Job opening at Paris-Sud Orsay

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Paris-Sud has an opening at the assistant professor (maître de conferences) level in the area of machine learning, with a starting date of October 2013. We seek excellent candidates with skills in statistical machine learning, with an interest in applications related to complex systems, e-science, robotics, and/or large-scale ML. The successful candidate will join the Machine Learning and Optimization (TAO) group.

TAO (http://tao.lri.fr), headed by Michèle Sebag and Marc Schoenauer, is a CNRS/INRIA research group at at the University of Paris-Sud, on the beautiful campus of Orsay. The position involves teaching computer science courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, so a working knowledge of the French language is mandatory. The deadline for the full application is in December, but the hiring procedure includes an administrative phase called “qualification”. Candidates potentially interested in applying should fill out the electronic application before October 25.

More information: posteml@lri.fr