Three Deep learning and Computer Vision Postdoc Positions Jointly Supervised in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and Henan University, China
Position Description
Three postdoctoral positions are immediately available at the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Team/Lab, Henan University; the postdoc fellows will be co-supervised by Prof. Ioannis Pitas from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
The postdoc fellows can stay 4-5 months with Prof. Ioannis Pitas at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; but they should stay in China for at least 7-8 months per year.
Position Location
The postdocs will be paid by Henan University, China. They will stay in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (4-5 months), Thessaloniki, Greece, and Henan University (7-8 months), Kaifeng, China
Subject Areas
Deep learning and Computer Vision, including but not limited to Object Detection/Recognition, Region Segmentation and related topics.
Salary
1800~2200 EUR net per month.
Application Deadline
December 31st, 2022
Duration of the contract
The duration of the contract is 24~36 months, and can be extended up to 48 months.
Salary
a) The monthly net income of the Postdoctoral researcher is around 1800~2200 EUR (after taxes being deducted), paid by Henan University.
b) Additionally, the University will provide a total amount of 100,000 RMB as the candidate's research funding, which can be used for research purposes such as conferences, traveling, meetings, etc. Note: This research funding is once for all, not per year.
Note: The Living expenses in Kaifeng is relatively low. For instance,
Accommodation cost (two bedrooms, one living room) in Kaifeng is about 150~200 EUR per month. Food cost in KaiFeng is about 100-150 EUR per month.
Requirements/Qualifications
1. The successful candidates should hold a PhD degree in machine learning, or computer vision/pattern recognition, or other related fields.
2. At the time of appointment, the applicants must be no more than 35 years old in age.
3. The applicants should have good publication records in the above-mentioned fields.
About Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis Lab ( https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/ https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/) Aristotle at University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) has one the best R&D records in Europe (72+R&D projects, mostly EC funded).
The Department of Informatics at AUTH is ranked 1st among the Greek Universities and 106th internationally in the field of Mathematics & Computer Science for 2019 in the Leiden Ranking list, which mainly depends on the scientific impact and staff publications.
It is also ranked 1st among the Greek Universities in the international ranking list Guide2Research, for 2021, having 5 faculty members in the list of top scientists in the scientific area of Computer Science and Electronics.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), established in 1925, is among the most prestigious universities in Greece. Its computer science discipline is ranked #335 in the world in the US News University Ranking 2021.
Prof. Ioannis Pitas (34100+ citations, h-index 87) is an IEEE Fellow, EURASIP fellow and a world-renowned professor in multimedia systems and computer vision.
Homepage: https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/computer-vision-machine-learning/#people https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/computer-vision-machine-learning/#people
https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=lWmGADwAAAAJ&hl=en https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=lWmGADwAAAAJ&hl=en
About Henan University and KaiFeng, China
Henan University has a history of 109 years, and has been selected as the ''Double First Class'' University by the Ministry of Education of China, see http://en.henu.edu.cn/.
KaiFeng is a historical city (capital of Song Dynasty) and a famous tourist destination, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifeng.
How to apply
Applications are only accepted via Email.
All the following documents should be sent to Prof. Ioannis Pitas and Prof. Chongsheng Zhang simultaneously, at pitas@csd.auth.gr mailto:pitas@csd.auth.gr and chongsheng.zhang@yahoo.com, with the email subject ''Postdoc application'':
- 1. A cover letter
- 2. Full CV and list of publications
- 3. Two reference letters.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Ioannis Pitas and Prof. Chongsheng Zhang via Email.