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Postdoctoral Researcher

Company Information

The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities / Women / Individuals with
disabilities / Protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a candidate for a Postdoctoral Researcher position under the supervision of Professor Edgar Dobriban (Department of Statistics and Data Science, Wharton School; and Department of Computer and Information Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science).
The position is designed to be a career-building step for new scholars. The primary
focus is for the scholar to develop her/his research program. The research is
expected to be in one of several broad areas: statistical machine learning,
uncertainty quantification, foundations and safety of AI, and/or
large-scale data analysis.
Successful candidates will prepare and submit papers to top journals in statistics,
and top conferences in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The candidates
will also present their research at conferences in these fields.

The position will continue for a year, with possibility of renewal pending available funds. A competitive stipend will be provided. The start date is flexible.

Position Qualifications

Candidates should show outstanding capacity for research, and a promising
publication record, in statistics, machine learning, electrical engineering,
computer science, data science and/or artificial intelligence. Applicants must
have a Ph.D. in statistics, computer science, electrical engineering, applied
math, or a related field from an accredited institution.