Assistant Academic Staff - Post-doctoral research and teaching assistant - 50% - Psychology and Educational Sciences - Educational Sciences

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PhD in Educational Sciences (e.g. Adult Educational Sciences) or holds another doctoral degree, but has research expertise and experience in a domain by the commission recognised as equivalent.

The candidate has an academic record conform the requirements for obtaining external (postdoctoral) financing. The candidate has a good publication record (with sufficient international, peer-reviewed publications). Experience in writing and coordinating external (E.U.-)project applications is meriting.

The candidate is expected to endorse the educational vision of the university (full text available on the university website).

Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

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4 PhD Student Positions in Cancer Research Focusing on Tumour Escape Mechanisms

The research-intensive program tackles next-generation cancer biology covering molecular mechanisms of tumour progression, treatment resistance and biomarker discovery. It focuses on tumour escape mechanisms, thus addressing the increasingly important clinical problem of tumour recurrence and drug resistance. The program includes transferable skill training, support in career development, scientific lectures by international speakers and annual PhD retreats.
PhD candidates will conduct their research project either at the Department of Oncology of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH, Luxembourg) or at the Life Sciences Research Unit of the University of Luxembourg (Campus Belval, Esch- sur-Alzette). The PhD candidates will be enrolled at the doctoral school of the University of Luxembourg.
The program will allow the 4 selected candidates to obtain a PhD degree in life sciences, with a focus on either brain cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma or the tumor microenvironment.

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PhD position, Social Networks and Household Economics, University of Antwerp

Doctoral Grant (BOF), Social Networks and Household Economics - 2018BAPDOCPROEX235
The Faculty of Applied Economics is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy in the Department of Economics for a

Job description

You prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of Economics.
You publish scientific articles related to the research project of the assignment.
You contribute to teaching and research in Economics.
Profile and requirements

You hold a master degree in Economics or related fields (master students in their final year may also run as a candidate).
You can submit outstanding academic results.
Students in the final year of their degree can also apply.
Foreign candidates are encouraged to apply.
Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy.
You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative.
We offer

a doctoral scholarship for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal for a further two-year period after positive evaluation;
the start date of scholarship will be October 1st, 2019;
a gross monthly grant ranging from € 2.324,20 to € 2.469,08;
a dynamic and stimulating work environment.
How to apply?

Applications may only be submitted online until the closing date August 12th 2018 and should include a copy of your CV and a cover letter.
A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications.
The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel.
The interviews of the candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will take place from August 20th until September 14th 2018.
More information about the application form can be obtained from [email protected]. For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact Prof. Luca Paolo Merlino, [email protected].
The University of Antwerp is a family friendly organization, with a focus on equal opportunities and diversity. Our HR-policy for researchers was awarded by the European Commission with the quality label HR Excellence in research.

We support the Science4Refugees initiative and encourage asylum-seeking, refugee scientists and researchers to apply for a job at the University of Antwerp.

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Post-Doc Fellow - Machine Vision and Deep Learning for Object Recognition

Location: University of Udine
Department: Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics
Unit: Artificial Vision and Real-Time System Laboratory – University of Udine (Italy)
Position: Post-Doc Fellow
Scientific fields: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
Minimum Education Level: Ph.D.
Permit requirement: The candidate must already have a permit to work within Europe
Contact person: Dr. Niki Martinel, [email protected]

Job description:
The laboratory of Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems (AViReS) is offering a one-year Post-Doc position -renewable for 1+ additional year(s)- to design, develop and evaluate visual based object-recognition solutions of objects lying on the sea surface.

Requirements:
We are looking for a highly-motivated, independent and skilled researcher with a PhD degree and related experience in machine vision, artificial intelligence and/or computer science/engineering.
A background and track record of peer-reviewed conference/journal publications in machine vision/machine learning is compulsory (object recognition, deep learning, etc.).
Experience with designing, managing and executing experiments is a mandatory requirement. Relevant knowledge, and at least 1 year of experience in developing visual based solutions is mandatory.
As the Post-Doc will be working in an interdisciplinary team in international cooperation with universities, research organizations and companies, we expect a pro-active and collaborative attitude and excellent communication skills both in presentations and writing.

Conditions of employment:
We offer a full time scientific position for a total period of 1 year.
Competitive salary. It can be increased depending on qualifications and experience.
As the candidate will be selected, the contract will be immediately activated. We expect the candidate to join the group as soon as possible. The contract may be extended for 1(+) additional year(s).

Employer:
University of Udine, Italy.
Within the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, the Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems (AViReS) lab carries out fundamental research on machine vision and artificial intelligence.
The lab has a large range of platforms and camera systems available.


