[agents] Postdoc Research Fellow in Human-Agent Collaborative Planning and Explanation at the University of Melbourne

[Tim Miller]

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Human-Agent Collaborative Planning and 
Explanation

The School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of 
Melbourne, Australia, is seeking a full-time Research Fellow to conduct 
research and development in the area of artificial intelligence 
techniques applicable to human-agent teams. The goal of the project is 
to advance the state-of-the-art in collaborative planning and 
explanation in human-agent scenarios.

The role will involve investigation of automated reasoning techniques 
for robust collaborative planning under uncertainty in a range of 
applications, and explanations of candidate plans to human team members. 
The project is in conjunction with our research partners at Defence 
Science and Technology Group (DST Group), and forms part of DST Group's 
Tyche Special Research Initiative (SRI) into trusted autonomy. The 
candidate should be prepared for occasional interstate travel, as the 
research is conducted in close collaboration with our research partners. 
The position is for a fixed term of 2 years.

The School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of 
Melbourne is the leading computer science department in Australia. QS 
World University Rankings 2017 lists the school as No. 14 in the world 
for Computer Science and Information Systems.

The city of Melbourne is a melting pot of cultures and has been named 
the world's most liveable city for the sixth year in a row by the 
Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2016 Global Liveability Ranking.

Further details of the position, including application instructions, are 
available at 
http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/891173/research-fellow-in-humanagent-planning