The Opportunity
The School of Computer Science and Engineering is offering an opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate / Senior Research Associate. In this role, you will conduct both independent and collaborative research activities to advance your expertise in the field of deep learning. The focus will be on developing novel continual learning methods for multimodal queries and tasks, including video understanding. Your work will also involve implementing and evaluating state-of-the-art continual deep learning frameworks and delivering a comprehensive benchmark for these tasks.
This position offers an opportunity to advance your scholarly research and professional activities both nationally and internationally. You will contribute to the writing of scientific papers and reports for international journals, participate in conferences and workshops, and actively engage with industry partners.
This role reports to Professor Flora Salim and has no direct reports.
- Salary
- Level A, Research Associate - AUD$113,911 to $121,838 per annum + 17% superannuation
- Level B, Senior Research Associate – AUD$127,947 per annum + 17% superannuation
- Full time
- Fixed-term contract – 1 to 1.5 years with ASAP start
- Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia
- To be considered for this role, candidates must have work rights for Australia
About UNSW
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. But what makes us different isn’t only what we do, it’s how we do it. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
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Skills and Experience
Level A - Research Associate
- A PhD (or soon to be awarded) in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated track record in research, evidenced by publications in top-tier AI and ML conferences, such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- Strong experience in some of the following areas:
- deep learning and/or computer vision
- continual learning
- LLMs and/or VLMs
- Mixture of Experts
- Experience in developing comprehensive benchmarks
- Robust coding and software engineering skills
- A strong practice of maintaining open-source code repository.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
Level B – Senior Research Associate
- A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated track record in research, evidenced by publications in top-tier AI and ML conferences, such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- Strong experience in some of the following areas:
- deep learning and/or computer vision
- continual learning
- LLMs and/or VLMs
- Mixture of Experts
- Experience in developing comprehensive benchmarks
- Robust coding and software engineering skills
- Experience in handling multimodal data, especially videos, is required
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- A track record of significant involvement with the profession and/or industry.
- A strong practice of maintaining open-source code repository.
- High level communication skills and ability to network effectively and interact with a diverse range of students and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build effective networks with colleagues
- Ability to generate alternative funding and/or industry projects through effective liaison with external local and international researchers, industry and government
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training
Additional details about the specific responsibilities for this position can be found in the position description. This is available via JOBS@UNSW.
To Apply:
Please click the apply now button and submit your CV, Cover Letter and Responses to the Skills and Experience. You should systematically address the Skills and Experience listed within the position description in your application.
Applicants must have working rights in Australia and be able to be on site in Kensington. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Please note applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed below.
Contact:
Eugene Aves – Talent Acquisition Consultant
E: eugene.aves@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: 11:55 pm (Sydney time) on Tuesday 12th August 2025
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