Connectionists: Postdoctoral Scholar Position at The Pennsylvania State University

[Prasenjit Mitra]

Postdoc Positions on Applied Machine Learning at Penn State University
Postdoctoral Positions at the Pennsylvania State University Intelligent Information Systems Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University is seeking an outstanding postdoctoral researcher  to join the Intelligent Information Systems Laboratory (http://iis.ist.psu.edu/) at the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The position is available immediately or starting in Spring 2025. The researcher will be mentored for a successful transition to a faculty or scientist position in academia or a leading research laboratory as many of our previous postdoctoral fellows. You will be involved in leading and assisting in proposal preparation, research execution, and mentoring students on a project involving the use of AI in wildlife conservation. In addition to the wildlife conservation project, the postdoctoral fellow and the faculty mentors may identify and scope other areas of research to pursue.
Required skills include a strong record of technical excellence and achievement as demonstrated through publications, presentations at national and international meetings, and research in relevant discipline in artificial intelligence such as machine learning, natural language processing, deep learning, large language models, pattern recognition, computer vision, etc. The applicant must possess a strong prior experience in software development and the ability to design and perform experiments to validate research hypotheses. The applicant must have demonstrated strong written communication skills. The candidate must be self-directed and have the ability and willingness to mentor Ph.D. students working in the project. Prior experience in working in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented technical atmosphere is desirable.
The position fully focuses on research with no expectation of teaching. However, should the scholar want to teach, arrangements can be made to build teaching experience. The objective of this position is to enhance the researcher’s skills and record for a placement in a leading university or research laboratory at the end of the post-doctoral position.
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related area.
Penn State is a premier Research I university in the northeastern United States situated in a university town, State College, that is within three to four hours by car from New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, etc. Situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, State College has a low cost of living and small university town charm.
More information about the future plans for the project will be provided to interested candidates. Please submit an application consisting of a CV and names of three references by email to Professors Johnson Kinyua (jdk450 at psu.edu<mailto:giles at ist.psu.edu>), Bing Pan (bingpan at psu.edu) and Prasenjit Mitra (pmitra at psu.edu<mailto:pmitra at psu.edu>). Applications will be considered starting immediately and will be accepted on a continuing basis until the position is filled.
Penn State is an equal opportunity employer.


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