Applications are invited for (up to) four-year fully-funded
PhD student positions
at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki,
Finland. The selected students will receive well-supervised PhD
training in a world-class research environment on the topics of data
mining and machine learning. The starting date is flexible and to be
negotiated, at the earliest March 1st 2009.
Specifically, the selected students will be working on methods for
learning networks and graphs from a variety of data and utilizing the
found structures for visualization, explanation, and prediction. The
research will be carried out in the context of the Finnish Centre of
Excellence for Algorithmic Data Analysis (Algodan) and the Helsinki
Institute for Information Technology (HIIT). Students will be
supervised by senior members of the recently established Discovering
Network Structures (DiNS) collaboration:
* Jaakko Hollmén, chief research scientist
* Patrik Hoyer, academy research fellow
* Aapo Hyvärinen, professor
* Mikko Koivisto, academy research fellow
* Heikki Mannila, academy professor
* Petri Myllymäki, professor
* Juho Rousu, professor
* Hannu Toivonen, professor
* Esko Ukkonen, professor
Applications are welcome from candidates with a master's degree or
equivalent (students close to finishing can also apply) in a relevant
quantitative topic, such as (for instance) computer science or
statistics. Strong mathematical skills, adequate programming skills,
and a good command of English are essential.
The salary for a starting doctoral student is based on level 2 of the
demands level chart for teaching and research personnel. With the
salary component based on personal work performance the overall
starting salary is typically between 2000 - 2200 euros per month.
There is no tuition fee at the university.
Applications with full contact information, a brief (one-page)
statement of research interests, a CV and a transcript of studies
(including all courses and grades) should be sent by email to Patrik
Hoyer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] All applications received no later
than Dec 8th 2008 will receive equal and full consideration.
Finland has a high standard of living and a well-developed democratic
welfare state, has been a member of the EU since 1995, and
consistently ranks at or near the top in various international
comparisons of national performance. English is widely spoken,
particularly in Helsinki.
For further information please contact Prof. Heikki Mannila, +358 9
191 51246, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or see the DiNS project
webpage and the links therein:
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/dins/
Further information on the research environment and on working in
Finland:
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/research/algodan/
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi
http://www.hiit.fi
http://www.helsinki.fi/intstaff/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland
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