Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis (LAMBDA)

The Higher School of Economics Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis (LAMBDA) in Moscow invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of develop methods of contemporary Data Science, which covers variety of topics like meta-machine learning and application of machine-learning algorithms or developing model-building methods capable of solving tasks in both online and offline data processing.

The job involves:

-       working under the direct Dr. Andrey Ustyuzhanin;

-         participants are encouraged to undertake their own researches while running key activities of  Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis. The  key activities lies withdata 3 broad areas:

o  solving challenges of the High Energy Physics and Astrophysics by applications of machine learning;

o  improving machine (deep) learning tools and methods to deal with domain-specific problems;

o  collaborative research, reproducibility and result publication;

writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Lab

-         participation in organization of the events and other contribution to the Lab’s development

-         public presentations of candidate’s own research to the researchers in the field and the broader academic community

-         some teaching is encouraged, though not required

The Lab offers access to its databases and analytical software, as well as hardware computational resources.

Requirements:

-         a PhD from an international research university in such fields as data science, software engineering, computer science;

-         a strong background mathematics, data science, meta-learning algorithms

-         ability to work in a team,

-         fluent English

-         relevant experience is an asset although not required

General conditions for Post-Doctoral Research positions can be found here. Appointments will be normally made for one year. 

A CV and research statement should be submitted via online application form and two letters of recommendation should be submitted by the referees directly to iri@hse.ru by February 15, 2018. Please note that direct applications to the hiring laboratory may not be reviewed.

About HSE
HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities. For more information about HSE, please visit our web page: Higher School of Economics, Faculty of Computer Science or contact Andrey Ustyuzhanin directly.

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