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Wanted: 	Research Engineer/Information Technologist

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Location:	University of South Australia; Levels Campus; South 
Australia

Department : 	Unit for the Modelling and Analysis of Transport Systems
		Transport Systems Centre

Start:		Before beginning of March 1996

Duration:	2 years

Requirements:	Australian Citizenship		

Reply To:	macmahon@dove.mtx.net.au	( Lincoln West & Cameron 
Blanks )

		OR

		Macmahon Contractors
		67 Greenhill Road
		Wayville
		South Australia 5034
		ph: 	61 8 373 0101
		fax: 	61 8 274 1577

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Job Description:

RESEARCH ENGINEER/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS (0.6 fraction)
(CLASSIFICATION HEO 6-01, SALARY $33,760 pa. (FULL TIME)

The Transport Systems Centre is seeking a Research Engineer/Information 
Technologist to join its team working on an ARC Collaborative Research 
project.  The project is "Realtime performance monitoring, control and 
dynamic rescheduling of heavy earthmoving".  It aims to build an 
information system for real-time monitoring of performance involving a 
number of components:  data fusion and management issues, quality 
management issues, incident detection techniques, simulation modelling 
and dynamic rescheduling algorithms.  The successful applicant will 
provide research assistance for the project, and will be responsible for 
software development and software integration, which are central to the 
project, with a focus on the data management and simulation modelling 
components.

The research engineer/information technologists will work under the 
supervision of Professor M A P Taylor, Chief Investigator for the 
project.

The position is available as a twelve month contract in the first 
instance, with the possibility of renewal for a further twelve months 
subject to satisfactory progress on the project.  There is also a degree 
of flexibility in the part-time fraction for the position.

The industry partner for the project is Macmahon Holdings Limited, a 
leading Australian company in the field of open-cut mining and 
earthmoving.  Macmahon Holdings is making a significant contribution to 
the project and is committed to the long-term application of the fruits 
of the research project.  The successful applicant will thus have the 
opportunity to work closely with the company, and further employment 
possibilities may then arise at the completion of the project.

Essential criteria:
* a recognised degree in engineering or a related numerate discipline
* demonstrated capacity for creativity and innovation
* demonstrated capacity to develop, maintain and apply specialist 
software
* familiarity with software development tools and programming languages 
in a Windows environment
* ability to work as a member of a team, and to contribute to research 
progress
* ability to appreciate and to meet deadlines

Desirable criteria:
* willingness to travel to remote locations (eg. mine sites) for short 
periods of time
* an understanding of statistical analysis methods
* an understanding of the techniques of discrete event simulation 
modelling