<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The machine learning and artificial intelligence lab at the University of Southern California (USC), led by Fei Sha (<a href="http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~feisha" target="_blank">http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~<wbr>feisha</a>) has multiple open positions for postdoctoral researchers. We seek applicants from all areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence (with a focus on computer vision, natural language processing and other emerging applications). The candidates must hold a PhD in computer science, statistics or a closely related discipline, and have a strong publication record in the very top conferences and journals in the areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The expected start date is July, but is also flexible. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The postdoctoral researcher is to interact and collaborate closely with both the faculty member and graduate students in the lab, which consists of about 10+ students (PhD, M.Sc. and undergraduates) and postdocs. While the lab has a rich set of ongoing research projects, the postdoctoral researchers are also encouraged to be independent and develop his/her own research agenda that complements existing research endeavors. The quality of the research is the ultimate criterion.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The lab is an integral part to the Computer Science Department at USC. The CS department is rapidly growing with core strengths in machine learning and artificial intelligence. For a list of faculty members and their research interests, please see <a href="https://www.cs.usc.edu/" target="_blank">https://www.cs.usc.edu/</a> . USC has also established a machine learning center: <a href="http://mascle.usc.edu/" target="_blank">http://mascle.usc.edu/</a> , engaging many faculty members and students broadly from other departments including mathematics, statistics, electrical engineering, industrial system and engineering. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The campus is located in the center of Los Angeles, with convenient access to beaches / mountains / national parks and a fantastic assortment of cultural diversity and activities throughout the metropolitan LA area. USC is also in close proximity to many other renowned academic institutions such as Caltech and several UC campuses (UCLA, UCI, UCSD, UCR are within driving distances). The Southern California Machine Learning Symposium (<a href="http://dolcit.cms.caltech.edu/scmls/" target="_blank">http://dolcit.cms.caltech.<wbr>edu/scmls/</a>) has been held twice (Fall and Spring 2016) and the next one will occur at USC in Fall 2017.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Interested candidates should email Fei Sha (feisha at <a href="http://usc.edu/" target="_blank">usc.edu</a>) with their CVs, one-page research statements and a list of reference letter writers.</div></div></div></div>
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