Jan 6, 2008

PhD & Postdoc position in machine learning group, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany

Positions
We invite applications for two open positions in the new machine learning group at Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany.

* Postdoc Position
The research area is the analysis of data (supervised and unsupervised learning) from several sources in particular video and audio data. The succesful candidate should have a PhD in computer science or a related field and a strong publication record in machine learning. Programming experience in C++ or MATLAB is required. The postdoc position is initially for one year but can be extended.

* Ph.D. Position
The topic of the PhD will be the development and theoretical analysis of machine learning methods for structured input and output data. The applicant should have a degree (diploma or master) in computer science, mathematics or physics. The position requires a solid background in mathmatics in particular linear algebra, probability and statistics and strong analytical skills. A background in machine learning is appreciated but not necessarily required. Programming experience in C++ or MATLAB is required.

Send your application including CV and the list of publications as a single PDF file to: hein@cs.uni- sb.de

General Information about Saarbruecken:
Saarbrücken is one of Germany's premier computer science sites. Worldwide appreciated research institutes are located on campus: the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems und the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), which is the largest research institute in artificial intelligence. Recently, the Excellence Initiative Grants
Committee has awarded funding to the proposed "Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science" and the Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal Computing and Interaction" .

website link:
http://www.ml. uni-saarland. de/positions. html

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