Dear UAI colleagues,
May I draw your attention to the following interesting opportunity for
the UAI community:
** Professor Position - Big Data - University of Luxembourg
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication at the University
of Luxembourg, an international research university
(http://wwwen.uni.lu/), has an opening for a
Professorship in Computer Science – Big Data
Deadline for application: March 31st, 2015.
Possible starting date: January 2016 (to be discussed)
http://emea3.mrted.ly/idm6
** Your Role
The position is intended to complement and strengthen existing research
expertise in the Computer Science and Communication Research Unit (RU
CSC). He or she will reinforce and expand the activities of the RU in
the field of Big Data. This refers to the storage, aggregation and
analysis of massive amounts of structured and unstructured data, using
for instance machine learning/data mining techniques, possibly
exploiting different kinds of reliable/uncertain background knowledge.
Relevant application domains of Big Data are offered by the new
"Computational Science” priority of the FSTC, the Luxembourg Centre of
Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), and the Interdisciplinary Centre of Security
and Trust (SnT). Other areas of interest include, but are not limited
to, Big Data in Mobile and Pervasive Computing, Human-Computer
Interactions, Robotics, and AI-applications, or Large Scale Natural
Language Processing.
http://wwwen.uni.lu/recherche/fstc/computer_science_and_communications_research_unit
http://wwwen.uni.lu/snt
http://wwwen.uni.lu/lcsb
The successful candidate will take part in the teaching activities of
the Faculty. The contribution of the new colleague is essential to
ensure high quality courses linked to Big Data.
** Your Profile
We are looking for a person with strong academic credentials and a track
record of high international visibility in the field of Big Data (or
closely related areas). Didactic skills, leadership abilities, service
to the scientific community, and the willingness to collaborate with
existing research groups will be considered as well.
** Some information on Luxembourg
Luxembourg city is a very international and cosmopolitan city in the
heart of EWestern urope, hosting many European and transnational
institutions and corporations. It has a vibrant cultural life and is
easily accessible from the main European airports as well as by a
high-speed train from Paris. The salaries are generous, the income taxes
are comparatively low, and the country's infrastructure meets high
standards.
http://luxembourg.angloinfo.com/
http://www.luxembourg.public.lu/en/
** Application procedure
Applications should be submitted in English with the following documents:
• A motivation letter;
• A copy of the diploma of doctorate;
• A detailed curriculum vitae with a list of publications;
• A copy of the three publications that the candidate considers most
representative of his or her research activity;
• A list of three references with their name, address and present
position. Please indicate their relationship to you.
The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer. Female
candidates are explicitly invited to apply.
Ref: F1-030004 (to be mentioned in all correspondence).
Applicants should send their complete application package in both
printed and electronic forms to the following address, before 31/03/2015.
Professor Paul Heusching
Dean of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication
6, rue Richard Coudenhove Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg
[email protected]
** To get more information
More information about the position can be obtained from the head of the
CSC Research Unit, Professor Yves Le Traon : [email protected]
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