Dr. Niki Martinel
University of Udine
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Via Delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
[email protected]
https://users.dimi.uniud.it/~niki.martinel/

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Postdoctoral associate (UVa): imaging and data science

The Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia seek Research Associates to work in the laboratory of Dr. Gustavo Rohde (imagedatascience.com) to perform research on computational predictive modeling, and image and signal analysis with applications to biomedical imaging, cancer detection, mobile and remote sensing, and others. The Research Associate will be expected to design, implement, and test mathematical algorithms for solving problems related to image reconstruction, signal and image classification, and/or bioinformatics.

Candidates must hold a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline by the start date. Candidates must also show evidence of research productivity (e.g. papers, patents, presentations, etc), and have the ability to implement computer algorithms. To apply, visit https://jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=84835. Complete a candidate profile on-line; attach a CV, cover letter, contact information for three references and a statement of Research Interest. The position will remain open until filled.

The University of Virginia is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Postdoctoral researcher position in deep learning for medical image analysis at NYU

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our efforts in developing deep learning methods for early diagnosis of breast cancer during screening mammography. We intend to work both on methods improving the accuracy as well as explaining the prediction in a human-interpretable form.

The candidate will be based primarily at the NYU School of Medicine (Prof. Krzysztof J. Geras, Prof. Linda Moy and Prof. S. Gene Kim) and will work in close collaboration with the NYU Center for Data Science (Prof. Kyunghyun Cho).

Expected qualifications:
- PhD (or near completion) in machine learning or related discipline,
- experience with deep neural networks for computer vision,
- excellent programming skills,
- ability to work in an interdisciplinary team with members at various levels.

Some examples of our recent work:
- arxiv.org/pdf/1703.07047.pdf
- arxiv.org/pdf/1711.03674.pdf
- arxiv.org/pdf/1805.08249.pdf

Start date: As soon as possible.
Please apply by no later than the 10th of August.

The initial appointment will be for a year, with an option to renew further, depending on performance and funding.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV with a list of publications and the contact details of two references to: [email protected]. The title of the email should start with the string “[postdoc, deep learning for breast cancer]”.

Best,
Krzysztof J. Geras,
Kyunghyun Cho,
Linda Moy,
S. Gene Kim

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

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Postdoctoral position, Bioinformatics of pollinator-mediated speciation
University of Bern

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PhD position in Molecular Mechanisms of Vascular Morphogenesis, University of Basel
100%, starting date by agreement

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the leading institutes worldwide for molecular and biomedical basic research and teaching. It is home to more than 30 research groups with scientists from over 40 countries. Research at the Biozentrum focuses on the areas of Cell Growth & Development, Infection Biology, Neurobiology, Structural Biology & Biophysics and Computational & Systems Biology. With its more than 500 employees, the Biozentrum is the largest department at the University of Basel’s Faculty of Science.

A PhD position is open in the Focal Area of Growth and Development in the research group of Prof. Markus Affolter. We offer an exciting international research environment at the Biozentrum in Basel to study the morphogenetic mechanisms of blood vessel formation in vivo. By using novel genetic approaches combined with high-resolution confocal live-imaging, we are investigating the mechanisms of junctional remodeling during sprouting angiogenesis in the zebrafish embryo. The PhD project will involve the generation of tissue specific and inducible knock-out models in zebrafish and state-of-the-art in vivo imaging approaches to dissect protein dynamics during endothelial cell movements and cell-cell interactions.

Your profile
We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a Master degree and with a solid background in genetics, molecular biology and cell biology. Experience with zebrafish is desired but not mandatory. Teamwork within the international group requires spoken and written English language skills.

For further information, please consult the webpage of Prof. Markus Affolter: (https://www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/affolter/) and the following publications:

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(14)00803
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/11/01/212522

We offer
We offer a research position in an international, interdisciplinary research environment. Salary and social benefits are provided according to the University of Basel regulations.

Application / Contact
Please send a CV, a brief description of previous research experience and the names of three references to Dr. Heinz-Georg Belting (heinz-georg.belting (at) unibas.ch).

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FULL PROFESSOR (W3oL, tenured) of MEDICAL INFORMATICS at ULM UNIVERSITY

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Postdoctoral position in Public Administration /
Management, University of Bern

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Investigating the interactions between bile acid transforming microbiota and host immune system and metabolism, University of Bern

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We have several postdoc, PhD, and research engineer positions available in AutoML, learning to learn, automated algorithm design, and related topics in the machine learning research group at the University of Freiburg, Germany: https://automl.org/jobs

In our group, we focus on efficient AutoML methods; e.g., we won both international AutoML challenges held so far. Funded by an ERC grant, we are currently focusing on automated deep learning. We are hiring outstanding candidates in the following areas:

- AutoML
- Neural architecture search
- Learning to learn
- Meta learning and transfer learning
- Bayesian optimization and hyperparameter optimization
- Deep reinforcement learning
- Optimization of neural networks
- Evolutionary algorithms
- Algorithm configuration and selection
- Discrete optimization and NP-hard problem solving
- Data-driven analysis of algorithms, hyperparameter importance, problem hardness, etc.
- Principled empirical analysis

Please see the full job posting at https://automl.org/jobs for details.

