[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
***** Application deadline: May 19, 2023 *****
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The multi-agent laboratory at 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, multi-agent
systems, and in particular, two-sided matching. 
<https://sites.google.com/view/makoto-yokoo/>

*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: market design, game theory and economic paradigms,
heuristic search and optimization, machine learning applications,
multi-agent systems, etc. 

*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 (about US$2,700 at the current rate).
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 September 1, 2023（Negotiable) and
the end date is March 31, 2024, which can be extended 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 2-page summary of the candidate's current/past research and a research vision statement. 
(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 e-mail "Application for Postdoc Research Fellow". If the
file size of the compressed file exceeds 5MB, please e-mail the URL of
a location where the complete set of documents could be downloaded
safely. Also, please e-mail 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.

* Application deadline: May 19, 2023

*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)