[agents] Open Postdoc position in Japan (Deadline August 31)

[Makoto Yokoo]

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Post-doctoral position:
Advancing Social Science by Market Design and its Practical Implementation
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THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Professor Fuhito Kojima (University of Tokyo):
 http://sites.google.com/site/fuhitokojimaeconomics/

MAIN CO-INVESTIGATORS:
Professor Makoto Yokoo (Kyushu University):
 http://agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~yokoo/

Professor Hisashi Kashima (Kyoto University):
 https://hkashima.github.io/index_e.html

THE PROJECT:
This project is funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science. This project will develop
mechanisms to allocate precious resources appropriately based on
technologies from micro economics and computer science, and implement
these mechanisms in real application domains, such as Japanese daycare
(nursery school) allocation. This project is carried out by an
interdisciplinary research team that consists of leading Japanese
researchers in micro economies, computer science, artificial
intelligence, and data science. Specific research topics include
automated mechanism design, mechanism design for two-sided matching
and auctions, etc.

POSITION 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,
market/mechanism design, computational social choice, 
human-aware AI, machine learning applications,
heuristic search and optimization, and multiagent systems. 

PACKAGE:
The successful candidate will be employed by one of the following
universities: University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, or Kyushu
University, in Japan, and will visit and collaborate with other
investigators. Gross salary per year (including taxes, insurances,
and other things) will be around US$40,000. The exact amount will be
decided in accordance with the employment regulations of each
university, the successful applicant's past accomplishments, etc.
The start date will November 1, 2021 (Negotiable) and the end date is
March 31, 2022, which can be extended based on mutual agreement.

SUBMISSION:
The application process will remain open until the position is filled
by a suitable candidate.
Interested applicants should submit the following to
recruit <at> agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp: 
(1) Academic CV, including names and contact details of 2 referees.
(2) A 2-page summary of the candidate's current/past research
and a research vision statement 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).

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please put the set of
documents to be submitted in a folder and
compress it with a password (preferably in ZIP file) and send by
e-mail to the contact e-mail address. Please make the
subject of the email "Application for Postdoc Research Fellow". If the
file size of the compressed file exceeds 5MB, please email the URL of
a location where the complete set of documents could be downloaded
safely. Also, please email us the password for decompressing the
compressed file separately. After receiving the application, the
applicant will be notified with a confirmation of receipt. If you do
not receive a confirmation of receipt within 24 hours, please contact
the following reference. The applications received after the deadline
will not be considered for further screening.

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: August 31, 2021. 

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Please contact 
recruit <at> agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp