Academic

At Institute for Computer Science, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, University of Hildesheim, Germany there is an open position for a

Junior Professor / Post Doc
for Computer Science, esp. Machine Learning

starting from October 1, 2008. The position is paid according to the German salary level W1 (approx. 3400 EUR / month gross).

You should have an outstanding academic record in one or more of the following areas:

• Learning models for complex data
• Supervised and semi-supervised learning
• Bayesian networks and Markov networks
• Statistical Relational Learning
• Mining Association Rules / Frequent Patterns
• Machine Learning in the context of the Semantic Web

The Junior professorship will be part of the Information Systems and Machine Learning Lab (ISMLL). The Junior Professor should participate in the projects and the infrastructure of the ISMLL, assist with the supervision of the PhD students as well as with attracting significant research funding. More information can be found at http://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.de.

To the duties of the position belongs four hours teaching Bachelor and Master students per term.

Requirements for application are an excellent PhD degree which has been acquired during the last five years, an outstanding academic record as well as teaching capabilities.

Introductory talks are scheduled for June 12 and 13, 2008.

More detailed information can be provided by the dean, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Lenz, phone +49 5121 883 842, E-Mail: lenz@uni-hildesheim.de.

The University of Hildesheim is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. Woman and members of minority are encouraged to apply.

Applications with the usual materials (curriculum vitae, transcript of records, list of publications and courses) can be sent to

University of Hildesheim
The President -- Dezernat f�r Personal- und Rechtsangelegenheiten
Marienburger Platz 22
D-31141 Hildesheim
Germany

Deadline: May 26, 2008.