<div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:12.8px">NOTE: </i><i style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">the deadline has been extended to <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">February 14th</span></span>, but we would need an email indicating interest before February 7th.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>--<br></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">seeks outstanding candidates to apply for a<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Tenure track</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b> research position </b>in Machine Learning<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The CWI machine learning group carries out research on the design and analysis of algorithms for learning and inference, with a focus on the interplay between machine learning, traditional statistics and information theory.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Job description</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are looking for an accomplished machine learning researcher with an excellent track record. While we very much welcome application-oriented research, given the group’s emphasis on theoretical analysis, a demonstrable affinity for theory and foundations is important. The candidate is expected to grow a highly visible and successful research program, strengthening existing research lines or establishing new ones that broadly fit within the group’s focus. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<br><br><u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Bayesian and information-theoretic learning methods that are robust to misspecification (‘models that are wrong, yet useful’)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Analysis and Development of Spiking Neural Networks</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Online learning, prediction and optimization<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Adaptive Data Analysis<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Statistical Learning Theory<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Machine Learning in the health domain<u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">During the tenure period, the researcher is expected to publish high impact articles in top venues, obtain funding, and recruit and supervise PhD students and junior researchers. Additionally, the candidate is expected to occasionally take part in teaching master-level machine learning (guest) courses at selected universities in The Netherlands.<br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Requirements<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The successful candidate will have an excellent track record of innovative research and publications in machine learning, exemplified by peer reviewed publications in some of the leading ML conferences (such as NIPS, ICML, UAI, COLT, AI&Stats) and journals. The candidate has the ambition and potential to acquire personal research grants such as VENI/VIDI/VICI (NWO) or ERC grants (EU), and/or to acquire external funding for applied research (e.g. from NWO, STW, EU, or industry). The candidate should have excellent communication skills and post-doctoral experience of preferably at least three years.<u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">CWI expects its tenured researchers to speak Dutch at the end of the tenure track.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Terms and conditions<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The position is for three or five years depending on knowledge and experience. At the end of a successful tenure track term a permanent scientific staff position will be offered. Criteria for evaluation comprise a track record of publications that is well above average, and the ability to acquire funding and to build up an (inter)national network and reputation.<u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The terms of employment are in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres ("CAO-onderzoeksinstellingen")<wbr>. Depending on relevant work experience, the gross monthly starting salary for an employee on a full time basis ranges from € 3,469 to € 5,425. Employees are also entitled to a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8,33%.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">CWI offers attractive working conditions, including flexible scheduling and help with housing for expat employees. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please visit our website for more information about our terms of employment:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cwi.nl/terms-of-employment" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_1098384160850907126InternetLink"><span lang="EN-US">www.cwi.nl/terms-of-employment</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Application</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Applicants should send:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">- a motivation letter; </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:n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