Stillingstittel:
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP WITHIN BIG DATA ANALYTICS

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Jobbnorge ID: 121375

The Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (http://www.ntnu.edu/ime) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for a 100 % position as a postdoctoral fellow within the area of BigData Analytics at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI) (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi).

 

The appointment is for a term of two years. The position of post-doctoral fellow is a fixed-term position with the primary objective of qualifying for work in top academic posts.

 

Information about the department

 

Currently there are 22 professors and 16 associate professors at the department. In addition there are 16 adjunct associate professors, 15 postdoctoral researchers, approx. 65 active PhD students, and 18 technical/administrative staff. Five of the tenured scientific positions are held by women, and eight are from other countries than Norway. Research activities are organized into groups and strategic European and National projects as documented here http://www.ntnu.edu/idi/research.

 

Work description

Our society has been overwhelmed with the explosion of information, where most data are available in digital form and the total amount of data grows exponentially. It is estimated that the amount of information will be doubled every ten to five years. Developing knowledge about and technology for modelling, storing, managing, searching, analysing and protecting information is information technology's greatest challenge. Information has increasingly become important as a raw material for all development.  The emergence of BigData as a research area is a direct consequence of this.

 

In collaboration with Telenor Research IDI is involved in big data research related to personalization. The position will be used to strengthen the joint work between IDI and Telenor. The successful candidate will thus act as a liaison in a multidisciplinary team of leading scientists. The selected post-doctoral fellow will also assist in PhD student supervision and a significant contribution in project applications for external funds is expected. The position represents an excellent opportunity for an individual to develop his/her career and contribute to the further development of the collaboration.

The research will be organised in the following areas related to BigData:

• Data and Information Management

• Statistical Data Analysis and Prediction

• Machine Learning

• Personalisation

Requirements:

We primarily seek candidates who have a PhD in ICT or equivalent, with specialisation in areas related BigData Analytics.Besides personal qualities and the ability to work in team, we will prioritise candidates based on the following criteria:

• Strong publication record.

• Experience with programming, including scalable implementations of data-intensive analytics system.

• Excellent communication skills - written and oral.

• Ability to work independently.

Applicants who do not master a Scandinavian language must provide evidence of good English language skills, written and spoken. The following tests can be used as such documentation: TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in Engl

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Sem Sælands vei 7-9 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år