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| ======Working With Us====== | ======Working With Us====== | ||
| - | <html><!-- | + | We do not currently have any open positions. However, the [[https://www.uibk.ac.at/statistics/index.html.en|Department of Statistics]] is looking for a [[https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=14628|doctoral student]], deadline 2025-01-21. |
| - | =====Assistant Professor (with Tenure-Track Option) of Computer Science in Embodied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning===== | + | |
| - | **Starting date:** October 1, 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter. | + | <html><!--===== Ph.D. Student Position in Machine Learning for Robotics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. ===== |
| - | This position is initially limited to 6 years; a tenure-track agreement can be offered within the first year of employment. Upon positive evaluation the position is converted into a tenured Associate Professorship. | + | ==== About the position ==== |
| - | This career position is embedded in an attractive environment of existing competencies in the general area of Autonomous Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science, Recommender Systems, Compressed Sensing, and Dictionary Learning. It is one of 12 career positions the University of Innsbruck is creating in diverse scientific disciplines connected to digitalization, a strategic investment by the University. | + | The research activity comprises the integration of robotic perception and execution mechanisms for task-oriented object manipulation in everyday environments. The (negotiable) focus is on affordance-driven object part segmentation and object manipulation using reinforcement learning. |
| - | //Embodied Artificial Intelligence// refers to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the widest sense with particular focus on interaction with the physical world by means of sensors and/or actuators. Embodied Artificial Intelligence aims to increase autonomy, flexibility, fault tolerance, and the ability of artificial systems to communicate within our world. | + | The monthly gross salary is based on the FWF salary scale for doctoral candidates (https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs). Note that the gross salary per month is paid 14 times per year. Furthermore, the university has numerous attractive offers (https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/). |
| - | Specific topics of interest may include for example: | + | The position is already available. The starting date is as soon as possible and will be defined with the selected candidate. |
| - | * Autonomous robots or vehicles capable of learning; | + | ==== Requirements ==== |
| - | * Autonomous, exploratory and/or guided learning in open scenarios; | + | * M.Sc. degree in computer science or related areas. |
| - | * Incremental/hierarchical learning of reusable and composable concepts; | + | * Excellent academic record. |
| - | * Learning and planning across continuous (sensors, actuators) and discrete (symbolic) representations. | + | * Solid background in machine learning and good understanding of robotics, and computer vision mechanisms. |
| + | * Programming skills in Matlab/Python/C++. | ||
| + | * Proficiency in writing and speaking English. | ||
| + | * Independent problem-solving skills. | ||
| - | Applicants should have pertinent scientific achievements in embodied AI and machine learning beyond their doctoral dissertation, and should possess an excellent scientific track record commensurate with their academic age. | + | ==== Required documents ==== |
| + | * CV. | ||
| + | * Motivation letter including previous research experience and research interests. | ||
| + | * Transcripts of grades obtained for B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees. | ||
| + | * Certificates for Academic degrees. | ||
| + | * Names and contact details of 2 referees. | ||
| - | For more information and application details see our [[https://www.academics.de/jobs/preview/160453?preview_id=mUd7-UF1JV1FX3siDx2ZBK4EODwYmRf-FZWTgEa4JFQ=|job ad]] on academics.de, and contact [[Justus.Piater@uibk.ac.at|Prof. Justus Piater]]. | + | ==== Working environment ==== |
| + | The University of Innsbruck offers a complete set of academic curricula and currently counts 28000 students. Founded in 2001, the Department of Computer Science is highly productive in diverse research domains and is internationally well connected and recognized. | ||
| - | [[https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=10040|Apply]] by August 29, 2018. | + | Innsbruck offers an idyllic living environment surrounded by summits of up to 2718m in the Tyrolean Alps, with outstanding opportunities and high quality of life all around the year. It is a vibrant city of 130000 inhabitants, home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive, international atmosphere. |
| + | ==== Contact ==== | ||
| + | For further information and applications, please send an email to Alejandro Agostini (alejandro.agostini@uibk.ac.at).--></html> | ||
| - | ==== The University of Innsbruck, Austria ==== | ||
| - | The history of the University of Innsbruck dates back to 1669. It offers a complete set of academic curricula and currently counts 28000 students. Founded in 2001, our young Department of Computer Science is highly productive in diverse research domains, and is internationally very well connected. | + | <html><!-- |
| - | Innsbruck is home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive, international student atmosphere upon this lively city of 130000. Beautifully located in the Tyrolean Alps, on the Inn river and surrounded by summits of up to 2718m, Innsbruck offers outstanding opportunities and quality of life all around the year. | + | Innsbruck offers an idyllic living environment surrounded by summits of up to 2718m in the Tyrolean Alps, with outstanding opportunities and high quality of life all around the year. It is a vibrant city of 130000 inhabitants, home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive, international atmosphere. |
