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<div class=""><b class="">**** 5 PhD fellowships in Machine Learning and Information Retrieval **** </b></div>
<div class=""><b class="">**** Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen ****</b> </div>
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<div class="">The Machine Learning Section of the Department of Computer Science at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen (DIKU) is offering five fully-funded PhD Fellowships in Machine Learning and Information Retrieval, commencing 1 January
2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.</div>
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<div class="">- <b class="">Deadline to apply: August 15, 2021</b></div>
<div class="">- Link to apply: <a href="https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=154480" class="">https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=154480</a></div>
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<div class="">* Our group and research, and what do we offer:</div>
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<div class="">The fellows will join the Machine Learning Section at DIKU. The Machine Learning section is among the leading research environments in Artificial Intelligence and Web & Information Retrieval in Europe (in the top 5 for 2020, according to <a href="http://csrankings.org/" class="">csrankings.org</a>),
with a strong presence at top-tier conferences, continuous collaboration in international & national research networks, and solid synergies with big tech, small tech, and industry. The Machine Learning section consists of a vibrant selection of approximately
65 talented researchers (40 of whom are PhD and postdoctoral fellows) from around the world with a diverse set of backgrounds and a common incessant scientific curiosity and openness to innovation.</div>
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<div class="">* The fellows will conduct research, having as starting point the following broad research areas:</div>
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<div class="">- a fully-funded PhD in machine learning evaluation;</div>
<div class="">- a fully-funded PhD in bias and interpretability for machine learning;</div>
<div class="">- a fully-funded PhD in overparameterization and generalizability in deep neural architectures;</div>
<div class="">- a fully-funded PhD in applied machine learning and/or information retrieval with focus on human-centered computing aspects;</div>
<div class="">- a fully-funded PhD in web & information retrieval.</div>
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<div class="">* Who are we looking for?</div>
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<div class="">We are looking for candidates with a MSc degree in a subject relevant for the research area. The successful candidate is expected to have strong grades in Machine Learning and/or Information Retrieval. For one of the PhDs, the candidate is expected
to also have strong grades in Human-Centered Computing. The candidate should have a preliminary research record as witnessed by a master thesis or publications in the area.</div>
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<div class="">For more information, please have a look at: <a href="https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=154480" class="">https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=154480</a></div>
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Maria Maistro, PhD<br class="">
Tenure-track Assistant Professor<br class="">
Department of Computer Science<br class="">
University of Copenhagen<br class="">
Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark</div>
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