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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">Greetings colleagues, </font></p>
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We are looking for a postdoc to undertake novel research at the efficient deep neural network training in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Helvetica"><b>The Topic</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">The goal of this project is to develop novel techniques for training deep neural networks efficiently. This will involve generating data for training, sampling informative samples and designing data-efficient architectures
for various vision models, and also vision-language models. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Project Team</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">The candidate will be based in Visual Computing Group (<a href="https://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/vico/" target="_blank">https://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/vico/)</a> and will be supervised by Dr. Hakan Bilen. There will be many
collaborative opportunities within the Vision group (<a href="https://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/vision"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/vision</span></a>) as well as across the School of Informatics (which includes faculty working
on machine learning, computer vision, NLP, speech processing, and social computing) and as well as with the University of Oxford and Bristol.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font face="Helvetica"> </font></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Helvetica">Your skills and attributes for success <o:p></o:p></font></b></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->PhD
degree (or nearing completion)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->A
strong background in machine learning and/or computer vision<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Publications
at top venues in CV or/and ML (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Excellent
programming skills in Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Ability
to work independently and manage own academic research and associated activities.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Helvetica">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Excellence
in written and oral communication, analytical, and time management skills.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font face="Helvetica"> </font></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Location</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">The <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">School of Informatics</span></a> was ranked #1 in the UK for research power in Computer Science and Informatics Times Higher Education
ranking, based on the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). We are one of the top six institutions in Europe for AI according to CSRankings, and the highest-ranked UK institution. The School is an active Unit in the European Laboratory for Learning and
Intelligent Systems (<a href="https://ellis.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">ELLIS</span></a>). Edinburgh is a highly attractive city to live in. It is walkable, enjoys proximity to nature, and features a world-class cultural scene. It was ranked
1st in the 2022 <a href="https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-cities-in-the-world"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Time-Out Index</span></a> of the best cities in the world. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><b>How to apply</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">Apply before <b>14th May 2024</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term for 12 months (with possibility of extension by another 12 months). <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">Contact details for enquiries: <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">Dr. Hakan Bilen<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><u><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:h.bilen@ed.ac.uk">h.bilen@ed.ac.uk</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><u><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/hbilen">https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/hbilen</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica">You can find more information about the role, including details on how to apply, here: <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><a href="https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/10261">https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/10261</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font face="Helvetica"> </font></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font face="Helvetica"> </font></o:p></p>
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.
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