HIIT: PhD and Postdoc Program, Helsinki 5098 views

HIIT – PhD and Postdoc Program: Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT welcomes open applications for postdoc and doctoral student positions in its research groups. The applications are open time to time within projects and different programs.

Host Institute: HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University & University of Helsinki, and all HIIT researchers & groups belong to one or both of the universities.

Departments / Groups

1. Bayesian Statistics

Professor Jukka Corander, CI programme

2. Combinatorial Pattern Matching

Professor Esko Ukkonen, ADA programme

3. Complex Systems Computation (CoSCo)

Professor Petri Myllymäki, CI programme

4. Computational Logic

Professor Ilkka Niemelä, CI programme

5. Data Mining

Professor Aristides Gionis, ADA programme

6. Digital Content Communities (DCC)

Professor Marko Turpeinen. NS programme

7. Discovery

Professor Hannu Toivonen, ADA programme

8. Distributed and Mobile Cloud Systems

Professor Keijo Heljanko, director of DMC programme

9. Genome-scale Algorithmics

Professor Veli Mäkinen, ADA programme

10. Kernel Machines, Pattern Analysis and Computational Biology

Professor Juho Rousu. ADA programme

reconstruction, gene functional classification as well as mass spectrometry informatics.

11. Neuroinformatics

Professor Aapo Hyvärinen, ADA programme

12. New Paradigms in Computing

Professor Petteri Kaski, ADA programme

13. Parsimonious Modelling (PM)

Dr Jaakko Hollmén, ADA programme

14. Probabilistic Machine Learning

Professor Samuel Kaski, CI programme

15. Social Interaction and Emotion (SIE)

Professor Niklas Ravaja, NS programme

16. Ubiquitous Interaction (UIx)

Professor Giulio Jacucci, NS programme

How to Apply: Please send an open application directly to the group leaders of your field of interest.

The applications should include:

1. A research statement outlining proposed research (at most five pages);
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. List of publications with links to PDF versions of the three most relevant publications;
4. Degree certificate of the MSc/PhD degree and an up-to-date study transcript and in case the degree is still pending, a plan for completion of the degree should be provided;
5. Funding plan;
6. Name and contact information of 1-3 persons willing to provide more information.

Further Information regarding the programs