POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN PROBABILISTIC LEARNING AT UC IRVINE Closing Date for Application: January 31st 2005
Description of Position: This is a full-time postdoctoral research position in Padhraic Smyth's research group at the University of California, Irvine, under a recently awarded three-year NSF grant. A primary goal of the research is to develop new probabilistic learning algorithms for dynamic temporal processes. A non-exhaustive list of possible topics of interest include temporal latent/hidden variable models, dynamic Bayesian networks, stochastic grammars, hierarchical Bayesian learning, Gaussian processes, and so forth. A second goal of this project is to apply these techniques to data-driven problems in the sciences involving temporal data. This will involve direct interaction with collaborating scientists from UC Irvine, UCLA, Caltech, and Columbia University. One specific problem of interest is inferring how genes behave and interact over time using microarray data measuring time-course gene expression. UC Irvine has a very active group of faculty in machine learning, bioinformatics, and statistics, including Max Welling, Pierre Baldi, Eric Mjolsness in Computer Science and Hal Stern and David Van Dyk in Statistics. The campus is located 3 miles from the Pacific Ocean in sunny Southern California (about half-way between Los Angeles and San Diego). Applicants should have a background in probabilistic machine learning and an interest in applying learning techniques to scientific problems. Annual salary will be between $41,352 and $51,660 depending on qualifications. The appointment will initially be for one year with an option for follow-on appointment for two additional years. Prospective applicants should email a copy of their CV, names and email contact information for at least 3 references, and a link to online publications, to Padhraic Smyth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please use "application for NSF postdoc position" in the subject line of your email. More detailed information about this position is available online at http://www.datalab.uci.edu/postdoc.html The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
