MPA: 3 Postdoc Positions – Model-Based Machine Learning 1180 views

Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) invites applications for 3 Postdoctoral Positions – Model-Based Machine Learning. The project is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration between the MPA and two industrial companies located in Bavaria. The project seeks to develop a self-learning and self-organizing feedback control system which can be applied to different projects in astrophysics and industry.

Starting date: immediately

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold PhD in scientific computing, applied mathematics, artificial intelligence or within the big data domain.
• Applicant must possess expert level experience with Bayesian inference, classification or machine learning
• Applicant must hands-on experience with computational algorithms and optimization methods; strong programming skills in statistical languages/packages, such as Python, R, C++ with a focus on numerical efficiency
• Applicant must have strong software development experience in object-oriented programming; experience in big data computing/parallelization; oral and written communication skills in German
• Good English language skills are required for all team members.

Duration: fixed term of up to 3 years

Remunerations: salary is based on the German federal public service scale.

Applications:

• Send application via online platform. Application must include:
• brief description of past projects
• copies of University degrees/records
• CV
• Names of references