Three Postdoc Positions in Machine Learning and Network Science

 

Three postdoctoral positions are available for outstanding individuals to conduct research in machine learning, network science, and cyber security.

 

Position 1:  This project involves research on justice in machine learning.  For a flavor of this work, visit http://eliassi.org/tina_justML_nih2018.pdf.  The mentor for this position is Professor Tina Eliassi-Rad at Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute and College of Computer and Information Science in Boston, MA.

 

Position 2:  This project involves research on adversarial machine learning for cyber networks.  For a flavor of this work, visit https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.00308.  The mentors for this position are Professors Tina Eliassi-Rad and Alina Oprea.  The postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with Northeastern University’s College of Computer and Information Science, the Network Science Institute, and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute.  This position is in Boston, MA.

 

Position 3:  This project involves research on design and computation of scalable graph distances in metric spaces.  For a flavor of this work, visit https://neu-spiral.github.io/GraphMetricSpaces.  The mentors for this position are Professors Tina Eliassi-Rad and Stratis Ioannidis.  The postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with Northeastern University’s College of Computer and Information Science, College of Engineering, and the Network Science Institute.  This position is in Boston, MA.

 

Qualifications:

·      A recent Ph.D. in Computer Science, Network Science, Information Science, Statistics, or related fields.

·      Expertise in machine learning and data mining.

·      Experience working with complex networks.

·      Strong programming skills in Python, C, MATLAB, or R.

 

Start date: January 2019 (flexible)

 

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

 

Duration: One year with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

 

Deadline: The initial review date is December 1, 2018 (but sooner is better).  Position will remain open until filled. 

 

Application:

1.     Please email a cover letter and your curriculum vitae to t.eliassirad@northeastern.edu as one single PDF file; and make sure to include the string "[MLNS Postdoc]" at the beginning of your subject line.

2.     Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to t.eliassirad@northeastern.edu.