[AISWorld] Vacancy: Lead Research Fellow (Research Professor) in Big Data at University of Tartu

[Marlon Dumas]

The Institute of Computer Science of University of Tartu (Estonia) - 
http://www.cs.ut.ee/en - invites applications from experienced 
researchers for a full-time permanent position of Lead Research Fellow 
of Big Data. In the Estonian system, the position of Lead Research 
Fellow is a professorial position with low teaching load and high 
research leadership expectations, best described as a equivalent to a 
Research Professor in other systems.

Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Computer Science or a related 
field and an outstanding research track record in the area of  Big Data 
broadly interpreted, including data mining/analytics, distributed 
machine learning and/or large-scale data processing.

The duties of a Lead Research Fellow at University of Tartu include: 
attracting and implementing ambitious research projects, developing 
relations with international and industrial partners, PhD student 
supervision, and graduate teaching - two contact hours per week 
primarily aimed at inspiring graduate students to engage in research.

The successful candidate will create a new research group in their field 
of specialization. They will receive generous seed funding and will be 
able and encouraged to appoint PhD students on state-funded study 
places. Access to research funding will be initially ensured via the 
Estonian Centre of Excellence in ICT (EXCITE) and the Estonian Doctoral 
School in ICT, and subsequently via national and European research 
projects. Besides access to EU funding instruments, Estonia has a 
merit-based national research funding system that enables 
high-performing scholars to create sustainable research groups.

University of Tartu is the flagship higher education and research centre 
of Estonia, with over 15000 students and 1800 academic staff. It is the 
highest ranked university in the Baltic States according to both the 
Times Higher Education and the QS World University rankings. University 
of Tartu's Institute of Computer Science hosts 800 Bachelors and Masters 
students, over 80 academic staff members, and 60 doctoral students. The 
institute has a strong international orientation: over 40% of graduate 
students and a quarter of academic and research staff members are 
international. Graduate teaching in the institute is in English.

The appointment will be permanent with an initial salary of up to 5000 
euros per month depending on experience and achievements. Estonia 
applies a flat income tax rate of 20% on salaries and provides public 
health insurance for employees. Other benefits include 42 days of annual 
leave and relocation support if applicable.

The starting date for the position is 1 January 2018 (negotiable). The 
deadline for applications is 3 August 2017. The application procedures 
are outlined at: 
http://www.ut.ee/en/welcome/job-offer/lead-research-fellow-big-data