posted Nov 3, 2011 9:00 AM by Amministratore Sito Web
Post-Doctoral
Positions
Fondazione
Bruno Kessler
– FBK,
located in the Trentino Region, Italy, is pleased to announce the
start on November 14th of the Fellowship Programme RESTATE, cofunded
by Marie Curie Actions COFUND
under the EU-FP7-People Programme.
Following
the general objectives of the COFUND PROGRAMME, RESTATE aims at
increasing the European-wide mobility possibilities for training and
career development, and is specifically designed to involve highly
motivated experienced researchers.
Two
mobility schemes are foreseen:
- New
Incoming. Applicants
to this scheme may originate from any country inside or outside
Europe, provided however that over the previous 36 months they have
worked outside of Italy for at least 24 months. At the deadline for
submission of proposals, applicants must either be in possession of
a PhD degree, or should exhibit evidence of having at least four
years full time equivalent experience as researchers.
- New
Re-integration. This
scheme is reserved to applicants of any nationality who have carried
out secondary or advanced studies in Italy, have then worked in one
of the third countries
for
at least three out of the last four years and are now interested in
returning to Italy to further their research interests. At the
relevant deadline for submission of proposals, applicants must
either be in possession of a PhD degree, or should exhibit evidence
of having at least four years full time equivalent experience as
researchers.
Fellowships
shall have an average duration of 2 years and an yearly budget of up
to 64.400€
Applicants
are invited to write proposals focusing on one of the research areas
in which FBK is most recognized. Industry and societal related
issues, identified by (local) stakeholders, are encouraged.
The
deadline for sending the proposals is January, 13th,
2012 at 17.00 CET.
More
information on the website:
cofund.fbk.eu
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posted Oct 2, 2011 9:30 AM by Amministratore Sito Web
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy
Assistant Professor in Analysis, Control and Optimization of Complex Dynamical Systems
The IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the area of analysis, control and optimization of complex dynamical systems. Candidates with a sound knowledge of control and optimization methods and an interest in both theoretical research and applications to practical problems are desired. Research experience is expected in at least one of the following areas: model predictive control, dynamic optimization, stochastic optimization, control systems design based on optimization methods. Previous experience with applications of control/optimization to smart grids and energy markets is a plus, but candidates with experience in other application areas are welcome. Candidates with a Ph.D. in Engineering or Mathematics with a focus on control or optimization are preferable, and they should have an excellent record of high-impact international publications.
IMT Lucca (http://www.imtlucca.it) is a public international Graduate School and Institute of Technology that acts as a research university with the aim of forming human capital in disciplines characterized by their high potential for concrete applications. IMT strives to reach the fusion of theoretical comprehension and practical relevance.
The Assistant Professor will be a part of the Research Unit "Dynamical Systems, Control, and Optimization" (DYSCO, http://dysco.lab.imtlucca.it/) in the Computer Science and Applications area of the Institute, and will perform research activities, tutorship and mentoring of Ph.D. students, limited teaching of graduate courses and participation in the development of the research activities of the Institute.
Appointment compensation packages will depend on the candidates and their records of accomplishment, but are competitive on an international level. Applicants must be able to teach graduate courses in English; knowledge of Italian is not required.
Interested candidates must apply before October 31st, 2011 12:00 pm CET by filling in the online application form at http://www.imtlucca.it/faculty/positions under "Junior Faculty Recruitment Program". They will also be asked to submit a CV, research paper (published or working) and the name and contact details of three referees.
For further information about the position, applicants can refer to the website, or can contact Sara Olson, e-mail: researchers.opening@imtlucca.it.
