Open five-years post-doc positions in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain)

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Antonio David Masegosa Arredondo

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The DeustoTech Mobility Research Laboratory (http://goo.gl/FexrWt) from the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) is looking for post-doc researchers in Artificial Intelligence. The positions are directed to promising young researchers and they are intended to offer a track towards a PI role and independent research. Applications from women are especially welcomed.

The selected post-doc researchers will be offered 5-year employment contract (including full social security). The annual gross salary is 36.000€ (net income after taxes, social security and medical coverage is 27.000€ approx). Researchers will also receive 10.000€ as a start-up funding for their research projects. Furthermore, there is also a moving allowance of 4000€ gross for researchers coming from research institutions outside of Spain, and 2000€ gross for researchers coming from Spanish institutions NOT located in the Basque Country. After the five-year period, the researcher can obtain a permanent position.

*AREAS OF INTEREST*

We are looking for post-doctoral researchers with a strong background in at least one of the next areas:

    - Machine learning
    - Deep learning
    - Data mining
    - Big Data
    - Metaheuristics
    - Evolutionary Algorithms

Researchers with experience in the application of any of the previous techniques in any of the following fields will be especially welcomed:

    - Intelligent Transportation Systems
    - Travel demand analysis
    - Traffic demand analysis
    - Logistic systems
    - Smart mobility
    - Autonomous driving

*REQUIREMENTS*

    - The applicants must have their PhD completed between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2016. This eligibility period might be extended under special circumstances such as maternity (18 months for each child) or long-term illness (documented amount of leave actually taken).
    - Applications from women are especially welcomed
    - Researchers who fulfil the Marie Sklodowska-Curie mobility rule are also especially welcomed: At the time of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

*PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS*

This call of the University of Deusto is framed in the context of the Ikerbasque Research Fellows Call 2019 (for more details: https://bit.ly/2RYVVQA). The selection of candidates will be done in two stages:

- First stage

    The applicants should forward their CV and at least two references to Antonio D. Masegosa (ad.ma...@deusto.es).
   
    THE DEADLINE FOR FIRST STAGE APPLICATIONS IS *FEBRUARY 18th, 2019*.
   
- Second stage

    Applicants from the first stage will be evaluated as their submissions are received and they will be contacted individually as soon as possible and no later than February 22nd, 2019. The selected candidates will be invited to submit their applications to the second stage, in which they should follow the guidelines given by the Ikerbasque Research Fellows Call 2019 (see next link: https://bit.ly/2DI4VRf). These candidates will be provided with an acceptance letter signed by the Vice-rector of the University of Deusto as the host institution and the PI of the DeustoTech Mobility Unit as the host group, which is required by Ikerbasque. This letter will also express the commitment of the University of Deusto of covering the 40% of the personnel costs in case the candidate is finally selected in this second stage. Apart from this, the DeustoTech Mobility Unit will support the candidate in the preparation of all the material required by the Ikerbasque Research Fellows Call 2019.
   
    THE DEADLINE FOR SECOND STAGE APPLICATIONS IS *MARCH 15th, 2019*.


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