Faculty Position in Machine Learning

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Considerable cross-centre interaction is a characteristic of the Institute’s scientific ethos.

The Cyprus Institute invites applications for a new faculty member at the level of Assistant or Associate or Full Professor, to join the Institute’s CaSToRC Centre on a full-time basis (100% FTE) for its premises at Athalassa’s Campus.

The selected faculty applicant will enhance the competencies of the Institute in one or more of the following research areas:

1. foundation models and efficient training/adaptation methods on HPC systems,
2. generative AI and multimodal learning,
3. causal representation learning and counterfactual reasoning,
4. robustness, safety, and trustworthy ML (including interpretability and fairness),
5. continual, federated, and edge learning,
6. ML for scientific discovery.

Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in AI and ML methodologies complemented with experience in the utilization of advanced computing technologies such as HPC and/or cloud computing.

The selected applicant will implement and advance the research agenda of the Institute in general and of CaSToRC in particular in close collaboration with faculty, research staff and the leadership of CyI. As a faculty member, an aptitude and/or experience in mentoring and teaching doctoral and master’s students is necessary as the successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to the Institute’s graduate program.

The candidate will work in Cyprus and will be offered a tenure-track position for the rank of Assistant Professor, a tenure-track or tenured position for the rank of Associate Professor, or a tenured position for the rank of Full Professor.

Applicants should specify for which ranks they want to be considered.

Position Specific Responsibilities/activities:

The new faculty member will contribute to shaping the Institute’s research agenda by:

1. Developing and implementing strategies appropriate to the Institute’s mission
2. Mentoring, educating and providing research guidance to graduate students
3. Developing and expanding the Institute’s research, innovation and educational activities
4. Developing a world-class research program in one or more of the following areas: (i) foundation models and efficient training/adaptation methods on HPC systems, (ii) generative AI and multimodal learning, (iii) causal representation learning and counterfactual reasoning, (iv) robustness, safety, and trustworthy ML (including interpretability and fairness), (v) continual, federated, and edge learning, (vi) ML for scientific discovery
5. Assisting in building a transdisciplinary research environment and collaborations with other research areas where the aforementioned fields are applicable
6. Securing financial and other resources from national and international sources
7. Initiating and sustaining high-level collaborative projects with leading research institutions that conduct research in areas related to his/her respective fields
8. Contributing to the development and implementation of facilities appropriate to the research of The Cyprus Institute
9. Communicating the results and implications of research conducted in CaSToRC and The Institute at all levels, including academic, popular, and policy-related

Position Specific Required Qualifications:

• PhD in Computational Sciences, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Proven research and academic record of international standing.
• Experience of coordinating and/or participating in competitive grants.
• Experience in supervising, mentoring and teaching graduate students depending on the rank they are applying for (an absolute requirement for the Associate and Full Professor rank).
• Teaching and postgraduate training record, appropriate for the rank the candidate is applying for.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal and management skills.

Position Specific Desired Qualifications

Assistant Professor: Requires a minimum of three years of post‑doctoral research experience, or equivalent experience, in relevant research fields.

Associate Professor: Requires at least seven years of internationally recognized research and teaching/mentoring experience (following the award of a PhD) in the relevant scientific field, along with a distinguished record of teaching, research, and service appropriate to the field and career stage.

Full Professor: Requires a minimum of eleven years of internationally recognized research and teaching/mentoring experience (after the award of a PhD) in the relevant scientific field, accompanied by a highly distinguished record of teaching, research, and service. Also requires experience in supervising (or co-supervising) of postgraduate students (at least three fully graduated PhD students), postdoctoral researchers, and research teams.

Please click here for the position’s detailed job description, including general responsibilities, requirements and other details related to the position.

Duration of appointment:

The candidate will work in Cyprus and will be offered a tenured or tenure-track position, depending on the rank and experience.

Remuneration details:

Salary Band: For Assistant Professor CyI7.1 - CyI7.8 / For Associate Professor (CyI9.1 - CyI10.8) / For Full Professor (CyI10.1 – CyI11.7)

Position’s Starting Salary: CyI7.1 - €55,723.33/ CyI9.1 - €70,712.72/ CyI10.1 - €80,172.95

Previous years of experience in the same rank offered by CyI will be considered for the first placement on the pay band. For each completed year of previous experience at the time of contract start, one pay step will be recognised on the respective pay band.

Benefits:

Among other benefits, the Cyprus Institute offers a flexible working scheme, additional paid leave for supporting staff work-life balance, provident fund membership and group medical and life insurance membership.

Application

Applications can be submitted through The Cyprus Institute Exelsys Platform (via the 'Apply' button above), by following the instructions provided. Applicants should submit:

• CV presented in a structured format, which includes (in the following specific order):
  1. Personal & contact information
  2. Education
  3. Past and present employment (newest first)
  4. Prizes and awards
  5. Talks in conferences: separate invited talks from contributed talks and posters
  6. Grants
  7. Supervisions of graduate students (list separately MSc/PhD)
• A short letter of interest
• Research statement (up to 5 pages) including up to ten key papers (each paper should include a DOI, the number of citations (indicating whether it’s ISI or Google Scholar), the journal's impact factor (IF), role of the author)
• Teaching statement
• List of publications
• List of five (5) referees (including contact information)
• 3 authored publications for review

All documentation should be in English and in PDF format.

For further information, please contact Prof Constantine Dovrolis (c.dovrolis@cyi.ac.cy). Please note that applications that do not fulfil the required qualifications and do not follow the announcement’s guidelines will not be considered.

*Recruitment will continue until the application process is marked as closed.

The Cyprus Institute is an Equal Opportunities Employer, certified by the Cypriot Ministry of Labor, and also an HRS4R-accredited institution adhering to the European Commission’s “Charter & Code”, principles for recruitment and selection.

Contact person: Prof Constantine Dovrolis

Reference number: CYI_FP_26_08