Postdoctoral Fellowship in AI Systems at the University of Cape Town (UCT)
Application deadline: 29 November 2024 The AI Research Unit (AIRU) at UCT is looking to recruit an outstanding researcher to take up a postdoctoral fellowship in AI Systems. The position is attached t...
Application deadline: 29 November 2024
The AI Research Unit (AIRU) at UCT is looking to recruit an outstanding researcher to take up a postdoctoral fellowship in AI Systems. The position is attached to the DSI-NRF/UCT SARChI Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems hosted in the unit. The Chair conducts research on generic architectures and frameworks for human-centred AI systems with applications in health and wellbeing, earth observation, energy and finance. The researcher will work primarily under the supervision of the Chair holder, A/Prof Deshen Moodley, on projects related to the Chair. The researcher will interact with a diverse team of applied and theoretical researchers across AIRU’s local and international research network, with opportunities to undertake short research visits to AIRU’s collaborators based in Europe.
The value of the fellowship is between R 380 000 and R 420 000 per annum. The position is a full-time position based in Cape Town, and is tenable for two years initially for one year and renewable for a second year. Applicants must have completed their doctoral study in the last five years and may not previously have held full-time academic posts. Applicants will be expected to have an outstanding profile in Computer Science or allied disciplines, with evidence of interest and an ability to undertake research in the above-mentioned field. Applicants with PhDs in Mathematics or Physics with experience in machine learning are particularly encouraged to apply.
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