[Stellenangebote] PhD position: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Information Retrieval in Darmstadt

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Betreff: 	PhD position: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Information 
Retrieval
Datum: 	Sun, 2 Sep 2012 12:24:53 +0200
Von: 	Ulf Brefeld <brefeld at uni-bonn.de>
An: 	stellenangebote at lists.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de



Open PhD position at the newly founded Knowledge Mining and Assessment 
Group (Prof. Ulf Brefeld, http://www.uni-bonn.de/~brefeld/ 
<http://www.uni-bonn.de/%7Ebrefeld/>) at Technical University of 
Darmstadt, Germany.

The position's focus will be on machine learning, data mining, and 
information retrieval, particularly on unsupervised information 
extraction and aggregation. Duties and responsibilities include teaching 
as well as academic research. The group closely collaborates with the 
German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF) in 
Frankfurt/Main (http://www.dipf.de <http://www.dipf.de/>) and is part of 
the research initiative for Knowledge Discovery in the Web 
(http://www.werc.tu-darmstadt.de/).

Requirements:
The candidate should have or expect to obtain a MSc or equivalent 
in computer science, mathematics, or physics.

Desirable skills:
* profound knowledge of kernel machines, structured input-output spaces, 
graphical models, and probabilistic inference
* strong mathematical skills
* practical experience with automatic web crawlers
* expertise in natural language processing and information extraction
* practical experience of processing data at internet scales using 
Hadoop/MapReduce
* strong programming skills
* good written and spoken communication skills in German or English.

The position is a fixed-term contract with an option to extend it, 
provided certain conditions are met. We offer the possibility of further 
scientific qualification towards a doctoral degree. The salary is based 
on TV-TU Darmstadt (standard for employees at TU Darmstadt). A part-time 
working arrangement is possible.

The Department of Computer Science of TU Darmstadt is regularly ranked 
among the best in Germany. We invite applications from women and people 
with disabilities. More informations (in German): 
http://www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/dez_vii/stellen/stellen_details_80832.de.jsp

Inquiries should be directed to stegmann at tk.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de 
<mailto:stegmann at tk.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>. Applications (reference 
number 351) should be addressed to the Dean of the Department of 
Computer Science, Hochschulstr. 10, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany. Deadline: 
September 23.







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