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posted Jul 19, 2011 8:14 AM by Fabrizio Riguzzi
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca (www.imtlucca.it) is an international Graduate School and Institute of Technology that strives to reach the fusion of theoretical comprehension and practical relevance. The following goals are at the core of IMT's mission statement: • to establish itself as a research center that promotes cutting-edge research in key areas, structuring its Ph.D. Programs in close connection with research activity; • to attract top students, researchers and scholars through competitive international selections; • to contribute to technological innovation, economic growth and social development. IMT has opened a competitive international scouting procedure for the recruitment of tenured faculty positions in the following field: Computer Science, Mathematical Statistics, Machine Learning, Large Scale Data Mining We will consider highly qualified candidates working at the intersection between computer science, physics, information theory, and mathematics, who combine a strong theoretical background with an orientation towards research on processing huge amounts of complex data in the analysis of socio economic, technical, or biological. Candidates must have an excellent record of high-impact international publications. They should have demonstrated remarkable ability in leading research groups, as well as experience in conducting/coordinating international projects. Preference will be given to candidates active at the intersection between algorithms, theory and applications, in the following fields: analysis and modeling of massive data structures; graph theory and random structures; analysis and modeling of complex networks; machine learning, large scale data mining. Submit your confidential expression of interest at: http://www.imtlucca.it/faculty/positions/professors_positions.php#tenured_ongoing_recruitment Deadline is August 30th, 2011 |
posted Apr 13, 2010 4:25 AM by Amministratore Sito Web
Bando per il Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria dell'Informazione Il
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione (DEI) del Politecnico di Milano offre 50 nuovi posti per il dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria
dell'Informazione. La durata del programma di dottorato e' di 3 anni e l'ammissione avviene sulla base di un concorso basato solo su
curriculum. La maggior parte dei posti prevede una borsa di studio con assegno mensile di buon livello (circa 1250 euro aumentato del 50% per
il periodo all'estero). L'ammissione richiede una laurea specialistica in discipline tecnico/scientifiche, ma possono essere ammessi con
riserva anche studenti che conseguiranno il titolo entro la sessione di laurea di Dicembre 2010. La selezione delle domande ha come unico
obiettivo quello di individuare i migliori studenti. Le domande di ammissione da parte di studenti di altre universita' italiane e studenti
stranieri sono particolarmente incoraggiate. Se hai un curriculum universitario brillante e vuoi svolgere un ruolo da protagonista nella
ricerca a livello internazionale, allora sei il candidato ideale!.
Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria dell'Informazione Il
dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria dell'Informazione offre a giovani studenti uno stimolante ambiente internazionale per la formazione
tecnico/scientifica avanzata e la ricerca nei campi dell'informatica, elettronica, automazione e controllo, comunicazioni e reti, con un'enfasi nella ricerca di tipo multidisciplinare. I numerosi progetti congiunti con rinomate istituzioni di ricerca italiane e straniere favoriscono l'ingresso nella comunita' di ricerca internazionale grazie ad una interazione con personalita' scientifiche di alto livello e periodi di ricerca presso laboratori di tutto il mondo. I progetti industriali di ricerca applicata consentono ai dottorandi di
conoscere le attivita' delle aziende piu' tecnologicamente avanzate
e di acquisire la conoscenza necessaria alla scelta tra carriera
industriale ed accademica. Maggiori informazioni sul programma di
formazione e di ricerca sono disponibili sul sito del Dottorato in
Ingegneria dell'Informazione. (http://dottorato.dei.polimi.it). Ammissione
Il bando ufficiale per l'ammissione a tutti
i programmi di dottorato del Politecnico di Milano e' disponibile
sul sito della scuola di dottorato
(http://www.polimi.it/dottorato/).
Il programma di dottorato inizia il primo Gennaio 2011. La
scadenza per la presentazione delle domande e' il
25 Maggio 2010.
Per tutti i dettagli sulle procedure e requisiti di ammissione e'
sempre meglio riferirsi al bando ufficiale.
Sono particolarmente
incoraggiati contatti preliminari dei candidati con i docenti e
ricercatori del DEI che saranno piu' che disponibili a
valutare
richieste di studenti brillanti provenienti da qualunque universita'. Per conoscere i docenti e ricercatori del DEI e i loro
interessi di ricerca puoi guardare la lista sul sito del dipartimento, le loro pagine web personali (che di solito contengono maggiori
informazioni), e la lista dei laboratori del DEI. Una lista non esaustiva delle tesi di dottorato disponibili e' anche disponibile sul
sito dipartmentale del dottorato. L'obiettivo di tali contatti e'
quello di aiutarti a selezionare uno o piu' argomenti di ricerca
potenzialmente
interessanti per il dottorato da segnalare nella
domanda di ammissione.
Politecnico di Milano e DEI
Il
Politecnico di Milano e' un'universita' scientifico-tecnologica che forma ingegneri, architetti e disegnatori industriali, con variegate e
innovative specializzazioni, dedicando grande attenzione a tutti gli aspetti della formazione. Il Politecnico di Milano e' stato fondato nel
1863 ed e' oggi classificato come una delle migliori universita' tecniche europee.
