[agents] Open PostDoc Position in Japan

[Makoto Yokoo]

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Call for applications for a postdoc position
at the Multi-Agent Laboratory, Kyushu University, Japan
http://agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
***** Application deadline: Jan. 5,2021 *****
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The multi-agent laboratory in Kyushu University, headed by Professor
Makoto Yokoo, who is an AAAI (Association for the Advancement of
Artificial Intelligence) fellow and a past president of IFAAMAS
(Int. Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems), is now
hiring one post-doctoral researcher in market design and optimization.
The position belongs to a JSPS Kiban A project "Creation of Incentive
Design Science."
<http://agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp/kiban-a-2020/about-us-en/>

*Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and
established track record evident by publication in top quality
conferences and/or journals. Expertise in one or more of the following
areas is a must: game theory and economic paradigms, heuristic search
and optimization, human-aware AI, machine learning applications,
multiagent systems, reasoning under uncertainty, search and constraint
satisfaction.

*Place of work: Fukuoka in Japan

*Salary and benefits:
Gross salary per month (including taxes, insurances, and other things)
will be about JPY 350,000 (US$3,365). The exact amount will be decided
in accordance with the employment regulations, the successful
applicant's past accomplishments, etc.

*Contract period of employment:
The start date will be April 1st, 2021（Negotiable) and
the end date is March 31, 2022, which can be extended another year
based on mutual agreement. 

*Application:
The application process will remain open until the position is filled
by a suitable candidate. Interested applicants should submit the
following to Distinguished Professor Makoto Yokoo
(recruit at agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp):
(1) Academic CV, including names and contact details of 2 referees.
(2) A 1-page "statement of interest", explaining the applicant's
interest in the project.
(3) Five "representative papers" describing the applicant's research.

If possible, please also include a link to a website with an online
version of your PhD thesis and relevant publications (e.g., your
professional homepage). A confirmation will be sent when the
application is received. Incomplete or generic applications will be
ignored.

* Application deadline: Jan. 5, 2021

*Screening: The screening process consists of:
(1) the initial application review
(2) zoom interviews for the applicants who make it past the initial review.

*Further information:
Please contact Distinguished Professor Makoto Yokoo
(recruit at agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp)