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Several Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Fellow Positions in ICT (Helsinki, Finland)

ehrstes1 — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:07:11 +0000

Several Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Fellow Positions in ICT (Helsinki, Finland)

Several Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Fellow Positions in ICT (Helsinki, Finland)

Aalto University and University of Helsinki, the two leading universities in Finland in computer science and information technology, are currently looking for several Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Fellows in ICT. These positions belong to the university career system and the selected person will be appointed for a fixed-term position, for postdoctoral researchers typically for two years with an option for renewal. For exceptional candidates, a longer term Research Fellow position can be considered. The length of the contract and starting and ending dates are negotiable. In addition to research work, persons hired are expected to participate in the supervision of students and teaching following the standard practices of the hiring department.

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research in information technology. HIIT's mission is to conduct top-level research, seamlessly moving between fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. HIIT’s research programmes are ambitious, challenge-driven and typically interdisciplinary, operating across several departments and collaborating with the industry. In August 2016, HIIT launched four new research programmes that are now offering several researcher positions (areas 1-4) to complement the work of the participating research groups. The researchers to be recruited will be placed in one of the participating groups, or in some cases a shared position may also be possible. Interested applicants are encouraged to explain in their application which of the participating group or groups would be the best match to their profile, and how they would strengthen the research programme in general.

In addition to the HIIT programmes, several other positions are available in the Helsinki Metropolitan area, listed below as items 1-11 below. These positions are typically based on an externally funded research project, so that the scope may be more focused than in the HIIT research programmes (there may be some overlap with the research focus as some of the projects belong to one of the the new HIIT research programmes).

Positions are available in the following areas (please indicate in your application the areas you are interested in, and give motivations for your selections):

1. HIIT Research Programme on Computational Inference programme (COIN), Professors Samuel Kaski, Jukka Corander, Petri Myllymäki, Antti Oulasvirta, Matti Pirinen, Aki Vehtari

2. Foundations of Computational Health, Juho Rousu, Aristides Gionis, Keijo Heljanko, Jari Saramäki (Aalto University), Tero Aittokallio, Ville Mustonen (University of Helsinki). NB! Up to 4 positions available.

3. HIIT Research Programme on Building Trust in Secure Computing Systems (BURST), Professors Tuomas Aura, N. Asokan, Valtteri Niemi, Stavros Tripakis, Sasu Tarkoma

4. HIIT Research Programme on Augmented Research (AR), Professors Giulio Jacucci, Samuel Kaski, Petri Myllymäki, Aristides Gionis, Sasu Tarkoma, Niklas Ravaja

5. High-throughput bioinformatics and epigenomics, Prof. Harri Lähdesmäki

6. Solver Technology for Answer-set Programming, Professor Ilkka Niemelä and Dr. Tomi Janhunen Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

7. Machine Learning and Adaptive User Interfaces, Professor Antti Oulasvirta, Department of Communications and Networking, Aalto University; Professor Jukka Corander, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki; Professor Samuel Kaski, Department of Computer Science & Helsinki Institute of Information Technology HIIT, Aalto University

8. Probabilistic Machine Learning, Professor Samuel Kaski, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Aalto University and University of Helsinki

9. Probabilistic machine learning for precision medicine and data-driven healthcare, Professor Samuel Kaski, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Aalto University and University of Helsinki

10. Internet of Things, Mario Di Francesco, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

11. New language modeling methods for video subtitling and foreign language learning, Mikko Kurimo, Aalto University, Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics

12. Complex Systems Computation Research Group, Professor Petri Myllymäki, Department of Computer Science & Helsinki Institute of Information Technology, University of Helsinki

13. Creatively self-adaptive software architectures, Prof. Hannu Toivonen and Prof. Tomi Männistö
University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science

14. Big Data Management, Prof. Jiaheng Lu, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

Each of the areas listed above has at least one position available on a postdoctoral or Research Fellow level. For more detailed descriptions of the topics, please visit: https://www.hiit.fi/several-postdoctoral-researcher-and-research-fellow-positions-ict.

Qualifications

The candidate should have a Ph.D. and are expected to have an excellent track record in scientific research in one or several fields relevant to the position. Good command of English is a necessary prerequisite. In the review process, particular emphasis is put on the quality of the candidate's previous research and international experience, together with the substance, innovativeness, and feasibility of the research plan, and its relevance to the research group or groups in question. Efficient and successful completion of studies is considered an additional merit.

Compensation, working hours and place of work

The salary for the position is typically between 3 450 and 3 700 EUR per month depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to the salary, the contract includes occupational health benefits, and Finland has a comprehensive social security system. The annual total workload of teaching staff at recruiting universities is 1 624 hours. The position is located at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus or University of Helsinki’s Kumpula campus.

Application material and procedure

The applications for the postdoctoral researcher position are to be submitted through the eRecruitment system (link 'Apply for this job' below) no later than March 19, 2017 Finnish time.

The application for the position should contain (in single pdf document named as lastname_firstname_application.pdf):

Motivation letter including a tentative plan for the research work (1-5 pages)
CV
List of publications
A transcript of the doctoral studies and degree certificate of the PhD degree

About Helsinki

About the host institutions

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and University of Helsinki for basic and applied research on information technology. For more information, see http://www.hiit.fi/.

Further information

Research related information: Professors listed above
Application process, practical arrangements: e-mail "jobs-cs-sci@aalto.fi

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Deadline:

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Fully Funded Positions for Exceptional Doctoral Students (deadline March 5, 2017)

ehrstes1 — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:10:00 +0000

The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland. The network involves at present 62 professors and over 200 doctoral students, and the participating units graduate altogether more than 40 new doctors each year. The activities of HICT are structured along five research area specific tracks:

Algorithms and machine learning
Life science informatics
Networks, networked systems and services
Software and service engineering and systems
User centered and creative technologies

The quality of research and education in both HICT universities is world-class, but the education is still practically free as there are no tuition fees for doctoral students in the Finnish university system. Helsinki has been ranked among the world's top-10 most livable cities (Economist, 2016). Helsinki is the capital of Finland, which is the safest (World Economic Forum 2016), greenest (Environmental Performance Index, 2016) and the most literate (World’s Most Literate Countries, 2016) country in the world, ranking first in freedom of the Press for the 5^th year in a row (World Press Freedom Index 2016) and has the highest standard of life in the world (Social Progress Imperative, 2016).

The participating units of HICT have currently funding available for exceptionally qualified doctoral students. The purpose of the call is to evaluate the candidates so that the participating units can then offer the funding to the most successful applicants. The available grants cover full-time employment in one of the participating units for the remaining duration of the doctoral studies, and the maximum extent of full-time doctoral studies is four years.

More instructions can be found from https://www.hict.fi/spring2017

Deadline:

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Several Master’s thesis positions in Computational Health

ehrstes1 — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:32:42 +0000

Several Master’s thesis positions in Computational Health

Foundations of Computational Health Research programme of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is looking for several MSc thesis workers to work on cutting-edge technologies for Computational Health. The positions allow combining state-of-the-art computational methods with large-real world data arising in healthcare and personalized medicine, analysed in collaboration with experts from Aalto University, University of Helsinki, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) as well as Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM).

MSc topics are available in the following themes:

Analysis of high-throughput omics datasets (Tero Aittokallio)
Complex networks modelling and mining (Aris Gionis, Jari Saramäki)
Computational metabolomics (Juho Rousu)
Pan-genome algorithmics (Veli Mäkinen, Keijo Heljanko)
Machine learning on structured big data (Juho Rousu, Aris Gionis, Tero Aittokallio)
Modelling drug resistance (Ville Mustonen, Tero Aittokallio)
Network pharmacology modelling (Tero Aittokallio, Juho Rousu)

Qualifications

We expect the applicants to be have a strong background in computer science, bioinformatics, biomathematics, biostatistics, statistical physics, or a related field, with an excellent study success.

Compensation

The salary range is from c. 1,880.00 EUR to 2,200.00 EUR per month depending on the hiring institution practices.

Application material and instructions

Please send your application in one single pdf-file through the electronic recruitment system (see 'Apply for this job' link at the bottom of the page) no later than February 15, 2017 (Finnish time). Include in your application

1) Motivation letter,

2) CV and

3) an unofficial up-to-date transcript of records

All application material is to be in English. Incomplete applications may not be taken into consideration. Note! Only applications sent through the recruitment system will be considered. Please, do not send your application directly to the recruiting supervisors. While all applicants who have submitted an application by the deadline will be appropriately considered, the universities reserves the right to consider also other candidates for the announced positions.

Further information at stefan.ehrstedt@aalto.fi (application process, practical arrangements). Please do not contact the recruiting supervisors directly – they will contact you if they find your application interesting.

In Espoo Feb 1, 2017

About Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research in information technology. HIIT's mission is to conduct top-level research, seamlessly moving between fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. HIIT’s research programmes are ambitious, challenge-driven and typically interdisciplinary, operating across several departments and collaborating with the industry.

Apply for this job

Deadline:

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

www.hiit.fi/fimm-hiit-doctoral-student-call

Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics (DL Feb 19)

mmlindqv — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:29:18 +0000

INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS

As part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, FIMM in collaboration with HIIT is seeking outstanding candidates for positions of

Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics

starting in August 2016

Description: Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is an international research institute in Helsinki (www.fimm.fi) focusing on human genomics and personalized medicine. FIMM integrates molecular medicine research and technology center and biobanking infrastructures “under one roof” and thereby promotes translational research and adoption of personalized medicine in health care. FIMM researchers are involved in several grand challenge projects, such as the impact of genome information from the Finnish population in personalized health and medical interventions, development of individualized cancer medicine, and novel diagnostics via tissue and cell imaging. The disease areas of interest of the 19 research groups cover cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurology, and viral infections.

In the areas of bioinformatics and computational systems biology and biomedicine, FIMM collaborates with Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (www.hiit.fi), a multi-disciplinary research institute focused on basic and applied research on information technology. Modern molecular medicine requires state-of-the- art methodologies in the analysis, visualization and modelling of large data sets; HIIT groups provide world- class excellence in these areas.

FIMM and HIIT work together with the University of Helsinki Doctoral School in Health Sciences (DSHealth) and doctoral programs (www.helsinki.fi/health/) and Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT, www.hict.fi) to provide excellent research training and courses aimed at a doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki or Aalto University.

As part of an annual international joint call of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, we currently have three openings for doctoral students who show outstanding potential to become independent researchers and who will significantly benefit from the FIMM-EMBL International PhD training. Specifically, these positions are in the fields of molecular medicine (FIMM) and bioinformatics, computational systems biology and biomedicine (FIMM-HIIT).

Detailed information about the research areas relevant to this call can be found at the following websites:

www.fimm.fi/en/research

Please note that candidates are expected to carefully follow the application instructions below; applications sent directly to group leaders will not be processed or reviewed.

Qualifications and experience: Candidates are expected to have a relevant second cycle academic degree (MSc, MD or equivalent) in biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, cell biology, computer science, genetics, mathematics, medicine, or other related fields, obtained before the starting date. The successful candidate will have good problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills. In addition, the candidate should be fluent in English, have good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, and be able to work independently as well as within an international team.

Application and selection process: Candidates are invited to apply online at www.fimm.fi/en/open-positions no later than February 19, 2016 at 23:59 Eastern European Time.
To apply, applicants should submit to the online system the following materials prepared in English:

- Online application form: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/66100/

- Cover and motivation letter (maximum 3 pages) describing, in separate sections,

Previous and current research experience and studies
Motivation for pursuing doctoral studies
Research interests and how these match the research areas and groups at FIMM and HIIT.

- CV or resume (maximum 2 pages)

The letter and CV/resume must be submitted as a single PDF file.

Applications submitted after the deadline or failing to meet the requirements above will not be considered.
Application review will begin after the close of the call. Top candidates will be jointly selected by FIMM and HIIT and invited for an interview with a selection committee. The final candidates selected for the positions will be offered an initial contract for 18 months during the first half of which they will engage in training through research group rotations. Upon a successful review and selection of a research group after the rotational period, the initial contract will be extended up to a four-year period.

For further information about:

 FIMM, research training at FIMM and this open call, please visit www.fimm.fi, www.fimm.fi/en/training, or contact Gretchen Repasky, Research Training Coordinator (gretchen.repasky (at) fimm.fi).
 HIIT, please visit www.hiit.fi or contact Maria Lindqvist, Research Coordinator (maria.lindqvist (at) hiit.fi).
 University of Helsinki Doctoral School in Health Sciences and doctoral programs, please visit www.helsinki.fi/health/.
 Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT), please visit www.hict.fi
 University of Helsinki International Staff Services, please visit www.helsinki.fi/intstaff/.

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (www.hiit.fi) is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. HIIT's research ranges from fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. Current research foci at HIIT include computational modelling and data analysis, and ubiquitous ICT in the modern networked world. HIIT is located at University of Helsinki's Kumpula campus and Aalto University's Otaniemi campus.

Deadline:

Friday, February 19, 2016

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Helsinki ICT network: 20 doctoral student positions

mmlindqv — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:06:43 +0000

The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a joint initiative by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland. The network involves at present 60 professors and over 200 doctoral students, and the participating units graduate altogether more than 40 new doctors each year.

The activities of HICT are structured along five research area specific tracks:

Algorithms and machine learning
Life science informatics
Networks, networked systems and services
Software and service engineering and systems
User centered and creative technologies

The participating units of HICT have currently 20 fully funded positions available for exceptional doctoral students. In this call you can either apply to a research group in general, or/and to a specific research project. The group descriptions can be found through the list of HICT supervisors at "http://www.hict.fi/supervisors”, and the call-specific projects are described at "http://www.hict.fi/projects”.

For more information on the call, go to "http://www.hict.fi/Admission".

HICT Autumn call 2015 consists of two phases:

Phase 1: Student-supervisor matching. Application form closes August 6, 2015 noon Finnish time. If you do not yet have a HICT supervisor, you must submit an application in this Phase. Doctoral students who already have a designated HICT supervisor can go directly to Phase 2.

Phase 2: Full application, closes September 30, 2015 noon Finnish time. To enter Phase 2, you must have a committed supervisor, with whom you prepare the full application.

For more information and application instructions, see "http://www.hict.fi".

Deadline:

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Doctoral Candidate Position in Machine Learning and Visual Analytics

peltola3 — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:56:36 +0000

A PhD position is available at the Statistical Machine Learning and Bioinformatics Group, Aalto University, Finland. Finding and understanding what is relevant in big data is challenging and needs support from novel computational methods. You will develop new probabilistic modeling and machine learning based methods for exploratory data analysis and visualization, applied to big data domains such as scientific publications or online news. Join us to create new ways to explore big data.

The position is a full-time and fixed-term 2+2 years research position funded by the Revolution of Knowledge Work 2 research project (www.reknow.fi) which develops methods and tools for modern knowledge work such as advanced interactive information retrieval systems that outperform traditional typed query systems. The highly successful research has already led to numerous publications and a spin-off company.

A master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, visual analytics, or a related field is needed. An interest in probabilistic modeling and/or machine learning is necessary. A strong study record is appreciated. Studies or practical experience in machine learning, probabilistic modeling, information visualization, and/or visual analytics is an advantage. Good programming skills in languages such as C/C++/Matlab/R/Python and good written and spoken communication skills are desired. It is possible to start as an undergraduate working on the master's thesis.

About Aalto:

Aalto University (www.aalto.fi) is a new multidisciplinary university created from a merger between three leading universities - the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The university has 20 000 students and a staff of 5 000 including 370 professors. The position is at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, a joint research institute of Aalto University and University of Helsinki. HIIT's research has been deemed excellent in assessments by its scientific advisory board and by the two universities. The research group (research.ics.aalto.fi/mi/) is multicultural, lively, and has a highly successful track record.

Finland is a Nordic country achieving high scores in evaluations of education, economic competitiveness, civil liberties, and quality of life. The research site is at the Aalto University campus. Helsinki and the capital area are a great place to live, with numerous local attractions and events, scenic landscapes of small forests, islands and urban areas, a high standard of living, and excellent travel connections to national and international destinations.

How to Apply:

Please fill in your application using the Saima recruitment system, click here. The application materials must include a motivation letter, curriculum vitae, a copy of study records, contact details of at least two references, and any other materials deemed relevant. The application deadline is June 17th, 2015.

Further information:

For additional information, please contact Academy Research Fellow Jaakko Peltonen (email: firstname.lastname@aalto.fi).

Deadline:

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

Jobs:

Doctoral student

peltola3 — Fri, 15 May 2015 08:06:20 +0000

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT research group Ubiquitous Interaction www.hiit.fi/uix is looking for a full time Doctoral Student.

The position offers exciting work in human-computer interaction (user research and design) for domestic technologies. The research environment is highly multidisciplinary and international with possibility to travel. You will be contributing to design a new generation of ubiquitous technologies for the home that help families in a variety of everyday activities. The project builds on several years of award winning research in collaboration with important companies such as Microsoft. The candidate should have a strong user research or design orientation and fluent Finnish.

The position is full time and fixed term for three years. The starting date can be negotiated. Please fill in your application using the Saima recruitment system and attach your CV and transcript records to the application.

For further information please contact Giulio Jacucci (giulio.jacucci@hiit.fi) or see http://www.hiit.fi/uix

Deadline:

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Research Assistant / Master Thesis Worker

peltola3 — Fri, 15 May 2015 08:02:51 +0000

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT research group Ubiquitous Interaction www.hiit.fi/uix is looking for a part-time Research Assistant or Master Thesis Worker.

The position offers exciting work in human-computer interaction (user research and design) for domestic technologies. The research environment is highly multidisciplinary and international with possibility to travel. You will be contributing to design a new generation of ubiquitous technologies for the home that help families in a variety of everyday activities. The project builds on several years of award winning research in collaboration with important companies such as Microsoft. The candidate should have a strong user research or design orientation and fluent Finnish.

The position is part-time and fixed term for one year. The starting date can be negotiated. Please fill in your application using the Saima recruitment system and attach your CV and transcript records to the application.

For further information please contact Giulio Jacucci (giulio.jacucci@hiit.fi) or see http://www.hiit.fi/uix

Deadline:

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Computer Vision

peltola3 — Fri, 15 May 2015 08:00:13 +0000

The Department of Computer Science at Aalto University invites applications for Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Computer Vision.

We seek strong candidates specializing in capture, processing, synthesis, and reproduction of three-dimensional geometry, animation, and appearance. We particularly emphasize acquisition through computer vision and other machine sensing methods, but welcome all applicants whose work complements our current faculty’s efforts in graphics and interactive techniques, including, e.g., such areas as computational photography, computational displays, geometric modeling, and personal virtual reality.

For full consideration, apply by 4 June 2015 at 23:59 o’clock Finnish time. For further information, please visit http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/careers/jobs/view/495/.

Deadline:

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

Jobs:

Front-end developers

peltola3 — Fri, 08 May 2015 09:24:09 +0000

We are looking for front-end developers in the HIIT Digital Content Communities research group for MyData and Live Participation.

We expect that you have some competence with the modern front-end developer environments such as Bootstrap and Semantic UI. The API’s you are using in your development are mainly based on Oauth and Rest so you should have some competencies on these techniques too. Goal is that you are developing the interface for our MyData account system based on the stack developed in Aalto, University of Oulu and Technical University of Tampere, and then design developed in Aalto and University of Rovaniemi. This is a POC level system that will be used in the wild. You can influence on which UI libraries to use.

You will be recruited first for 3 months, but there is a possibility to extend the contract after this too. The positions is either full time or part time depending on your preferences. It is also possible that you write your thesis in the project. We are aiming for concrete action and because of this your work assignment has some flexibility. If you can deliver you can define your methods and constraints. If you are interested, be in contact with us and ask for more.

What is MyData? MyData is a human-centric model for management of personal data. It is an ambitious project that has been acknowledge widely in Finland for a sustainable candidate for personal data infrastructure. We are aiming at infrastructure level system (like mobile phones and bank accounts) and not a proprietary single vendor system. At HIIT the development is related to two large strategic projects: ReKnow and DHR. Hence, by joining us you will become part of large project team and highly visible concept development network. Ultimately, your work will be focus on making practical and functional user interfaces for consent and data management.

Links to the MyData work:

MyData report and model (in Finnish): http://www.lvm.fi/julkaisu/4420389/my-data-johdatus-ihmiskeskeiseen-henkilotiedon-hyodyntamiseen
MyData network in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mydata.finland/
DHR project: http://www.digitalhealthrevolution.fi/
Re:Know project: http://www.reknow.fi/
HIIT homepage: www.hiit.fi

Deadline:

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

More information:

Contact and more information:
Kai Kuikkaniemi
+358 50 543 9283
kai.kuikkaniemi@hiit.fi

Jobs:

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT

Summer jobs in IT research (deadline February 20th 2015)

kuuppelo — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:58:36 +0000

Summer jobs in computer science research are waiting for students. Several salaried research assistant positions are available in a range of research projects.

There are jobs available for computer science and information technology students. In some projects there are also jobs available for students of bioinformatics, or mathematics.

The research assistants are needed from May to September. Contracts can also be made for a shorter period.

Jobs are available at:

University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science

Successful applicants are required to have Bachelor’s degree or gained around 150 credits from their studies – on the Bachelor level - to be interested in research work and to be active in contributing to the projects.

Applicants should submit a web form at

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/57195/lomake.html

Applicants must upload a transcript (list of passed exams and courses) and optionally a one-page curriculum vitae with the application form. The deadline for applications is February 20^th 2015.

You can get more information about the positions from the following persons:

Educational data mining and tools for education

Arto Vihavainen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/rage

http://tinyurl.com/rage2015

For this position use other option on web form and answer "Educational data mining and tools for education" for "If other, enter area".

Bioinformatics, computational personalized medicine

Samuel Kaski, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://research.ics.aalto.fi/cl/

Positions also available for bioinformatics students.

Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing

Roman Yangarber, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

puls.cs.helsinki.fi/home

etymon.cs.helsinki.fi

Research area: Computational Logic

Tomi Janhunen, firstname.lastname@aalto.fi

Constraint reasoning, optimization, exact search algorithms, graphical models, structure discovery

Matti Järvisalo, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Positions are available for CS students (with either strong implementation skills or good AI/algorithms/theory background) and math students (with emphasis on logic and complexity).

Experimenting with Automata Processor

Esko Ukkonen, Leena Salmela, Juha Kärkkäinen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Gene regulatory models

Esko Ukkonen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Janne Korhonen, firstname.H.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Jarkko Toivonen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Graph algorithms in genome and transcript assembly

Veli Mäkinen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/en/gsa/#topics

Graphical models, Bayesian learning, approximate inference for high-dimensional models

Jukka Corander, firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

www.helsinki.fi/bsg

Groundwork for video-based research on decision-making, motivation, and emotions in software development teams

Tomi Männistö, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Fabian Fagerholm, firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ffagerho/projects/summer2015/

Human-computer interaction, user centered design, information visualization, information retrieval

Giulio Jacucci, firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

Intelligent information seeking

HIIT focus area, joining the effort of many HIIT researchers in the area of intelligent information seeking, its visualisation and interaction methods, augmentedresearch.hiit.fi.

The project Revolution of Knowledge Work, www.reknow.fi, is part of this topic area.

Contact persons: Focus area Samuel Kaski and Markus Koskela,

project coordinator Patrik Floréen, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

Machine learning, Big Data, intelligent systems

Petri Myllymäki, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/aklami/summer15.html

Machine learning meets programming education

Arto Klami, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Open Source Software development in Lokki project

Programming tasks in the Lokki project for research needs

Tomi Männistö, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Fabian Fagerholm, firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

Probabilistic models for big data

Antti Honkela, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/u/ahonkela/summer2015.html

Probabilistic models for information visualization and human computer interaction

Samuel Kaski, Luana Micallef, Jaakko Peltonen, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Software tools for DNA sequencing

Esko Ukkonen, Leena Salmela, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Statistical machine learning, Bayesian modeling

Samuel Kaski, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

Tietotekniikan tutkimuslaitos HIIT

Positions also available for mathematics students.

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in Finnish

Tule kesätöihin tietotekniikan alan tutkimuslaitoksiin (hakuaika 20.2.2015 asti)

Tietotekniikan tutkimuksen kesätyöpaikat odottavat opiskelijoita. Tarjolla on useita palkallisia kesätyöpaikkoja tutkimusavustajina erilaisissa tutkimusprojekteissa.

Töitä on tarjolla tietojenkäsittelytieteen ja tietotekniikan opiskelijoille. Joissakin hankkeissa tarjolla on töitä mm. bioinformatiikan tai matematiikan opiskelijoille.

Työt kestävät toukokuusta syyskuuhun tai sopimuksen mukaan lyhyemmän ajan. Työpaikat sijaitsevat eri paikoissa Kumpulassa ja Otaniemessä. Palkka maksetaan sopimuksen mukaan.

Kesätyöpaikkoja tarjoavat:

Helsingin yliopiston tietojenkäsittelytieteen laitos

Hakijoilta edellytetään kandidaatin tutkintoa tai n. 150 opintopisteen kandidaattitason opintoja, hyvää opintomenestystä, kiinnostusta tutkimustyöhön ja oma-aloitteisuutta.

Paikkoja haetaan täyttämällä hakemus sivulla

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/57195/lomake.html

Hakemuksen liitteeksi tulee ladata kopio opintosuoritusotteesta, sekä jos hakija niin haluaa, korkeintaan yhden sivun CV. Hakemuksessa tulee mainita, mistä alueesta on kiinnostunut.

Hakemus tulee lähettää verkkosivun kautta viimeistään 20.2.2015.

Avoimista paikoista saa lisätietoa seuraavilta henkilöiltä:

Oppimisanalytiikkaa sekä työvälineitä opetukseen (Educational data mining and tools for education)

Arto Vihavainen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/rage

http://tinyurl.com/rage2015

Tätä paikkaa hakiessasi käytä "other" vaihtoehtoa lomakkeella ja vastaa "Oppimisanalytiikkaa sekä työvälineitä opetukseen" kysymykseen "If other, enter area".

Bioinformatiikka, laskennallinen yksilöity lääketiede (Bioinformatics, computational personalized medicine)

Samuel Kaski, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://research.ics.aalto.fi/cl/

Soveltuu myös bioinformatiikan opiskelijoille.

Laskennallinen kielitiede ja luonnollisen kielen käsittely (Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing)

Roman Yangarber, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

puls.cs.helsinki.fi/home

etymon.cs.helsinki.fi

Tutkimusalue: Laskennallinen logiikka (Computational Logic)

Tomi Janhunen, etunimi.sukunimi@aalto.fi

Rajoiteohjelmointi, optimointi, eksaktit hakualgoritmit, graafiset mallit, rakenteen etsiminen (Constraint reasoning, optimization, exact search algorithms, graphical models, structure discovery)

Matti Järvisalo, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Töitä tarjolla sekä tietojenkäsittelytieteen opiskelijoille (joilla joko erinomaiset ohjelmointitaidot tai vahva tekoäly-/algoritmiikka-/teoriatausta) että matematiikan opiskelijoille (logiikka/kompleksisuuspainotuksella, tietojenkäsittelytiede sivuaineena).

Kokeellista tutkimusta automaattiprosessorilla (Experimenting with Automata Processor)

Esko Ukkonen, Leena Salmela, Juha Kärkkäinen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Geenisäätelymallit (Gene regulatory models)

Esko Ukkonen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Janne Korhonen, etunimi.H.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Jarkko Toivonen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Verkkoalgoritmeja genomin ja transkriptomin koostamisongelmiin (Graph algorithms in genome and transcript assembly)

Veli Mäkinen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/en/gsa/#topics

Graafiset mallit, Bayes-oppiminen, approksimatiivinen päättely korkeaulotteisille malleille (Graphical models, Bayesian learning, approximate inference for high-dimensional models)

Jukka Corander, etunimi.sukunimi@helsinki.fi

www.helsinki.fi/bsg

Pohjatyötä videopohjaiseen tutkimukseen päätöksenteosta, motivaatiosta ja emootioista ohjelmistokehitystiimeissä (Groundwork for video-based research on decision-making, motivation, and emotions in software development teams)

Tomi Männistö, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Fabian Fagerholm, etunimi.sukunimi@helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ffagerho/projects/summer2015/

Ihmisen ja tietokoneen vuorovaikutus, käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu, informaation visualisointi, tiedonhaku (Human-computer interaction, user centered design, information visualization, information retrieval)

Giulio Jacucci, etunimi.sukunimi@helsinki.fi

Älykäs tiedon etsintä (Intelligent information seeking)

HIITin painopistealue, joka yhdistää useiden HIITin tutkijoiden työtä älykkäässä tiedon etsinnässä, sen visualisoinnissa ja vuorovaikutusmenetelmissä, augmentedresearch.hiit.fi.

Aihepiirin osana on projekti Tietotyön vallankumous (Revolution of Knowledge Work), www.reknow.fi.

Yhteyshenkilöt: Painopistealue Samuel Kaski ja Markus Koskela,

projektin koordinaattori Patrik Floréen, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

Koneoppiminen, Big Data, älykkäät järjestelmät (Machine learning, Big Data, intelligent systems)

Petri Myllymäki, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/aklami/summer15.html

Koneoppiminen ja ohjelmointikurssien analyysi (Machine learning meets programming education)

Arto Klami, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Avoimen lähdekoodin ohjelmistokehitystehtäviä Lokki-projektissa

Lokki-projektin ohjelmointitehtäviä tutkimuksen tarpeisiin

(Open Source Software development in Lokki project

Programming tasks in the Lokki project for research needs)

Tomi Männistö, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Fabian Fagerholm, etunimi.sukunimi@helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ffagerho/projects/summer2015/

Todennäköisyysmallit ja big data (Probabilistic models for big data)

Antti Honkela, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/u/ahonkela/summer2015.html

Probabilistiset mallit informaation visualisoinnissa sekä ihminen-tietokone vuorovaikutuksessa (Probabilistic models for information visualization and human computer interaction)

Samuel Kaski, Luana Micallef, Jaakko Peltonen, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/lmsalmel/summer2015.html

Työkaluja DNA-sekvenointidatan analyysiin (Software tools for DNA sequencing)

Esko Ukkonen, Leena Salmela, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Tilastollinen koneoppiminen, bayesiläinen mallintaminen (Statistical machine learning, Bayesian modeling)

Samuel Kaski, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

Soveltuu myös matematiikan opiskelijoille.

