Ref 5539/22, Modelling and Simulation Developer, Office of Student and University Planning

• Remuneration: $49,318 to $54,749 p.a.
• Part-Time, Ongoing Position
• Penrith Campus

About Western

Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led university, located at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and economically significant region, Western Sydney. Boasting 11 campuses – many in Western Sydney CBD locations – and more than 200,000 alumni, 49,500 students and 3,500 staff, the University has 14 Schools with an array of well-designed programs and degrees carefully structured to meet the demands of future industry

Benefits

Western Sydney University has long been identified as a University of the people. We value the contributions made by our staff and recognise that they underpin the enablement of our mission and values. In return, we offer:

• 35 hour work week
• Flex leave for Professional staff
• 17% super contributions

About the role

The Office of Student and University Planning are seeking a Modelling and Simulation Developer to join the team. The Modelling and Simulation Developer will develop, implement and maintain a suite of automated statistical models that support the requirements of the University. Through co-design with the Insights Analysts and Analytical Models & Ranking Specialist, this position is responsible for the delivery of automated models and simulations.

This position will amplify the current modelling capability, by ensuring all models and simulations are designed and built in the most appropriate statistical software, linking to varied data sets to improve frequency of assessment and provide the ability to review / refine the models based on changing attribute data.

As the Model and Simulation Developer, you will contribute to the Competitive Intelligence and Analytics (CIA’s) success through:

Customer Satisfaction
Gain an understanding of the Operational Flow and influencing data to provide proactive insights that drive decision making. Develop ‘Lever’ based Scenario and Benefit models to drive data-led investment.

Managing Workload
Assist the team in developing analytical models that are easily repeatable or automated to reduce manual workload.

Sourcing Information
Work with SMEs and Process Experts to ensure accurate variables are identified, and model outputs are delivered. Create Models that use automated or batch data loads to reduce manual handling of data.

Powerful Insights
Ensure models and simulations consider outputs of hypothesis tests and can be checked regularly for confidence. Work with the team to understand the business processes which could inform variables within your models.

Integrity & Quality
Regular check the variables within the Analytical models to ensure they are still providing the agreed-on level of confidence. Ensure that they are easily updated. All models should be documented in detail.

About you

The successful candidate should have:

• A Bachelor of linguistics or significant experience highly regarded
• 2-3 years of experience with text classification & segmentation
• Experience with information extraction, summarisation and ranking 
• Familiarity with NLP frameworks
• Python programming skills
• Project management experience desirable

This is a part-time (0.4 FTE), ongoing role based at Penrith campus with some flexibility to work from home. The successful candidate will work 2 days per week (14 hours) with the days to be negotiated. 

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

Remuneration Package: HEW Level 8 $49,318 to $54,749 p.a. (comprising Salary of $41,674 to $46,263 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading).

Please note, the above salary range is based on 0.4 of the full-time equivalent.

Position Enquiries: Please contact Kirill Kozlov via email at [email protected] .

Closing Date: 8:30pm, Sunday 23 October 2022.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For an ongoing/continuing position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident and provide evidence at time of application.

Western Sydney University is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.

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