open faculty position in machine learning / Montreal

[Yoshua Bengio]

Hello,

The department of computer science and operations research of
the University of Montreal is opening two tenure-track
faculty positions, and one of the main areas of interest is
that of machine learning. Note that this is a French-speaking
university and candidates are expected to be able to teach in
French within about a year of hiring (in the past we have hired several
non-francophones, and many non-Canadians, who have successfully adapted).
Note also that Montreal is a great (bilingual English/French) city
to live in, with the flavor of a European city, a vibrant cultural
life, four universities, nearby ski slopes, great and inexpensive
restaurants, and a strong network of research centers in the
mathematical sciences.

Please don't hesitate to contact me for further information.

 -- Yoshua Bengio,
    bengioy at iro.umontreal.ca
    www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bengioy

The official announcement:

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Université de Montréal
Faculté des arts et des sciences
Department of Computer Science and Operations Research

The DIRO (Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle - Department
of Computer Science and Operations Research) invites applications for two
tenure-track positions in Computer Science at the Assistant Professor level, starting
June 1st, 2000.

The Department is seeking qualified candidates in Computer Science. Preference will
be given to applicants with a strong research program in one of the following
or related  areas:

-- Hardware-software systems (specification, synthesis, and verification of
   embedded systems);
-- Artificial intelligence (machine learning and data mining);
-- Distributed multimedia systems;
-- Programming languages.

Beyond demonstrating a clear potential for outstanding research,
the successful candidates must be committed to excellence in teaching.

The Université de Montréal is the leading French-speaking University in North
America. The DIRO offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and
Operations Research, as well as a combined undergraduate degree in Computer
Science and Mathematics.  With 35 faculty members, 600 undergraduate and
190 graduate students, the DIRO is one of the largest Computer Science
departments in Canada as well as one of  the most active in research. Research
interests of current faculty include computational biology, telecommunications,
intelligent tutoring systems, computer architecture, software engineering,
artificial intelligence, computational linguistic, computer graphics and vision,
machine learning, theoretical and quantum computing, parallelism, optimization,
heuristics, numerical simulation. Further information can be obtained at the
Department's web site: http://www.iro.umontreal.ca.

Requirements :  Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related area. Ability to teach and
                supervise students in French within one year.
Salary :        Salary is competitive and fringe benefits are excellent.

Hardcopy applications including a curriculum vitae, a statement of current
research program, at least three letters of reference, and up to three selected
preprints/reprints, should be sent to:

Sang Nguyen, professeur et directeur
Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, FAS
Université de Montréal
C.P. 6128, Succ. "Centre-Ville"
Montréal (Québec), H3C 3J7

by February 1st, 2000.  Applications received after that date
may be considered until the positions are filled.

In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be
given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The Université de
Montréal is committed to equity in employment and encourages
applications from qualified women.

--
Yoshua Bengio
Professeur aggrégé
Département d'Informatique et Recherche Operationnelle
Université de Montréal,
addresse postale: C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
addresse civique: 2920 Chemin de la Tour, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J8, #2194
Tel: 514-343-6804. Fax: 514-343-5834. Bureau 3339.
http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bengioy
http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~lisa