Deadline:

Friday, February 20, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

20 grants available for full-time doctoral studies (deadline: Feb. 15, 2015)

mmlindqv — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:35:55 +0000

The participating units of HICT have currently 20 fully funded positions available for exceptionally qualified doctoral students. Apply at http://www.hict.fi/Admission !

The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland. The network involves at present 55 professors and over 200 doctoral students, and the participating units graduate altogether more than 40 new doctors each year. The activities of HICT are structured along six research area specific tracks:

Algorithms and machine learning
Creative technologies
Life science informatics
Networks, networked systems and services
Software and service engineering and systems
User centered information technology

The purpose of the call is to evaluate the candidates so that the participating units can then offer the funding to the most successful applicants. The grants cover full-time employment in one of the participating units for the remaining duration of the doctoral studies, and the maximum extent of full-time doctoral studies is four years.

In this call you can either apply to a research group in general, or to a specific research project. The group descriptions can be found through the list of HICT superviors at http://www.hict.fi/Tracks. In this call, in addition (or alternatively) to applying to a group, you can apply to a specific research project:

1. EMERGENT (Excellent Mobile Experience through Flexible Access)

Professor Heikki Hämmäinen, Department of Communications and Networking, Aalto University

EMERGENT project develops wireless multi-access solutions for commercial and public safety & security purposes. The main objective is to improve the availability and quality (QoS/QoE) of mobile services by extending from single-access to multi-access architecture. Multi-access implies new business roles, value networks and pricing structures, which are analyzed using techno-economic methods. See further information at http://www.netlab.tkk.fi/u/hammaine/

2. RIFE (architectuRe for an Internet For Everybody, EU project)

Professor Heikki Hämmäinen, Department of Communications and Networking, Aalto University

RIFE addresses the major societal challenge of providing affordable Internet access to those who cannot afford it by solving the technological challenge to increase the efficiency of the underlying transport networks and the involved architectures and protocols. The RIFE solution will harness unused transmission capacity, combined with placing content caches and service functionality closer to the user and will use heterogeneous transmission opportunities that range from localized mesh and home networks over well-connected ISP backhauls to scarce satellite resources. On the economic side, we will develop business opportunities for local authorities as well as backhaul network providers to create a sustainable value chain by introducing virtual network operators that utilize the under-used capacity in a new business relationship with local customers, enabling novel and often socially-driven business models. See further information at http://www.netlab.tkk.fi/u/hammaine/

3. Interaction design, creative developer in Ubiquitous Computing for the Home

Professor Giulio Jacucci, HIIT / Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

Within the framework of a project on Ubiquitous Computing in the home for Social formation of Energy Choices, the doctoral candidate will research how Ubiquitous Technologies such as tags, sensors, pervasive displays, internet of things can support members of households and communities to adapt socially behaviour as in the case of energy choice. The candidate has a strong design orientation and creative development (programming) skills. See further information at http://www.hiit.fi/uix

4. Advanced constraint solver technology for intelligent systems

Docent Tomi Janhunen and Docent Tommi Junttila, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

We are looking for highly talented students who have previous knowledge of constraint based techniques such as Boolean satisfiability (SAT), satisfiability modulo theories (SMT), and answer-set programming (ASP). The research topics will be related with the development of new kinds of language extensions, translators, and solver technology as well as applying such techniques to challenging computational problems arising in the areas of computer-aided verification, AI planning, diagnosis, machine learning, statistical inference etc. We expect strong programming skills from candidates of interest. Candidates with previous knowledge in the application areas mentioned above are also encouraged to apply. See further information at http://research.ics.aalto.fi/cl/

5. Constraint Reasoning and Optimization

Docent Matti Järvisalo, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

The Constraint Reasoning and Optimization group is looking for one or more highly motivated PhD student(s) within the following topics:

SAT-based procedures for decision problems beyond NP, Boolean optimization, and model counting.
Theoretical and/or empirical analysis of SAT solvers; interconnections between theory and practice.
Novel constraint-based (SAT/SMT/ASP/CP/MIP) approaches to learning graphical models.

The focus of PhD research will be tailored to fit the student's background and interests. Previous research experience in SAT/SMT/ASP/CP/MIP, in terms of either solver development, declarative modelling, or theoretical analysis, is an asset. Individuals with strong theory background, as well as more practically oriented students with strong implementation skills, are encouraged to apply. Constraint Reasoning and Optimization group: http://www.hiit.fi/cosco/coreo/

6. Finnish Center of Excellence in Computational Inference Research COIN

Professor Samuel Kaski, Department of Computer Science/HIIT, Aalto University
Professor Petri Myllymäki, Department of Computer Science/HIIT, University of Helsinki
Docent Tomi Janhunen, Department of Computer Science/HIIT, Aalto University

COIN develops methods for transforming the data produced by the current data revolution into useful information. The key methodology for achieving this goal is statistical and computational inference based on the data. The emphasis is on large data collections and computationally demanding modelling and inference algorithms. Our mission is to push the boundary towards both more complex problems, requiring more structured data models, and towards extremely rapid inference. COIN brings in expertise on several different approaches to inference, with a unique opportunity to address the core computational challenges with combinations of machine learning, computational statistics, statistical physics, and constraint-based search and optimization. http://research.ics.aalto.fi/coin/

7. Algorithms and complexity for self-assembly and self-organisation

Professor Pekka Orponen, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

Self-organisation, or the emergence of complex patterns from the autonomous interactions of simple components, is a ubiquitous process in nature. The patterns may be static or dynamic; the self-organisation of physical elements (e.g. atoms, molecules) into stable spatial structures is referred to as self-assembly.

A vast literature exists in the physical and biological sciences on the modelling and analysis of self-organising systems, but the concept is relatively less studied from the computational point of view. However, as computational systems are becoming increasingly complex, distributed and networked, self-organisation is emerging as an important design and control paradigm, with existing applications in e.g. swarm robotics, sensor networks and the Internet of Things.

In this project, we are considering self-organisation specifically in the framework of algorithmic design and complexity analysis: are there general algorithmic design principles by which a self-organising system can be driven to achieve a desired pattern or behaviour? what are the relevant complexity measures? can one identify "complexity classes" of self-organising patterns or behaviours? http://users.ics.aalto.fi/orponen/

8. Computational User Interface Design

Professor Antti Oulasvirta, Department of Communications and Networking, Aalto University

COMPUTED aims to establish the foundations for solving UI design problems by combinatorial optimization methods that deploy mathematical models of user behavior as objective functions. Given objectives and constraints, a UI is automatically optimized. See further description at http://users.comnet.aalto.fi/oulasvir/

9. Adaptive mobile multimedia systems

Professor Antti Ylä-Jääski, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

The student will develop optimized solutions for mobile multimedia services with an emphasis on adaptive video streaming. The goal is to optimally balance resource consumption with the quality of experience through adaptive protocols, intelligent content/service management, and user behavior analytics. Further information at http://cse.aalto.fi/en/personnel/antti-yla-jaaski/call-for-doctoral/