Il Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
(DEI) e' tra i maggiori dipartimenti universitari in Europa per
dimensioni e qualita' della
ricerca. La sua missione e' quella di
produrre un costante miglioramento della conoscenza in campo
scientifico e tecnologico nei settori
dell'informatica, delle
telecomunicazioni, dell'automatica e dell'elettronica. Con oltre
600 collaboratori, tra personale di ricerca
strutturato,
collaboratori esterni, studenti di dottorato e personale tecnico e
amministrativo, il Dipartimento costituisce una realta' vitale
in
grado di sostenere la formazione, la ricerca di base, la ricerca applicata e l'attivita' di trasferimento tecnologico alle imprese. La
qualita' del lavoro di ricerca e' testimoniata dalla vasta rete di collaborazioni con le migliori istituzioni internazionali, che fa del
Dipartimento uno dei principali attori dello scenario mondiale dell'innovazione scientifica e tecnologica. La spinta verso il futuro si
coniuga con la tradizione di eccellenza maturata in oltre 60 anni
di attivita'. Il risultato e' un ambiente favorevole allo sviluppo
dei
talenti, alla creazione di nuove idee e di nuove imprese e alla
collaborazione con il mondo delle aziende e della pubblica
amministrazione.
Per maggiori informazioni:
DEI: www.dei.polimi.it
Dottorato in Ing. dell'Informazione: http://dottorato.dei.polimi.it
Segreteria dottorato: dottoratoinginfo@elet.polimi.it |
posted Feb 1, 2010 12:13 AM by Marco Schaerf
The Faculty of Sciences of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Brussels, Belgium) announces the opening of a full-time academic position in Computational Statistics starting October 1st, 2010. The position will have a joint affiliation with the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Sciences. Candidates are expected to lead a high-quality research and teaching programme in computational statistics or related topics, demonstrated by significant research and teaching experience, as well as a strong publication record in international journals. All applicants need to hold a PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related disciplines. Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration as well as significant research stays in foreign universities or research laboratories are important assets. The candidate will take part in teaching activities in the Bachelor and Master programmes in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as in the Bachelor and Master programmes in Computer Science. He/she should progressively increase his/her teaching activities to reach a level comparable to that of his/her colleagues (typically 4 or 5 hours a week for two semesters, plus some supervision of exercise sessions). The candidates expertise should comprise at least one of the following topics: analysis and modelling of complex/high-dimensional data, computational and stochastic modelling, data mining, functional data, (multivariate) time series, numerical methods for data analysis, statistical machine learning. Deadline: March 1st, 2010 Details can be found at http://www.ulb.ac.be/di/vacancepub_statcomp_en.htm For any additional information please contact Prof. Gianluca Bontempi (gbonte@ulb.ac.be), Head of the Department of Computer Science, or Prof. Christine De Mol (Christine.De.Mol@ulb.ac.be) Head of the Department of Mathematics. |
posted Oct 5, 2008 12:28 PM by Marco Schaerf
====================================================== FINAL CALL - DEADLINE October 20, 2008
3 PhD positions with studentship at the KRDB Research Centre <http://www.inf.unibz.it/krdb/> Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy ======================================================
The Faculty of Computer Science of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) offers an opening for 14 positions for its PhD program, 7 of which with a three-year studentship. 3 of the 7 PhD positions with studentship are offered by the KRDB Research Centre for Knowledge and Data <http://www.inf.unibz.it/krdb/ >.
The deadline for the formal application is Oct. 20, 2008. Information about how to apply for the PhD program and the studentship can be found in the university PhD web page <http://www.unibz.it/research/phdcourses/index.html?LanguageID=EN> and in the faculty PhD web page <http://www.unibz.it/inf/phdcs/index.html?LanguageID=EN> (follow link "Public Competition Announcement for PhD courses - 24th cycle")
The studentship amounts roughly to 45,000 Euro over the three years of the PhD. Substantial extra funding is available for participation in international conferences, schools, and workshops. The faculty of Computer Science and its PhD program are entirely based on the English language.
RESEARCH TOPICS
The KRDB Research Centre for Knowledge and Data <http://www.inf.unibz.it/krdb/> of the faculty of Computer Science also invites applicants to the PhD program to get in touch with the research group, in order to have a better understanding of the possible research activities in which prospective students may be involved. Relevant research topics in the centre are the following:
* Computational Logic and Deductive Databases * Computational Logic and Constraint Programming * Data and Information Integration * Description Logics and Ontology Languages * Efficient Reasoning Algorithms for Description Logics * Intelligent Access to Web Resources * Logic Based Approaches to Natural Language Understanding * Logic-Based Modelling of Biological Knowledge * Natural Language Processing * Ontology Development and Evaluation * P2P Database Integration * Query Answering in Distributed Environments * Semistructured Data Management * Temporal Logics and Temporal Databases
Other research topics are listed in the personal web pages of the members of the KRDB Centre, see <http://www.inf.unibz.it/krdb/staff.php>.