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| + | We do not currently have any open positions. | ||
| - | * We are looking for a postdoc and a doctoral student. Details will be announced soon. | + | ===== Another Ph.D. Student Position in Machine Learning for Robotics or Computer Vision at U. Innsbruck, Austria ===== |
| - | * We are always looking for strong, motivated students to work on our [[theses|Bachelor or Master projects]]. | + | |
| + | The [[@/|Intelligent and Interactive Systems]] group (Profs. Justus Piater, Antonio Rodríguez-Sánchez, and Samuele Tosatto) is looking for a talented Ph.D. candidate. | ||
| - | <html><!-- | + | ==== The Position ==== |
| - | ===== Ph.D. Student Position in Robot Learning or Computer Vision at U. Innsbruck ===== | + | |
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| - | The research group in [[@/|Intelligent and Interactive Systems]], led by Profs. Justus Piater and Antonio Rodríguez-Sánchez, has an opening for a Ph.D. student, on a university assistant position that includes minor teaching requirements. The research will be loosely aligned with ongoing [[:research:projects|research projects]] in the lab: | + | |
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| - | * deep learning in computer vision or robotics | + | |
| - | * computational models of biological vision | + | |
| - | * biologically-inspired computer vision | + | |
| - | * robot vision and closed-loop sensorimotor interaction | + | |
| - | * open-ended and intrinsically-motivated robot learning | + | |
| - | * concept discovery by learning robots | + | |
| - | * goal-oriented exploratory learning | + | |
| - | * prediction of action effects | + | |
| - | * robot skill optimization | + | |
| - | * human-robot interaction and collaboration | + | |
| + | This is a university doctoral position that involves minor teaching duties. The precise research topics are negotiable within the scope of active research at IIS, including machine learning and growing levels of AI for computer vision and robotics. Of particular interest are topics in representation learning and causality for out-of-distribution situations. | ||
| ==== Your Profile ==== | ==== Your Profile ==== | ||
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| * earned, or be about to earn, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in computer science or other relevant area, | * earned, or be about to earn, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in computer science or other relevant area, | ||
| * an excellent academic record, | * an excellent academic record, | ||
| - | * a strong background in machine learning as well as in robotics and/or computer vision, | + | * a strong background in machine learning and in robotics or computer vision, |
| - | * demonstrated prior achievements in some of the above areas, | + | * excellent mathematical and coding skills (C/C++, Matlab, ROS, Python), |
| - | * a strong mathematical background, | + | * excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and |
| - | * substantial programming experience in C++ and other languages, and | + | * enthusiasm for leading-edge research, a team spirit and independent problem-solving skills. |
| - | * excellent written and oral communication skills in English. | + | |
| - | Experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras and/or ROS will be a strong asset. | ||
| - | Enthusiasm for leading-edge research, a team spirit and independent problem-solving skills are essential. | + | ==== How to Apply ==== |
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| + | Apply [[https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=13690|here]] by **August 17, 2023**. The ideal starting date is September 15, 2023. | ||
| ==== The University of Innsbruck, Austria ==== | ==== The University of Innsbruck, Austria ==== | ||
| - | The history of the University of Innsbruck dates back to 1669. It offers a complete set of academic curricula and currently counts 28000 students. Founded in 2001, our young Department of Computer Science is highly productive in diverse research domains, and is internationally very well connected. | + | The University of Innsbruck offers a complete set of academic curricula and currently counts 28000 students. Founded in 2001, the Department of Computer Science is highly productive in diverse research domains, and is internationally very well connected. |
| Innsbruck is home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive, international student atmosphere upon this lively city of 130000. Beautifully located in the Tyrolean Alps, on the Inn river and surrounded by summits of up to 2718m, Innsbruck offers outstanding opportunities and quality of life all around the year. | Innsbruck is home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive, international student atmosphere upon this lively city of 130000. Beautifully located in the Tyrolean Alps, on the Inn river and surrounded by summits of up to 2718m, Innsbruck offers outstanding opportunities and quality of life all around the year. | ||
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| - | ==== How to Apply ==== | ||
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| - | Interested applicants should send a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae including URLs of English-language theses and dissertations, scanned transcripts and diplomas, and contact information of at least two references in PDF to [[Justus.Piater@uibk.ac.at]]. | ||
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| - | Applications must be received by **July 11, 2018**. Starting date is October 2018 or earlier. | ||
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