Connectionists: Expression of interest 2017 - Associate/Full Professorship in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science)

[massimiliano.pontil at gmail.com]

The Department of Business and Management of LUISS University invites
outstanding candidates to express their interests for 1 full-time
tenured position (Full or Associate Professor) in Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science) sponsored by Vetrya.

Profile

We seek academics of the highest calibre, with a strong commitment to
research and teaching, and the aspiration to contribute to LUISS
international expansion. Successful candidates will have the ambition
to become leading international scholars in their own field: each
position offers the opportunity to launch new research streams while
teaching on preferred subjects.

Candidates will hold a PhD from a leading research university, an
established teaching experience and an appropriate record of
publications in highly ranked international journals. Candidates will
also have either a tenured position status in a university or have
recently obtained the appropriate national qualification (ASN) of the
Italian University System.

Position

Successful candidates will show a passionate drive for research.
Teaching could be either in English or in Italian or both. Teaching
load is 2 courses per year either in an undergraduate or post-graduate
program. Candidates will supervise master dissertations and bachelor
papers in their fields. Teaching assistantships are also available.
Appointments are full-time. The salary is competitive.

About the Department

The Department of Business and Management offers undergraduate and
post-graduate programs. The Department of Business and Management and
the LUISS Business School are EQUIS accredited. Primary areas of
faculty research include: accounting and performance measurement
systems; business, corporate and international strategy; corporate
governance; digital innovation and transformation; ethics,
responsibility and sustainability; finance and banking; innovation and
industry evolution; law and economics; marketing and consumer
behavior; organization theory and HRM. As part of a major university
wide initiative dedicated to the development of teaching and research
programs in the emerging field of Data Science, the Department will
offer a new Bachelor Degree in Management & Data Science starting in
2018/19. Consistently, the Department aims at attracting faculty in
such areas as Algorithms, Data Science, Information Systems, and
Digital Innovation.

About Vetrya

Vetrya [VTY.MI] is an Italian group recognized as leader in the
development of digital services, applications and broadband solutions.
The Group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, promotes the success
of its customers by introducing innovation across the value chain,
with a wide range of services, applications and cloud computing
platforms for broadband and ultra-broadband telecommunications
networks, media asset management, mobile entertainment, mobile
payment, value-added services, internet TV, broadcasting, digital
advertising and content production. Vetrya applies the high competence
and experience in cloud computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence
and Internet of Things on each device connected to the network. The
group operates in the digital markets, media, telco, broadband,
product, outsourcing and content management. The company has
headquarters in the United States through Vetrya Inc. (Palo Alto, CA),
which develops services and b2c applications; in the South-East Asia
market through Vetrya Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia);
in South America through Vetrya do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil);
and in Iberia through Vetrya Iberia (Madrid, Spain). Vetrya boasts
successful collaborations with the leading telecom operators in the
world, media companies, publishers, broadcasters, banks, utilities,
manufacturing and consumer products.

Application procedure

Application must contain the following:

Curriculum vitae
5-page (max) research and teaching statement including the candidate’s
research program that intends to pursue while at LUISS (optional)

LUISS University is committed to increasing the number of
international and female scholars among its faculty. Therefore, we
especially welcome applications from international and female
scholars.

For further information, please email recruitingdim at luiss.it. If
applicants meet the Department’s expectations in term of
qualifications, LUISS University will open a tenured position of
Associate or Full Professor in Machine Learning & Artificial
Intelligence in coherence with the procedures established by the
Italian law.