Research Scientist - HCI with emphasis on Geospatial

The Smarter Cities Technology Centre (SCTC) at the IBM Dublin Research Laboratory, Ireland is accepting applications for full-time researchers from entry-level through principal investigators.

We are hiring researchers in human computer interaction for geospatial analysis, spatio-temporal statistical modeling, geocomputation, and associated visualisation. The successful candidate will develop algorithms and interfaces that enable integration of geospatial information into urban and environmental systems, including transportation and mobility services, sustainable energy (smart grid, renewable energy, intelligent buildings), and water management. Projects will include geographic data mining and knowledge discovery, multi-scale spatio-temporal analysis, and development of analytic and visualisation tools to support exploring, understanding and communicating geospatial information, and incorporation of resulting analytics in distributed and parallel software systems.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to define research plans, carry out leading research, and publish research results through professional journals, academic conferences, and patents. As a researcher you will be expected to formalise challenging problems, develop new solutions, and work with business & development teams to ensure these solutions have a significant impact.

The Smarter Cities Technology Centre is part of IBM Research and was created to take on the challenges of our increasingly urbanized world. We are an R&D organization that works closely with city authorities, universities, and small/large businesses to advance science & technology for smarter urban and environmental systems. We aim to expand our highly skilled and cross-disciplinary team to as many as 200 researchers and software engineers. Areas we currently focus on include: data mining and machine learning; statistical modeling & optimisation, control and decision systems, social, semantic web; distributed information systems; knowledge & data engineering, geospatial analysis and visualisation, simulation, real-time computing, and urban and environmental systems, e.g., water, energy, transportation.

We offer:

• A stimulating, cross-disciplinary environment in a leading research organisation
• Opportunities for a unique combination of scientific and industrial research into real-world problems
• Excellent ties to research groups worldwide
• Up-to-date infrastructure and resources
• The ability to take part in large-scale international research projects

• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Engineering
• Strong publication record in top-tier conferences and journals
• At least 2 years experience in machine learning, data mining, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, or learning systems
• At least 2 years experience in software programming with C++ or Java
• English: Fluent

• At least 1 year experience in SPSS, SAS, or similar statistical analysis or modeling tools
• At least 6 months experience in data mining or machine learning applied to urban or environmental systems

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.