- Domestic PhD Scholarship Opportunity: PhD (Data Science) at the University of Newcastle, NSW, in collaboration with the CSIRO

- Research Project: Multifaceted Clustering of Complex Electricity Time-Series Data to Support Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Energy Sector

- Outline:

The primary goal of this project is to create clustering methods and appropriate visualisations especially designed for complex time-series data from the energy sector, in collaboration with the CSIRO. The focus is on the development of highly specialised statistical/machine learning techniques able to properly categorise, visualise, model and interpret relevant electricity consumption patterns, while meeting domain-specific requirements, such as suitable characterisation of anomalies and motifs.

The successful candidate will be based in Newcastle, under the primary supervision of Prof. Ricardo Campello (https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ricardo-campello), but s/he will be expected to also work closely with collaborators from CSIRO's Energy Research Group (https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/EF). 

- Funding:

    · Basic Stipend (living allowance) - $28,092 per annum (2020 rate, indexed annually) for a period of 3.5 years
    . CSIRO Top-Up - $10,000 per annum for a period of 3 years
    · Tuition fee scholarship for a maximum of 4 years
    · CSIRO's Annual HDR Research Support - Up to $5,000 per annum for a period of 3 years, conditional to approval of expenses
    . University's Annual HDR Research Support (upon application)
    . Up to $1,500 relocation allowance (if applicable)
 
- Eligibility:

   . Essential

    . Domestic student - Australian PR or Citizen
    · Honours OR HDR Master Degree (Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field)
    · Verbal and written communication skills

   . Desirable

    · Programming skills
    · Solid statistics/mathematics/computational background.

- How to Apply: Please send your CV, academic transcripts as well as an EOI describing how you address the eligibility criteria to Ricardo.Campello@newcastle.edu.au

- Deadline: applications will be open until January 31st 2021 or until the position is filled, whatever happens first

- More Information: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/study/research/phd-scholarships/phd-scholarships/multifaceted-clustering-of-complex-electricity-time-series-data-to-support-data-driven-decision-making-in-the-energy-sector