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  • What: Postdoc position at
    IST Austria (Lampert group)
    (100% research, no teaching
    or administrative duties)

  • When: flexible
  • How to apply:
    Send CV, research
    statement, list of
    publications, academic
    transcripts, contact
    details for three
    references
    as single
    PDF document to
    Christoph Lampert
    <chl@ist.ac.at>.

  • Note: Standard letter
    applications without
    personalization will
    be silently ignored.
A postdoc position in Computer Vision and Machine Learning is available
immediately at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)
in the group of Christoph Lampert.

Applicants should hold a PhD in computer vision or a related area of modern
image analysis with a solid background in machine learning techniques, in particular
kernel methods, learning with structured inputs and outputs, and/or probabilistic
approaches. A strong research record is required, documented by publications at
first-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV) and journals (IJCV, PAMI).

We are looking a for highly motivated and creative individual who enjoys working
in an excellent research environment including adequate funding for equipment
and conference travel. The successful candidate will have no mandatory teaching
or administrative duties, but he or she should be motivated to take an active
role in the further development of the newly established research group. Good
communication skills and fluency in English are required. German language skills
are optional.

Conditions of employment: The post-doctoral position is provided for up to three years
with very competitive salary. The starting dates are flexible. There is no fixed deadline,
applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Application procedure: Formal applications should include CV, a statement of research
experience and interests, list of publications, academic transcripts, as well as the
contact details of three references. Please send applications as single PDF document
to Prof. Christoph Lampert <chl@ist.ac.at>.

About the institute: IST Austria (www.ist.ac.at) is a new institute that opened its
campus near Vienna in 2009. It is dedicated to basic research in the natural
sciences and related disciplines (www.ist.ac.at/research). Established by the Austria
Government, IST Austria has substantial funding, allowing for over 500 employees
and graduate students by 2016. The language of the Institute is English.

Last updated in May 2012.