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>Participate in the formulation and implementation of the ICT Centre
business development and commercialisation strategies for technologies and
target opportunities in conjunction with Business Development and
Commercialisation (BD&C) staff.
<LI>Support the goals of the BD & C Plan of the ICT Centre.
<LI>In coordination with the BD&C team, establish and maintain effective
relationships with key clients, to ensure accurate assessment of the client’s
needs and the effective delivery of research results.
<LI>Assist in the development of new areas of business in response to research
opportunities and stakeholder requirements.</LI></UL>
<P><B>4. Communication</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>Contribute to communicating research and business capacity and
achievements, to both internal and external audiences, with particular regard
to the Autonomous Systems research achievements.
<LI>Establish and maintain project-related links and communication processes
with other research leaders and staff as necessary.</LI></UL>
<P><B>5. Management and Corporate responsibility</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>Be a member of the ICT Centre senior management team responsible for
overall planning and management of the entire resources of the Centre.
<LI>Provide support to the Director and Deputy Director in liaising with
Corporate CSIRO in the strategic priority areas of our technology base and
research (including Priority-Driven Research, Flagship Programs and Emerging
Science Areas).</LI></UL>
<P><B>6. Other</B></P>
<UL>
<LI>In addition to the above key responsibilities, the Research Director will
be required, from time to time, contribute to the development of the
policies and procedures of the ICT Centre and also support the Director and
Deputy Director in other duties as required. </LI></UL>
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<P><FONT size=2>--------------<BR>Andrew Lampert<BR>Research
Engineer<BR>Information Engineering Laboratory<BR>CSIRO ICT Centre<BR><<A
href="http://www.ict.csiro.au/staff/Andrew.Lampert/">http://www.ict.csiro.au/staff/Andrew.Lampert/</A>><BR><BR>Post:
Locked Bag 17, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia<BR>Office: Building E6B,
Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2113<BR>Tel: +61 2 9325 3129, Fax: +61 2 9325
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