Researcher Position at the University of Illinois' Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singap

[Vincent Zheng]

Researcher Position at the University of Illinois' Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singapore

Social data analytics group of Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) seeks junior researchers for positions in the areas of data mining, machine learning and database with applications to social media data analytics.

ADSC overview:

- ADSC is an oversea research institute of University of Illinois at Urbana Champange (UIUC) in Singapore.

- It has around 20 UIUC faculty, 40 researchers and 30 engineers. 

Project overview:

- The project is generally about social media data analytics. Currently, it focuses on building a platform that supports: 1) effective data retrieval, which aims to gather as much relevant data as possible for a topic of interest,  2) social user profiling, which aims to infer user demographic/non-demographic information from the social media data.

Notable features:

- Working closely with UIUC faculty.

- Multi-year positions -- time to build a substantial resume and strong collaborations.

- Excellent opportunities for collaboration with industrial and government researchers in Singapore.

- Career mentoring. 

Qualifications:

- A PhD in the areas of data mining, machine learning, database and information management.

- Expertise in text mining, information extraction/retrieval and social network analysis is preferred.

- Prior experience with real system development is a plus. 

Interested applicants can send their CVs to:

Dr. Vincent Zheng

Research Scientist, ADSC

Singapore

Email: vincent.zheng@adsc.com.sg

Prof. Kevin C. Chang

University of Illinois at Urbana Champange

United States

Email: kcc...@illinois.edu