The fully financed PhD fellowship in machine learning offered by Uppsala University is perfect for individuals with a strong interest in sequential decision-making and artificial intelligence. The curriculum provides an opportunity to look at the optimal choices of algorithms, and advancing fields like robotics, healthcare, and finance.
Study Area: Machine Learning, Sequential Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence
Summary of Project
Placement:Â Department of Information Technology
Type of employment:Â Full-time, Temporary position
Pay:Â Fixed salary
Number of positions:Â 1
Working hours:Â 100%
Town:Â Uppsala
County: Uppsala län
Country:Â Sweden
Union representative:Â ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se, Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se
Job reference:Â UFV-PA 2024/1208
Last application date:Â 2024-05-15
Your Duties
- A doctoral student will devote their time to graduate education mainly.
- The rest of the duties may involve teaching at the Department, including also some administration, to at most 20%.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, mathematical statistics
- Have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at the Master’s level including an independent project worth at least 15 credits, or
- Have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way.
We are looking for candidates with
- a strong interest in statistical learning,
- good communication skills with sufficient proficiency in oral and written English,
- excellent study results,
- high proficiency in programming (preferably in Python, Julia, or Matlab),
- personal characteristics, such as a high level of creativity, thoroughness, and/or a structured approach to problem-solving are essential.
Application
The application must include:
- A letter of motivation(at most 2 pages)
- A complete CV
- Degrees and transcript of records with grades (translated to English or Swedish)
- The Master’s thesis, publications, and other relevant documents
- 2 letters of recommendation.
Last date to apply application: 15 May 2024
For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Dave Zachariah (dave.zachariah@it.uu.se) or Associate Professor Per Mattsson (per.mattsson@it.uu.se).
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