[Job-offers-cs] Open Position: Assistant Professor in the area of Machine Learning at Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Open Position: Assistant Professor in the area of 
Machine Learning at Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:55:42 +0000
From: Carlotta Orsenigo <carlotta.orsenigo at polimi.it>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de <dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de>

The School of Management at Politecnico di Milano (SoM) is looking for 
an Assistant Professor (AP) in the area of Machine Learning.

The AP will join the Machine Learning & Big Data Analytics research 
group "door" http://www.door.polimi.it/ at SoM.

Eligible candidates should have a PhD and an excellent track record in 
research related to Machine Learning, demonstrated by relevant 
publications in leading conferences or journals. Skills in programming 
languages (Java/C++/Python), database management systems and distributed 
architectures for big data analysis (Spark, Tensorflow) are desirable. 
The AP position is a fixed-term appointment for 3+2 years, potentially 
extendable to an Associate Professor tenure. Teaching in Bachelor, 
Master of Science and PhD courses is a duty. The position will start in 
2021. Salaries and teaching loads are comparable with other academic 
institutions abroad.

Politecnico di Milano is one of the most prominent technical 
universities in the world, ranked 16th in the World, 6th in Europe, and 
1st in Italy, according to QS World University Ranking by Subject - 
Engineering & Technology 2019. SoM includes a broad range of research 
initiatives and teaching activities, with over 4,900 students enrolled 
in degree programmes.

Interested candidates should write to Carlo Vercellis 
(carlo.vercellis at polimi.it) or Carlotta Orsenigo 
(carlotta.orsenigo at polimi.it), including a cover letter motivating their 
interest, a CV, a description of current research (2-page maximum) and 
one of teaching activities (1-page maximum) by March 31, 2021. All 
correspondence and expressions of interest will be kept strictly 
confidential. Knowledge of the Italian language is not required, but the 
ability to teach in English is mandatory. The School guarantees equal 
gender opportunities in recruitment and career.

Disclaimer: this is not yet a job vacancy advertisement. SoM will soon 
open a public competition for the AP position (pursuant art. 18 of the 
Italian Law 240/2010).