Connectionists: Professor in data science at the university of Neuchatel, Switzerland

[Christos Dimitrakakis]

A full professor or tenure-track assistant professor in data science is 
available at the university of Neuchâtel.

We are looking for candidates with an internationally visible research 
profile in data science, including, but not limited to, databases, 
information systems, data mining, natural language processing'

For applications as assistant professor, you are typically expected to 
obtain tenure after 4 years.

The institute of informatics at the university of Neuchâtel is within 
the faculty of science. The research at the instituIt promotes an 
interdisciplinary research and teaching environment with the institutes 
of mathematics, statistics, biology and psychology and education, as 
well as the faculty of law and the faculty of economics and business.

Teaching obligations are 7 hours per week. The successful candidate will 
have the opportunity to teach in the joint computer science masters 
program with the universities of Bern, Neuchâtel and Fribourg. At the 
Bachelor level, they are expected to teach courses in the newly 
established Bachelor program in Data Science. For Masters courses, the 
language of instruction is English. Bachelor courses should be taught in 
French, hence there is a requirement for proficiency in the language 
after the first year.

Neuchâtel is a french-speaking canton, at the north border of 
Switzerland with France. It enjoys views over the homonymous lake < 
https://www.neuchatelville.ch/sortir-et-decouvrir/le-lac-de-neuchatel >, 
where sailing and swimming are popular in the summer. The region offers 
many hiking and climbing opportunities, while the hills above the 
university have a large cross-country skiing network during the winter < 
https://www.j3l.ch/en/P56083/nordic-centre-pouillerel >.  The main 
Alpine ranges, as well as the cities of Bern, Lausanne, Geneve and 
Zurich can be reached in 45-90'  by train.

Remuneration is competitive, according to the cantonal standards: 
https://www.unine.ch/srh/professeur-e-s-categorie-a

Application Deadline: 1 October 2022.

Application Procedure: Applications should be uploaded at 
www.unine.ch/candis (ref. FS-Data) in the form of a single PDF file, 
including a letter of motivation, a CV documenting full teaching and 
research experience, a list of publications, copies of diplomas and a 
list of experts able to assess the candidate’s competence (with at least 
three names). The candidate is also invited to present a statement (3 
pages max.) of teaching and research interests, his/her scientific 
approach to the domain, and projects that he/she intends to undertake at 
Neuchâtel.

Further information can be obtained by contacting the Head of the Hiring 
Committee Prof. Pascal Felber (pascal.felber at unine.ch), or Prof. 
Christos Dimitrakakis (christos.dimitrakakis at unine.ch)

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Christos Dimitrakakis
https://sites.google.com/site/christosdimitrakakis/