10. Mobile crowdsensing and cloud computing

Professor Antti Ylä-Jääski, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

Develop new methodology and techniques for scalable mobile crowdsensing and intelligent data analysis of large-scale heterogeneous datasets in ubiquitous cloud environment, provide modular re-usable instruments for distributed mobile computing systems, evaluate the solutions through prototypes and public deployment, publish research results in high-quality international journals and conferences, and increase competence in Europe in theoretical and experimental areas of mobile computing. Further information at http://cse.aalto.fi/en/personnel/antti-yla-jaaski/call-for-doctoral/

11. Protocols for bacterial nanonetworks

Professor Antti Ylä-Jääski, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University

The area of molecular communications is a highly-interdisciplinary research area, where the aim is to create communication networks at the nanoscale using biological components/systems. This PhD topic will cover a specific area of molecular communication which is bacterial nanonetworks, where bacteria will be utilized as infomation carrier between nanomachines. The PhD work will cover theoretical modeling and simulation of communication protocols in bacterial nanonetwork. The candidate is NOT required to have any background in molecular biology, where most concepts can be acquired from good literature reading. The PhD candidate will also have an opportunity to work and collaborate closely with wet lab biologists in order to enhance their knowledge in molecular biology, as well as validate their theoretical models with the wet lab experiments. Further information at http://cse.aalto.fi/en/personnel/antti-yla-jaaski/call-for-doctoral/

Deadline:

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

http://www.hiit.fi/fimm-hiit-doctoral-student-call

FIMM-HIIT Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience and Bioinformatics

mmlindqv — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:55:23 +0000

INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS

As part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, FIMM in collaboration with HIIT and NC is seeking outstanding candidates for positions of

Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience and Bioinformatics

starting in August 2015.

Description: Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is an international research institute in Helsinki (www.fimm.fi) focusing on human genomics and personalized medicine. FIMM integrates molecular medicine research, technology center and biobanking infrastructures “under one roof” and thereby promotes translational research and adoption of personalized medicine in health care. FIMM researchers are involved in several grand challenge projects, such as the impact of genome information from the Finnish population in personalized health and medical interventions, development of individualized cancer medicine, and novel diagnostics via imaging of tissue and cells. The disease areas of interest for the 15 research groups cover cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurology, and viral infections.

In the areas of bioinformatics and computational systems biology and biomedicine, FIMM collaborates with Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (www.hiit.fi), a multi-disciplinary research institute focused on basic and applied research on information technology. Modern molecular medicine requires state-of-the-art methodologies in the analysis, visualization and modelling of large data sets; HIIT groups provide world-class excellence in these areas.

The Neuroscience Center (NC) is an independent research and educational institute at the University of Helsinki (www.helsinki.fi/neurosci), conducting excellent and multidisciplinary research on the development, normal functions and disorders of the nervous systems. Research and teaching in the NC focus on the following four areas: molecular and cellular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, cognitive and systems neuroscience, and basic research of the nervous system diseases, and the 14 research groups of NC work in one or more of these research areas.

FIMM, HIIT, and NC work together with the University of Helsinki Doctoral School in Health Sciences and doctoral programs (http://www.helsinki.fi/health/) and Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) to provide excellent research training and courses aimed at a doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki or Aalto University.

As part of an annual international joint call of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, we currently have 3-4 openings for doctoral students who show outstanding potential to become independent researchers and who will significantly benefit from our FIMM-EMBL International PhD Training. Specifically, these positions are in the fields of 1) molecular medicine (FIMM), 2) bioinformatics, computational systems biology and biomedicine (FIMM-HIIT), and 3) neuroscience (NC).

Detailed information regarding the research areas relevant to this call can be found at the following websites: http://www.fimm.fi/en/research/research_groups/

http://www.helsinki.fi/neurosci/research/call_2015.html

Please note that candidates are expected to carefully follow the application instructions below; applications sent directly to group leaders will not be processed or reviewed.

Qualifications and experience: Candidates are expected to have a relevant second cycle academic degree (MSc, MD or equivalent) in biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, computer science, genetics, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, or other related fields, obtained before the starting date. The successful candidate will have good problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills. In addition, the candidate should be fluent in English, have good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, and be able to work independently as well as within an international team.

Application and selection process: Candidates are invited to apply online at https://www.fimm.fi/en/open-positions no later than February 20, 2015 at 23:59 Eastern European Time.

To apply, applicants should submit to the online system the following materials prepared in English:

Online application form
Cover and motivation letter (maximum 3 pages) describing, in separate sections,
- Previous and current research experience and studies
- Motivation for pursuing doctoral studies
- Research interests and how these match the research areas and groups at FIMM, HIIT, and/or NC.
CV or resume (maximum 2 pages)

The letter and CV/resume are to be submitted as a single PDF file.

Applications submitted after the deadline or failing to meet the requirements above will not be considered.

Application review will begin after the close of the call. Top candidates will be jointly selected by FIMM, HIIT, and NC and invited for an interview with a selection committee. The final candidates selected for the positions will be offered an initial contract for 18 months during the first half of which they will engage in training through research group rotations. Upon a successful review and selection of a research group, the initial contract will be extended up to a four-year period.

For further information about:

FIMM, research training at FIMM and this open call, please visit www.fimm.fi, https://www.fimm.fi/en/training, or contact Gretchen Repasky, Research Training Coordinator (gretchen.repasky (at) fimm.fi).
HIIT, please visit www.hiit.fi or contact Maria Lindqvist, Research Coordinator (maria.lindqvist (at) hiit.fi).
NC, please visit www.helsinki.fi/neurosci or contact Anne Patana, Head of Development (anne.patana (at) helsinki.fi).
University of Helsinki Doctoral School in Health Sciences and doctoral programs, please visit http://www.helsinki.fi/health/.
Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT), please visit www.hict.fi
University of Helsinki International Staff Services, please visit www.helsinki.fi/intstaff/.

FIMM is part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, composed of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the centers for molecular medicine in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. At the national level, FIMM is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki (primary host), the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, the National Institute for Health and Welfare, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, is an independent research and teaching institute (http://www.helsinki.fi/neurosci) that focuses on the following four areas: molecular and cellular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, cognitive and systems neuroscience, and basic research of nervous system diseases. Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (www.hiit.fi) is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. HIIT's research ranges from fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. Current research foci at HIIT include computational modelling and data analysis, and ubiquitous ICT in the modern networked world. HIIT is located at University of Helsinki's Kumpula campus and Aalto University's Otaniemi campus. The Neuroscience Center (NC) is an independent research and teaching institute at the University of Helsinki. It was founded in 2002. Main operational facilities are located on the Viikki and Meilahti campuses.

Deadline:

Friday, February 20, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Postdoctoral Position in Machine Learning in Helsinki, Finland

ebingham — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:26:20 +0000

Project: Machine Learning for Augmented Science and Knowledge Work

PIs: Prof. Hiroshi Mamitsuka, Prof. Samuel Kaski

Topics include: Algorithmics, Bioinformatics, Combinatorics, Data Mining, Database Engineering, Machine Learning, Optimization, Statistics, Systems Biology, etc.

