One Research Fellow Position Available at RSCS@ANU
Our budget is limited, and so we sadly were not able to consider
several great candidates with impressive CVs. If you were among
them then I do hope you are not too disappointed now, and I would
like to thank you once more for your efforts, and I wish you all
the best for your future carreer. Please check out
http://www.hutter1.net/official/jobs.htm
for new job openings.
Marcus Hutter
We are seeking an outstanding Research Fellow with
- PhD, or near completion of a PhD, in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or related.
- strong abstract mathematical thinking capacity (similar as e.g. required in discrete math, complexity theory, algebra)
- interest to work on problems in the area of Universal AI (broadly understood)
- research experience in information theory or statistics or machine learning or artificial intelligence
- good publication track record
- ability and interest to (co)supervise PhD students.
Project description: The position holder will be member of the Intelligent Agents team
lead by Professor Marcus Hutter, and primarily work on
Unifying Foundations for Intelligent Agents.
The project will drive forward the development of rigorous foundations for Intelligent Agents.
The agent framework, the expected utility principle, sequential decision theory, and the information-theoretic foundations of inductive reasoning and machine learning have already brought significant order into the previously heterogeneous scattered field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Building on this, in the last decade the CI has developed the theory of Universal AI.
This project will investigate this information-theoretic approach towards a unifying foundation for intelligent agents, which recently even spawned impressive applications.
The theory will provide a gold standard and valuable guidance for researchers working on smart software.
- The new employee will interact with
Marcus Hutter and other
people in the
RSCS
at the ANU.
- The position is available immediately -
fixed term - for 2 years - potential prolongation by 1-2 more years.
- Salary Range for Research Fellow:
Level B: A$90'000 - A$100'000 per year plus 17% superannuation.
- Enquiries:
Prof. Marcus Hutter, E: marcus.hutter@anu.edu.au,
T: +61 2 6125 1605.
- Deadline: Applications will be accepted throughout the year 2016 until the position is filled.
Applicants should submit
- detailed curriculum vitae (including course grades),
- list of three references (including their email addresses),
- statement on how their research interests fit the above topics (1-2 pages),
- links to their PhD&other theses and publications (e.g. Google Scholar profile),
- (links to) 2-5 primary-authored career-best publications (incl. CORE/ERA rank),
- other supporting material.
Please apply online by 30th of June 2016
to the HR Staff Recruitment at jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/508515
with the job reference number 508515.
Late applications may be considered until the position is filled. Please contact me directly in this case.
In case you attend ICML|COLT|AGI|UAI, please email me to arrange a meeting.
Thanks for your interest
Marcus Hutter, Professor, RSCS
ABOUT ANU.
The Australian National University (ANU) is located in the city of Canberra, the Federal Capital of Australia.
The ANU consistently ranks top among all Universities in the southern hemisphere, in the top 5 in the Asia/Pacific region, and in the top 50 worldwide.
The Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (RSISE) was established in 1996 as part of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at the ANU.
RSISE focused its work on research, research training and interaction with national and international communities.
RSISE has now been rearranged into the Research School of Computer Science (RSCS) within the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS).
ABOUT CANBERRA.
With a population of about 350'000, Canberra is a very clean and quiet city,
surrounded by bush land and parks,
and with Lake Burley Griffin in its geographical centre.
It is a three-hour drive from Sydney, surfing beaches, and Australia's ski resorts.
Canberra ranked number 1
out of 362 regions across the 34 most developed countries in the world in the 2014
OECD quality of life survey
and world's 3rd best city to visit
in Lonely Planet's best in travel 2018.
