Vacant academic positions : Associate Professor in Machine Learning and Speech Processing (AAU -Denmark)

  University: Aalborg University (AAU) - Denmark

At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Electronic Systems a position as Associate Professor in Machine Learning and Speech Processing is open for appointment from 1st of March 2011 or soon hereafter. Department of Electronic Systems has a staff of app. 240 employees. About 100 PhD students are enrolled in the Doctoral School affiliated to the department. The department's research area covers a wide spectrum within electrical engineering and is reflected in nine sections: • Acoustics • Antennas, Propagation and Radio Networking • Automation and Control • Multimedia Information and Signal Processing • Navigation and Communication • Networking and Security • Radio Access Technology •Technology Platforms •Centre for TeleInfrastructure The annual turnover of external funding within ES is approximately 9 mio. Euro stemming from both EU- and national funding as well as extensive industrial collaboration. Job description The position will be in the Section for Multimedia Information and Signal Processing (MISP). Within MISP a variety of research activities are set up ranging from fundamental/theoretical works over application driven algorithm design and implementation to end user testing. With the position MISP wants to strengthen research in • Machine learning • Automatic speech recognition • Noise-robust speech processing • Speaker identification • Multi-modal human-computer interaction • Computational intelligence Teaching will primarily be in the area of machine learning; vision, graphics, and interactive systems; information processing system; engineering psychology but also in other study programmes at the university. In addition, the applicant will have teaching obligations, especially supervision on MSc and PhD level. You may obtain further professional information from Professor Søren Holdt Jensen on shj@es.aau.dk Qualification requirements: The level of qualification for Associate Professors shall correspond to the level, which can be achieved on the basis of the appointment as Assistant Professor, but may be achievable in other ways. The appointment presupposes that the applicant can demonstrate original scientific production at an international level. The application must contain the following: • A motivated text wherein the reasons for applying, qualifications in relation to the position, and intentions and visions for the position are stated. • A curriculum vitae. • Education (copies of documentation for degrees obtained). • Scientific qualifications. A complete list of publications must be attached with an indication of the works the applicant wishes to be considered. You may attach up to 10 publications. • Teaching qualifications. • Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation in organisations and the like. • Research leadership qualifications • Additional qualifications in relation to the position. • References/recommendations. • Personal data. An assessment committee will assess all candidates. Information regarding guidelines, ministerial circular in force, teaching portfolie and procedures can be seen here. Agreement Appointment and salary acc. to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) on Academics in the State. Deadline 04/02/2011

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