Deadline:

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Employing university:

Aalto University

More information:

We are looking for excellent candidates to a new project "Machine
Learning for Augmented Science and Knowledge Work." The project
is part of Finland Distinguished Professor Programme (FiDiPro), a
grant to create highly competitive research groups, lead by
internationally merited researchers with top scientists in Finland,
both sharing a similar scientific discipline. This FiDiPro project
welcomes Professor Hiroshi Mamitsuka of Kyoto University, Japan, as
FiDiPro professor, being hosted by Professor Samuel Kaski of Aalto
University, Finland. The objective of the four-year project is to
develop new, innovative machine learning techniques for
high-dimensional and/or relational data. We have excellent application
opportunities in particular in personalized medicine, crop-breeding
and information seeking. The position is initially for two years, with
an option for renewal. Find more on Professor Hiroshi Mamitsuka:
http://www.bic.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pathway/mami/index.html and Professor
Samuel Kaski: http://users.ics.aalto.fi/sami/. Also more detail on
FiDiPro and this project itself can be found in
http://www.tekes.fi/en/whats-going-on/news/tekes-fidipro-funding-brings-top-scientists-to-tampere-oulu-jyvaskyla-and-helsinki-/

The candidate should have a Ph.D. and solid technical experience in a
field in computer science, machine learning, data mining,
statistics, algorithmics, combinatorics, optimization and/or database
engineering. The applicant should be enthusiastic and energetic in
doing new research in machine learning for augmented science and
knowledge work and have sufficient programming skills.

The greater Helsinki region is a world-class information technology
complex, attracting leading scientists and researchers in various
fields of computer science. Helsinki is regularly highly graded in
world city rankings, such as global liveability ranking by The
Economist (Ranked eighth in 2014). As a postdoctoral fellow you will
enjoy sophisticated, high-quality and vibrant life of Nordic charm. At
the same time, you will have opportunities to experience the rich
culture of the Japan's heritage city, Kyoto.

Please see http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/careers/jobs/view/360/ for
details and also applying to this position.

Jobs:

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/49635/lomake.html

POSTDOCTORAL AND RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

sahokosk — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:18:43 +0000

POSTDOCTORAL AND RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN HELSINKI, FINLAND

Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities in Finland within computer science and information technology, are looking for several researchers in these areas.

A detailed list of the available positions is at http://www.hiit.fi/postdoc-call-2014

Postdocs are sought for fixed-term periods of at most three years and research fellows at most five years. Starting and ending dates can be negotiated.

Why Helsinki?

The Helsinki metropolitan region is a leading hub of computer science and information technology. The two collaborating universities employ close to 60 professors and over 200 graduate students in these areas, and graduate more than 40 new doctors in CS and ICT each year.

Helsinki has been ranked as the World's Most Livable City (Monocle, 2011), and is the capital city of Finland. Finland is in the top 10 of the most highly educated nations in the world (OECD, 2013), and has been selected as the world’s best country to live in (Newsweek, 2010). Finland has a comprehensive social security and health care system, including exceptionally good parental leaves, and children's day care services.

Responsibilities

In addition to research work, the person hired is expected to participate in the supervision of students and teaching related to his or her research topic.

Qualifications

Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record in scientific research in one or several fields of computer science. Good command of English is a necessary prerequisite. The candidates for postdoc positions must have completed their PhD degree before the start of the contract period. In exceptional circumstances it is possible to hire a person whose PhD degree is almost finished, in which case the title of the position is considered separately. Research Fellows must have completed a postdoc period with an at least excellent performance Successful candidates for the Research Fellow positions are expected to have substantial postdoctoral experience from outside of the departments participating in the call.

Compensation and place of work

The starting salary for the postdoc position ranges from 3 200 to 3 600 euros per month, and for research fellows from 3 790 to 4 200 euros per month, both depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to the salary, the contract includes occupational health benefits. The positions are located at the Aalto University Otaniemi campus or at the University of Helsinki Kumpula campus.

Application materials and procedure

The application material consists of the following documents in the order given below:

An application letter addressed to the Dean of the School of Science at Aalto University, indicating “Postdoctoral or Research Fellow position in computer science in Helsinki, Finland” and which includes at least the contact information of the applicant and the names and contact information of two senior academics available for reference per e-mail.
A research statement of at most three pages outlining planned research work, explaining how it ties with one or more research groups in which the applicant is interested.
A complete curriculum vitae describing education and employment history.
List of publications, with pointers to openly available online versions of at most three of the most relevant publications.
Degree certificate of the PhD degree, including a transcript of the doctoral studies. In case the doctoral degree is still pending, an up-to-date study transcript and a plan for completion of the degree must be provided.

All application materials are to be submitted in English by using the electronic form at:

Applications sent through any other means will not be processed.

The deadline for sending the abovementioned materials is 6 April 2014. The application materials will not be returned.

Short-listed candidates may be invited for an interview either at the Otaniemi or Kumpula campus or for an interview conducted via Skype. In the review process, particular emphasis is put on the quality of the candidate's previous research and international experience, together with the substance, innovativeness, and feasibility of the research plan, and its relevance to the research group in question. Efficient and successful completion of studies is considered an additional merit.

Should there be a lack of eligible outstanding applicants, the application period may be extended. While all applicants who have submitted an application by the deadline will be appropriately considered, the universities reserve the right to consider also other candidates for the announced position.

For additional information:

Regarding the research areas, please contact the professors listed at http://www.hiit.fi/postdoc-call-2014
Regarding the application process, please contact postdoc.helsinki@hiit.fi.

Espoo, 13 March 2014

Aalto University and University of Helsinki

About the Universities

Jobs are available at the following departments:

· Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

· Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

· Department of Information and Computer Science, Aalto University

· Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Aalto University and University of Helsinki

Aalto University is a new university created in 2010 from the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology TKK, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. It has 20,000 basic degree and graduate students, and a staff of 5 000 of whom 350 are professors. The Aalto Otaniemi campus is surrounded by the largest innovation hub in the Nordic countries. Otaniemi has been awarded a prize as the most competitive and innovative region in Europe by the European Commission. Over 600 companies from start-ups to multinational corporations are located in the vicinity of the Otaniemi campus. For more information, see http://www.aalto.fi/en/.

The University of Helsinki, established in 1640, is the most versatile university in Finland. It has 36,500 students and 8 600 staff members working at four campuses. The university lays special emphasis on the quality of education and research, and it is a member of the League of the European Research Universities (LERU). For more information, see http://www.helsinki.fi/university/

Deadline:

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

Master's/PhD students or Postdocs for FuNeSoMo Project

sahokosk — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:30:37 +0000

Full-time short-term research positions in Finland for Master's/Ph.D. students or postdocs

The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) looking for Master's/Ph.D. students or postdoctoral scholars interested in carrying out socio-technical research on privacy and security, for a period of 3-6 months. Possible research topics include: usable privacy/security, social media privacy/security, privacy-enhancing technologies, privacy in healthcare. The research is expected to generate publications at top tier conferences and journals in human computer interaction, privacy, and security. Supporting a Master's thesis and/or a small piece within a doctoral dissertation is also possible.

Applications are welcome from those in technical as well as social sciences, including but not limited to: computer science, information science, informatics, information systems, psychology, sociology, or communication.

This position is part of the Future Networks, Society and Modeling (FuNeSoMo) project, built on the existing collaboration between Aalto University & Tekes in Finland and International Computer Science Institute (http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/) & University of California, Berkeley in the USA. The researcher will have ample opportunities to collaborate with colleagues at UC Berkeley. Details on the FuNeSoMo project are at: http://www.hiit.fi/funesomo

We welcome applications from candidates anywhere in the world. Start date is negotiable and could be as early as February 1, 2014 and as late as June 1, 2014. (Non-EU citizens should allow a few weeks for visa procedures.) Period of employment could range from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 6 months. Salary will be based on the candidate's qualifications and set according to the salary scales of Aalto University.

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research on information technology. Its research ranges from fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. For more information visit: http://www.hiit.fi

To apply, please send your CV to Dr. Sameer Patil sameer.patil@hiit.fi. Contact Dr. Patil with any questions about the positions.

Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate or candidates are found.

