Assistant Prof., Postdoc and PhD positions in machine learning available at U. Amsterdam

Three fully funded positions will be available at the University of Amsterdam in the area of machine learning (Assistant Professor, Postdoc, PhD Student).

The research group Machine Learning & Autonomous Intelligent Systems at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is lead by Prof. dr. M. Welling and conducts research in the area of large scale modeling of complex data sources. This includes the development of new methods for probabilistic graphical models and nonparametric Bayesian models, the development of faster (approximate) inference and learning methods, reinforcement learning and multi-agent systems and the application of all of the above to large scale data domains in science and industry (“Big Data problems”).


The Machine Learning and Autonomous Intelligent Systems group is embedded in the Intelligent Systems Lab Amsterdam (ISLA). ISLA conducts research in sensory information processing and autonomous systems. It produces theoretically as well as applied research. ISLA has an outstanding group of researchers and collaborates with national and international research institutes and companies.

Please see the following websites for more information on how to apply:

Assistant Professor: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVA/vacancy/15812/lang/en/

Postdoctoral Fellow: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVA/vacancy/15831/lang/en/

PhD Student: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVA/vacancy/15833/lang/en/