PhD position for Machine Learning

Stiftung Universität Hildesheim
Hildesheim, Germany
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
€ 48K

Job location

Hildesheim, Germany

Tech stack

Computer Programming
Machine Learning
Information Technology
Data Analytics

Job description

As a PhD student in our international ML research group you conduct research in ML guided by a postdoc and professor, have the opportunity to cooperate with companies, small and large, as well as with academic partners on real-word ML-related problems, and are encouraged to assist in teaching ML courses in our renowned International Master Program in Data Analytics to students from all over the world. You will work in a beautiful town with UNESCO World Heritage Sites, located in the very center of Germany, just 30 km from Hanover and 1.5 hours by high-speed train to Berlin.

Requirements

We look for a gifted student who loves models, algorithms and data, hardly can stop discussing them with others, likes to express his ideas using formulas and programs and now wants to get to the bottom of some complex ML problem over the next three years. You should have a recent Masters Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or a closely related area. A master thesis on an ML topic and ML related courses in your masters programs will be an asset. You are expected to have strong analytic and programming skills, the ability to work independently, strong interpersonal as well as English language skills.

Benefits & conditions

These are two full-time positions to be filled immediately and are initially limited to three years. The salary is TV-L E13 (approx. 48,000 EUR gross income per year).

About the company

The Information Systems and Machine Learning Lab (ISMLL) at Institute of Computer Science at University of Hildesheim is an international research group on machine learning, especially predictive modelling and probabilistic methods for complex data and complex decisions, with an excellent publication track record (ACM KDD, IEEE ICDM, ECML etc.). ISMLL takes part in basic and applied research projects in various domains such as mobility, e-commerce and technology enhanced learning. See http://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.de for more information. Located in Hildesheim, the University of Hildesheim is renowned for high quality research and education.

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