Deadline:

Friday, February 28, 2014

Employing university:

Aalto University

Jobs:

FIMM-HIIT Doctoral student call 2014

ebingham — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:42:43 +0000

HIIT and FIMM (Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, http://www.fimm.fi) collaborate in seeking outstanding candidates for a doctoral student position in bioinformatics, computational systems biology and biomedicine. The position starts in August 2014.

Deadline:

Friday, February 14, 2014

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

More information:

Please see full details at http://www.fimm.fi/en/open_positions/

Jobs:

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT

Summer jobs in IT research institutions (deadline February 20th 2014)

kuuppelo — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:20:21 +0000

Summer jobs in computer science research are waiting for students. Several salaried research assistant positions are available in a range of research projects.

There are jobs available for computer science and information technology students. In some projects there are also jobs available for students of mathematics, literature, language technology, general linguistics, geophysics, or seismology.

The research assistants are needed from May to September. Contracts can also be made for a shorter period.

Jobs are available at:

University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science

Applicants should submit a web form at

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/47486/lomake.html

Applicants must upload a transcript (list of passed exams and courses) and optionally a one-page curriculum vitae with the application form. The deadline for applications is February 20^th 2014.

You can get more information about the positions from the following persons:

Computational geometry

Valentin Polishchuk, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/compgeom/

Positions also available for geophysics/seismology students

Computational poetry, humor, and music

Hannu Toivonen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Constraint reasoning, optimization, decision procedures, structure discovery

Matti Järvisalo, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

CS students, as well as math students (with emphasis on logic and complexity), will be considered.

Creativity support tools

Hannu Toivonen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Machine learning, Bayesian modelling, and applications in biology and information access

Samuel Kaski, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

Machine learning, Big Data, intelligent systems

Petri Myllymäki, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

https://www.hiit.fi/cosco/mupi/

Multi-source probabilistic inference

Arto Klami, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

Networking, mobile networks, sensing

Jussi Kangasharju, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/jakangas/Summerjob2014.html

Probabilistic modelling of metagenomic sequencing data

Brandon Malone, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/bmmalone/ProbabilisticModelingProjectDescription.pdf

Probabilistic modelling of RNA-sequencing data

Antti Honkela, firstname.lastname@hiit.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/u/ahonkela/summer2014.html

Processing Big Data with Hadoop and Spark frameworks

Keijo Heljanko, firstname.lastname@aalto.fi

http://cse.aalto.fi/en/research/groups/distributed_computing_group/

Revolution of knowledge work

This is a joint effort of many HIIT researches in the area of intelligent information seeking and its visualisation.

Coordinator for the project Patrik Floréen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

www.reknow.fi

Statistical machine learning, graphical models, AI applications

Teemu Roos, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/cosco/promo

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Tule kesätöihin tietotekniikan alan tutkimuslaitoksiin (hakuaika 20.2.2014 asti)

Tietotekniikan tutkimuksen kesätyöpaikat odottavat opiskelijoita. Tarjolla on useita palkallisia kesätyöpaikkoja tutkimusavustajina erilaisissa tutkimusprojekteissa.

Töitä on tarjolla tietojenkäsittelytieteen ja tietotekniikan opiskelijoille. Joissakin hankkeissa tarjolla on töitä mm. matematiikan, kirjallisuuden, kieliteknologian tai yleisen kielitieteen opiskelijoille.

Työt kestävät toukokuusta syyskuuhun tai sopimuksen mukaan lyhyemmän ajan. Työpaikat sijaitsevat eri paikoissa Kumpulassa ja Otaniemessä. Palkka maksetaan sopimuksen mukaan.

Kesätyöpaikkoja tarjoavat:

Tietotekniikan tutkimuslaitos HIIT

Helsingin yliopiston tietojenkäsittelytieteen laitos

Hakijoilta edellytetään kandidaatin tutkintoa tai n. 150 opintopisteen kandidaattitason opintoja, hyvää opintomenestystä, kiinnostusta tutkimustyöhön ja oma-aloitteisuutta.

Paikkoja haetaan täyttämällä hakemus sivulla

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/47486/lomake.html

Hakemuksen liitteeksi tulee ladata kopio opintosuoritusotteesta, sekä jos hakija niin haluaa, korkeintaan yhden sivun CV. Hakemuksessa tulee mainita, mistä alueesta on kiinnostunut.

Hakemus tulee lähettää verkkosivun kautta viimeistään 20.2.2014.

Avoimista paikoista saa lisätietoa seuraavilta henkilöiltä:

Laskennallinen geometria (Computational geometry)

Valentin Polishchuk, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/compgeom/

Paikkoja saatavilla myös geofysiikan/geologian opiskelijoille

Runouden, huumorin tai musiikin generoiminen (Computational poetry, humor, and music)

Hannu Toivonen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Rajoiteohjelmointi, optimointi, päätösproseduurit, rakenteen etsiminen (Constraint reasoning, optimization, decision procedures, structure discovery)

Matti Järvisalo, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Soveltuu sekä tietojenkäsittelytieteilijöille että tietojenkäsittelyä sivuaineenaan opiskeleville matematiikan opiskelijoille (logiikka).

Luovuuden tukeminen tietokoneella (Creativity support tools)

Hannu Toivonen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Koneoppiminen, bayesiläinen mallinnus ja niiden sovellukset biologiassa ja tiedon löytämisessä (Machine learning, Bayesian modelling, and applications in biology and information access)

Samuel Kaski, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

Koneoppiminen, Big Data, älykkäät järjestelmät (Machine learning, Big Data, intelligent systems)

Petri Myllymäki, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

https://www.hiit.fi/cosco/mupi/

Tilastollinen mallinnus ja tietolähteiden yhdistäminen (Multi-source probabilistic inference)

Arto Klami, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

Verkot, mobiiliverkot, sensoriverkot (Networking, mobile networks, sensing)

Jussi Kangasharju, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/jakangas/Summerjob2014.html

Metagenomisekvensointidatan todennäköisyysmallinnus (Probabilistic modelling of metagenomic sequencing data)

Brandon Malone, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/bmmalone/ProbabilisticModelingProjectDescription.pdf

RNA-sekvensointidatan todennäköisyysmallinnus (Probabilistic modelling of RNA-sequencing data)

Antti Honkela, etunimi.sukunimi@hiit.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/u/ahonkela/summer2014.html

Suurten datamassojen prosessointi Hadoop ja Spark ympäristöillä (Processing Big Data with Hadoop and Spark frameworks)

Keijo Heljanko, etunimi.sukunimi@aalto.fi

http://cse.aalto.fi/en/research/groups/distributed_computing_group/

Tietotyön vallankumous (Revolution of knowledge work)

Useiden HIITin tutkijoiden yhteishanke älykkäässä tiedon etsinnässä ja sen visualisoinnissa

Projektin koordinaattori Patrik Floréen, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

www.reknow.fi

Tilastollinen koneoppiminen, graafiset mallit, tekoälysovellukset (Statistical machine learning, graphical models, AI applications)

Teemu Roos, etunimi.sukunimi@cs.helsinki.fi

http://www.hiit.fi/cosco/promo

Deadline:

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Employing university:

Aalto University

University of Helsinki

Jobs:

ICS Honours Programme 2013-2014

peltola3 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:40:28 +0000

The ICS Department at Aalto University is looking for new qualified beginning Master’s students for its honours programme in the academic year 2013-2014
- opportunity to get an early start with research work, towards a research career
- Part-time employment during semesters in research-related work (1 day/week ~ 390€/month)
Application deadline is June 17, 2013 by 3:00 p.m.
Further Information: http://ics.aalto.fi/en/studies/honours_programme/

Deadline:

Monday, June 17, 2013

Employing university:

Aalto University

Jobs: