The Faculty of Science – Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics at University of Amsterdam (UvA) inviting applications for the following four fully funded PhD and one postdoctoral position.
Position 1: Bridging online and offline evaluation (supervisor: prof. dr. Maarten de Rijke )
Position 2: Avoiding filter bubbles by correcting for selection bias (supervisor: prof.dr. Joris M. Mooij)
Position 3: Domain generalization and domain adaptation (supervisor: prof.dr. Joris M. Mooij)
Position 4: Training NLP Models for Better Generalisation (supervisors: dr. Ivan Titov & dr. Wilker Aziz)
Postdoctoral position: to assist with the research and the supervision of the PhD students.
Requirements:
For PhD positions:
- Applicants must hold Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or closely related area;
- A strong background in AI / machine learning / data science / modern statistics.
- Experience with teaching is a plus.
- For PhD position 1: a background in search and recommendation is a big plus.
- For PhD positions 2 and 3: an interest in causality is a plus.
- For PhD position 4: experience with NLP is a plus.
For the Postdoc Position:
- A PhD degree (or equivalent qualification) on a machine learning topic;
- An exceptional scientific track record, documented by publications at first-tier journals and conferences;
- A strong research background in (topics related to) domain adaptation;
- Candidates must have an appetite for understanding the ML problems relevant to Booking.com, and have the desire to perform in-depth analyses of rich datasets;
- Candidates must have excellent mathematical skills (in particular in probability theory, statistics, calculus, and linear algebra);
- Candidates must have excellent programming skills;
- Candidates must have strong communication, presentation and writing skills;
- Candidates must show commitment, perseverance and a cooperative attitude;
- Candidates must enjoy working in a multidisciplinary research environment;
- Candidates must have an excellent command of English.
Applications:
Apply online and applications (consisting of a single .pdf file) for a PhD position should include:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Motivation letter that motivates choice for this position, and in particular, which of the four PhD positions has preference;
- An electronic copy of Master’s thesis (or, if this is not yet finished, Bachelor’s thesis);
- A complete record of Bachelor and Master courses (including grade transcripts and the explanation of the grading system used by your university);
- A list of publications, if applicable;
- The names and contact information of two academic references (please do not include any recommendation letters).
For the Postdoc Position should include:
- CV
- list of publications;
- Statement of your research experience and interests;
- Motivation letter that motivates choice for this position, including an expression of interest regarding which subset of the four PhD positions candidate would like to co-supervise;
- An electronic copy of PhD thesis;
- A complete record of Bachelor and Master courses (including grade transcripts and the explanation of the grading system used by your university);
- URL pointing to most original publication;
- The names and contact information of two academic references
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Organization | University of Amsterdam (UvA) |
Country | Netherlands |
Fellowship Level | Doctoral/Postdoctoral |
Subject areas | Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics |
Fellowship amount | Varies |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | 23 August 2021 |
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