Thanks,
Frank Hutter

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PhD fellow in synthetic biology of hormone signaling in plants at Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics in Madrid

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PhD Student in Applied Chromosome Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, Germany

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Up to 8 PhD-fellowship positions available within the ICFO International PhDProgram (MAJOR CALL – Fall2018)

https://goo.gl/WgvTki

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Full-time Research Specialist position at Penn – social / decision neuroscience

The Jenkins Lab at the University of Pennsylvania seeks a full-time Research Specialist to begin late Summer or Fall 2018 (start date flexible).

Competitive applicants will have superb technical abilities and an interest in applying those abilities to questions about the mind and brain in an interdisciplinary, collaborative research environment. Located in the Department of Psychology and directed by Adrianna (Anna) Jenkins, the lab studies the cognitive and neural bases of social and economic behavior using a range of approaches including functional brain imaging, computational modeling, natural language processing, and laboratory and online experiments.

Responsibilities: The Research Specialist will work closely with the Principal Investigator and other lab personnel to contribute technical expertise to all aspects of the lab’s research, including (i) designing and programming behavioral and fMRI experiments, (ii) using computational modeling and other approaches to analyze behavioral, fMRI, and “big” data, and (iii) developing laboratory pipelines for data analysis and storage, including advancing the lab’s efforts toward open, reproducible science. The Research Specialist also will have ongoing opportunities to engage with the Psychology Department and the broader intellectual community at the University of Pennsylvania.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in cognitive science, computer science, economics, linguistics, mathematics, neuroscience, psychology, statistics, or a related field. Competence in at least one programming environment is essential; proficiency in MATLAB, Python, and/or R is especially desirable. Previous research experience is highly desirable. Experience with fMRI data analysis (e.g., SPM) and/or Natural Language Processing (e.g., word embeddings) is highly desirable but not required and can be learned on the job. Competitive applicants will be highly motivated, have excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, and show a high level of attention to detail. A two-year commitment is preferred.

The ideal candidate will contribute creatively to the lab’s research program, resulting in opportunities to present research at conferences and co-author manuscripts resulting from the research. This position is especially well suited to an individual interested in pursuing an academic or industry career in one of the fields mentioned above.

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV to [email protected] following the instructions found here: https://bit.ly/2OzTLkO

Review of applications will continue until the position has been filled. All applications received by August 13th, 2018 will receive full consideration.

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Adrianna C. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania

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One Postdoctoral position or specially appointed assistant professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

https://goo.gl/JJv1kS

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Open Rank Position in Women’s Studies and History, University of Michigan’s Departments of Women’s Studiesand History

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PhD or Post-Doc Assistantship in North American
Literature, University of Bern

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Postdoc in the Chemical Process R&D Department

Job Description
Requisition ID: 1805666078W

Discovery Product Development & Manufacturing Sciences within Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., is employing several hundreds of scientific researchers and specialized technicians at its site in Beerse, Belgium. API Small Molecule Development department is responsible for the development of processes for the supply of New Chemical Entities facilitating our R&D activities and, finally, commercial purposes. Moreover, new chemical processes are developed respecting our requirements concerning safety, environment, technology, economy and quality. We also are responsible for adequate information about those processes to guarantee successful development and registration of new medicines.
In the department of API Small Molecule Development, we currently have a vacancy for a postdoc organic chemistry researcher on a temporary position for 2 years:
Postdoc in the Chemical Process R&D Department
Function
You will be working in organic process research and development towards the synthesis of New Chemical Entities. This includes the generation of creative and innovative ways for new synthetic routes and solutions for problems encountered during scale-up of ongoing projects.
You will be part of a cross-functional team (Process R&D, Analytical Process R&D and Technology & Engineering).
You will report progress to the management.
You will participate actively in the experimental work.


Qualifications
Qualifications
You hold a PhD in chemistry, organic synthesis (optionally with an earlier postdoc experience).
You speak English fluently and are willing to learn Dutch.
Skills and Competencies
Keen interest in recent developments of organic chemistry and related chemical technology.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Passionate to work in the lab and able to perform chemical experiments in state-of-the-art chemical laboratories including the of automated lab reactors.
Analyse, discuss and assess the results of the experiments and report them in formal documentation.
Excellent knowledge of the most meaningful analytical techniques: NMR, HPLC, GC, IR, UV, LC-MS.
Good reporting skills.


Primary Location
Belgium-Antwerp-Beerse
Organization
Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (7555)
Job Function
Chemistry
Requisition ID
1805666078W

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History Department of the University of Bern is looking for a
PhD candidate/Research Assistant

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