Connectionists: New Mitacs Postdoc Program in Canada

[Nando de Freitas]

Dear all,

Mitacs has begun providing funds for postdoctoral research in the
mathematical sciences in British Columbia. So if you're interested in
doing a post-doc in machine learning and neural computation, while
getting some industrial experience, this is a good opportunity. BC has
many great companies interested in ML and neural computation in
several domains: energy prediction and sustainability, quantum
computing, recommender systems, etc.

There's more information about UBC's ML and neural computation group
at http://www.cs.ubc.ca/cs-research/lci/research-groups/machine-learning

SFU is another good university in BC to work in this area.

Best,
Nando de Freitas
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We are pleased to inform you that Mitacs Elevate is now offered in
British Columbia.  Previously only available in Ontario Mitacs Elevate
is a unique program for postdoctoral fellows to develop research
collaborations with local industry.  This competitive program also
includes a large training component with the intention of helping PDFs
to develop the skills that they will need in their future careers.



Applicants may apply to the program with or without an industrial
partner though preference will be given to those applicants with
company support.  For more information please see
www.mitacs.ca/elevate.  For detailed information regarding program
eligibility please download the Program Guide for BC from the website.



Applications are due June 13th, 2011 and fellowships must begin
between September 1st and December 31st, 2011.  If you have any
questions please contact Melinda Benn (mbenn at mitacs.ca).