[Job-offers-cs] Postdoc position in Machine Learning in ERC project (University of Zurich)

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Postdoc position in Machine Learning in ERC project 
(University of Zurich)
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:59:12 +0000
From: Sven Seuken <seuken at ifi.uzh.ch>
Reply-To: Sven Seuken <seuken at ifi.uzh.ch>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de <dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de>

The Computation and Economics Research Group 
<https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce.html> of the Department of
Informatics at the University of Zurich (UZH), led by Prof. Dr. Sven 
Seuken <https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce/people/seuken.html> 
<https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce/people/seuken.html>
Sven Seuken <https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce/people/seuken.html>, is 
inviting applications for: 		

**1 Postdoc position in Machine Learning**

About us: The group currently consists of one professor and 4 PhD 
students. All group members have a strong background in 
mathematics/computer science and work on market design research 
questions. Market design is a research field that combines techniques 
from computer science, game theory, operations research, and other 
fields. Its goal is to design new, well-functioning marketplaces or 
repair ones that are broken. In our research group, we study 
foundational market design questions from an algorithmic/computational 
and game-theoretic perspective. Current group members work on a variety 
of projects including machine learning-powered combinatorial auctions, 
cloud computing markets, equilibrium finding algorithms, and adoption 
marketplaces. We publish our research in the top international 
conferences and journals in the areas of AI and Economics and 
Computation. In some projects, we also collaborate with industrial 
partners such as Google Research and Microsoft Research.

We offer:
- a team of young and highly motivated colleagues who are passionate 
about topics at the intersection of computer science and game theory (in 
particular: market design)
- a competitive salary of approximately 90,000 Euro per year and 
generous social benefits
- generous support for professional travel and research needs
- no teaching requirements: but if desired, opportunities to gain 
teaching and mentoring experience and strong support for your career 
development
- an attractive work environment both within the research group and 
beyond: the University of Zurich is one of Switzerland's leading 
universities in the middle of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city that 
regularly ranks as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in 
the world.

You have:
- a PhD degree in computer science or a related field (e.g., mathematics 
or operations research)
- an excellent publication record in your field
- a passion for research at the intersection of computer science and 
game theory
- excellent communication skills in English (German speaking skills are 
not necessary)

For the Postdoc in Machine Learning we accept applications from all 
candidates with a PhD who have a strong background in Machine Learning. 
The successful candidate will join the ERC project on "Machine 
Learning-based Market Design (MIAMI)" led by Prof. Dr. Sven Seuken. On a 
high level, the research question to be investigated in this project is 
how we can combine techniques from machine learning with market design 
to develop better market mechanisms. The ideal candidate has already 
published papers in the top ML/AI conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS, 
KDD, AAAI and IJCAI. Prior research experience in Algorithmic Game 
Theory is desirable but not required. The exact starting date is 
flexible/negotiable. The duration of the position is between 1 and 4 
years, depending on the candidate's career plans.

If you fit this profile, like challenging tasks, and are passionate 
about research, then we would love to hear from you. Women are 
particularly encouraged to apply. To submit your application, please go to:
http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce/jobs/postdoc.html

The position will be open until filled. To receive full consideration, 
applications should be submitted by May 10, 2020. Further information 
about the research group is available online at: 
http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/ce. For inquiries about the positions, please 
contact seuken at ifi.uzh.ch.

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Prof. Dr. Sven Seuken
Head of Computation and Economics Research Group
University of Zurich
Phone: +41 44 635 67 48
Web: https://www.ifi.uzh.ch/en/ce/people/seuken.html