The research activities in the KRDB research centre require good knowledge of Logic and of Foundations of Databases, and some knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and of Knowledge Representation. Good knowledge of English is also preferred.
CONTACTS
To get in contact with the KRDB Research Centre, send an email to:
Prof. Diego Calvanese Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano via della Mostra, 4 I-39100 Bolzano, Italy Email: calvanese@inf.unibz.it Phone: +39-0471-016-160 Fax: +39-0471-016-009
To get in touch with the current PhD students, see <https://www.inf.unibz.it/phd/>.
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posted Aug 9, 2008 2:09 AM by Marco Schaerf
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updated Aug 10, 2008 2:26 AM
]
AI RESEARCHER JOB OFFER CALL at UNL, Portugal
(Open till 31 August 08)
Applications are
invited for a RESEARCHER position (at least 3 years post-doctoral experience) in
thematic areas of Artificial Intelligence.
These positions
offered are for a 5-year contract to work at our research institution, in the
Lisbon area. In exceptional cases, duly justified, we may
consider applicants with less than 3 years of post-doctoral experience. See http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/edital2008
for further information.
Any candidate
must have a strong Computer Science background, and be knowledgeable in one or
more of these areas (order irrelevant):
Semantic Web;
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning; Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent
Systems; Logic Programming; Machine Learning and Data Mining; Constraint
Programming and Optimisation; Simulation (including artificial life);
Bioinformatics; Cognitive Science; Ambient Intelligence; Computational
Processing of Written Natural Language (Portuguese); Planning; Intelligent
Information Systems; or other Artificial Intelligence
areas.
In addition to
their integration in the research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CENTRIA –
http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/), the
candidates are expected to help with post-graduate teaching, including the
supervision of post-graduate students, to write research papers as well as
project and grant applications, and be able to interact with scientists within
and outside the host Institution.
Candidates will
profit from the technical facilities and expertise available at CENTRIA, at the
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where they will
be stationed.
The salary is
about 3.101 €/month, 14 months a year, before 35% tax retention. The contract
includes social benefits and retirement fund.
Please send by
email letter of intent, detailed curriculum vitae, and at most two reference
letters to:
Prof. Luís Moniz
Pereira lmp@di.fct.unl.pt
Director
Centro de Inteligência
Artificial
Universidade Nova de
Lisboa
Quinta da Torre
2825-516 Caparica
Portugal
GECAD (Knowledge Engineering and Decision Support Centre) is announcing 4 positions for 5-years research contracts in the following areas:
1) Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence
2) Electric Engineering – Intelligent Energy and Power Systems
3) Electronic Engineering – Control and Automation
4) Economics & Management Sciences - Intelligent Emergency and Critical Resources Management and Risk Analysis
Please see the 4 announcements in this mail for more details and/or contact me in the following email (csr@dei.isep.ipp.pt). The deadline for applications is September 30. Applicants should have the PhD degree obtained before September, 30, 2005. However, in case of excellent Curriculum Vitae, applicants with less than 3-years after PhD can apply.
The annual gross income, before taxes, will be approximately 43,000 Euros.
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posted Aug 7, 2008 2:01 AM by Marco Schaerf
Cari Colleghi/e,
Recentemente l'Universita' degli Studi di Brescia ha bandito un assegno di ricerca su tematiche di Intelligenza Artificiale e Pianificazione Automatica il cui bando e' disponibile al seguente indirizzo (si veda in particolare la pagina 27):
http://www.unibs.it/on-line/ateneo/Home/Ateneo/Amministrazionecentrale/UfficioDottoratiBorsediStudioeAssegnidiRicerca/documento9712.html
La scadenza per inviare la domanda e' il 3 settembre 2008.
Vi sarei grato se ne deste la massima diffusione. Per ulteriori informazioni gli interessati possono contattarmi direttamente via posta elettronica (gerevini@ing.unibs.it).
Grazie.
Cordiali saluti,
Alfonso Gerevini
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posted Aug 7, 2008 1:58 AM by Marco Schaerf
La Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK, ex ITC) sta selezionando ricercatori senior e junior per
potenziare le unità di ricerca Information Technology e Materiali Microsistemi. Tutti i dettagli nell'allegato.
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