<div dir="ltr"><div>PhD Student in Informatics with a specialization in Data Science</div><div><br></div><div>We seek a PhD student to contribute in on-going research projects and to the overall development of research within the SAIL research group [1]. The general area of research is Data Science. More specifically, the doctoral student is expected to contribute to several on-going SAIL projects by providing: </div><div>- new knowledge of how different users use big and complex data to solve today’s analytical problems and what is needed to handle such data problems of tomorrow </div><div>- new analytics methodology and high-level functionality for data analysis that makes the value of data more easily available to end-users </div><div>- new machine learning algorithms suitable for handling both the opportunities and challenges with massive, distributed and streaming data, and </div><div>- new computation platforms suitable for analysis of massive, distributed and streaming data. </div><div><br></div><div>For this position, special emphasis will be placed upon a good knowledge of machine learning or decision-support systems, a good knowledge of modelling and analysis of data, a good knowledge of programming, especially for applications within data analytics as well as documented ability to cooperate with others and to work independently.</div><div><br></div><div>As one of the oldest and most prominent research groups in artificial intelligence (AI) in Sweden, the SAIL research group consists of more than 20 researchers conducting research within applied AI in close collaboration with businesses and organisations. Current research activities are focused on reasoning under uncertainty, deep learning, visual analytics, transparent decision support, data privacy and recommender systems. The research is carried out within several projects, in close collaboration with partners such as Sandvik SMT, SSAB, AstraZeneca, Huawei, Outokumpu and Saab. SAIL is also responsible for the University's master program in Data Science [2]. As for the future, SAIL seeks opportunities that expand the group’s research on machine learning, in particular in the area of Deep Learning.</div><div><br></div><div>The PhD student is positioned at the School of Informatics, which is a school in expansion. Our research is internationally distinguished and our educational programs receive high rankings when it comes to both quality and cooperation with workplaces. Today there are 10 Professors, 25 PhD students and in total about 115 employees at the School of Informatics.</div><div><br></div><div>The position comprises primarily of PhD studies (80%) and a smaller part for departmental duties (teaching and administrative tasks). Additional assignments might be included in the position. </div><div><br></div><div>The University of Skövde strives towards ethnic and cultural diversity and equal gender distribution within all employment categories. As the majority of the employees in the subject area are men the University especially invites women to apply for this position.</div><div><br></div><div>Applications can be registered no later than April 1st 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>Full details can be found at:</div><div><a href="https://www.his.se/en/about-us/Job-opportunities/Job-opportunities/">https://www.his.se/en/about-us/Job-opportunities/Job-opportunities/</a></div><div>(Entry "PhD Student in Informatics with a specialization in Data Science")</div><div><br></div><div>(Ref nr HS 2017/1018)</div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="http://his.se/en/Research/informatics/Skovde-Artificial-Intelligence-Lab/">http://his.se/en/Research/informatics/Skovde-Artificial-Intelligence-Lab/</a></div><div>[2] <a href="http://his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Data-Science-Masters-programme-120-ECTS/">http://his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Data-Science-Masters-programme-120-ECTS/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-- <br>Alan Said<br>University of Skövde<br><a href="mailto:alansaid@acm.org" target="_blank">alansaid@acm.org</a><br>@alansaid<br><a href="http://www.alansaid.com" target="_blank">www.alansaid.com</a><br></div></div></div>
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