Connectionists: [JOBS] Post-doc @ Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

[Kerstin Bunte]

Postdoctoral researcher position in mechanistic machine learning
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000A6WP

Closing date = 2-8-2023

We offer a postdoctoral researcher position within the Bernoulli 
Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence 
at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. The position is funded 
by an NWO Vidi project named “mechanistic machine learning: combining 
the explanatory power of dynamic models with the predictive power of 
machine learning“.

Systems of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) gained 
a tremendous amount of interest in recent years, demonstrating great 
performance for a wide variety of tasks, but typically only if they are 
trained on huge amounts of data. Moreover, frequently no insight into 
the decision making is available or required. Experts desire to know how 
their data can inform them about the natural processes being measured. 
Therefore we develop transparent and interpretable model- and 
data-driven hybrid methods that are demonstrated for applications in 
medicine and engineering.

As a postdoc, you will work together with Kerstin Bunte and her team 
within the Intelligent Systems group, as well as a network of 
interdisciplinary collaborators in the UK and Europe from various 
fields, such as Computer Science, Engineering and Applied Mathematics.

The successful applicant has:
    - a PhD degree in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering 
or other relevant fields.
    - a keen interest in at least one of the following topics: machine 
learning (Bayesian methods), dynamic systems (differential equations), 
information -theory and/or applied mathematics, such as system 
identification, structural identifiability, model reduction or sampling 
techniques
    - a working proficiency in English (knowledge of the Dutch language 
is not required).

About the University of Groningen
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an 
international reputation as a dynamic and innovative center of higher 
education offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study 
and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage currently 
more than 37,000 students and researchers to develop their own 
individual talents. Belonging to the best research universities in 
Europe and the top 100 universities in the world, the University of 
Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge.

The Intelligent Systems (IS) group is embedded in the Bernoulli 
Institute within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The Bernoulli 
Institute conducts research combining theoretical as well as practical 
aspects of three disciplines, namely (Applied) Mathematics, Computer 
Science and Artificial Intelligence. It is a vibrant community with an 
international outlook, which fosters talent in all its research areas 
and disciplines and is active in pure and applied science, and 
(multi)disciplinary research and teaching.

More information can be found at: 
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000A6WP

-- 
Kerstin Bunte, Associate Professor | Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Groningen
P.O. Box 407, 9700 AK Groningen
The Netherlands

Email: k.bunte at rug.nl
Phone: +31 (0)6 31921544
web: http://www.cs.rug.nl/~kbunte/