Open Postdoctoral Position

The position

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a collaborative project jointly led by Prof Nidhi Hegde and Prof Dhanya Sridhar and funded through CIFAR.

The focus of the project is on strategic classification and causal models. In particular, our aim is to study long-term fairness and develop robust learning algorithms in a strategic classification framework.

The position is for two years and is currently open for an immediate start. The position also offers a benefits package found at Postdoctoral Fellows Benefits.

The selected candidate will benefit from the motivating environments at both the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii ) and Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. Both institutes and affiliated universities offer numerous opportunities for professional development for postdocs to carve their paths, whether in academia or industry.

Duties

Participate in research in the above theme
Work with and potentially co-supervise students
(Co)-write high impact scientific publications
Present your work at top-tier conferences

Qualifications

PhD in computing science or a related area, with a focus on machine learning and statistics
Evidence of high-quality research, such as publications in relevant top-tier venues
Effective communicator in English, both written and spoken
Expertise in optimization and theory in machine learning and causal learning is an asset

Due to the collaborative nature of this project, the postdoctoral fellow may spend periods of time both at Amii and at Mila. However accomodations to personal life events will be possible.

Application

Please submit at the link below the following:

a cover letter which includes a list of three references
your curriculum vitae
a link to a representative publication - a publication that is representative of your expertise
links to your Google scholar and DBLP pages

Apply

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.