[agents] Open PostDoc Position in Japan for market design

[Makoto Yokoo]

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Post-doctoral position:
ERATO Kojima Market Design Project 
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THE PROJECT:
Kojima Market Design Project
(https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/en/brochure/erato_en_pamph.pdf, 
principle investigator: Fuhito Kojima, the University of Tokyo,
https://sites.google.com/site/fuhitokojimaeconomics/Fuhito-Kojima), 
is funded by Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO),
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). This project deals with
market design, i.e., scientifically developing mechanisms to allocate
precious resources appropriately based on technologies from game
theory and microeconomics. This project is carried out by an
interdisciplinary research team, including the computer science group
(group leader: Makoto Yokoo, Kyushu University,
https://sites.google.com/view/makoto-yokoo/), and the discrete
mathematics team (group leader: Akihisa Tamura, Keio University,
https://opt.math.keio.ac.jp/aki-tamura/).
These two groups are now hiring a few postdoctoral research fellows.
The group assignment will be decided based on the expertise and future research
direction of the applicant through the discussion at the interview. 

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,
machine learning, multiagent systems, discrete mathematics,
and combinatorial optimization. 

PACKAGE:
The successful candidate will be employed by one of the following
universities: Kyushu University and Keio University in Japan. Gross
salary per year (including taxes, insurances, and other things) will
be about 6 million yen (about US$40,000). Due to the current exchange
rate, the living cost in Japan is much lower than in most of other
countries. 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 be April 1, 2024
(Negotiable) and the end date is March 31, 2025, which can be extended
based on mutual agreement. The project will terminate on March 31, 2029. 

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) At most 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 it 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.

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: January 15, 2024. 

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
recruit <at> agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp