[visionlist] [Job] Post-Doct Research Fellow - Deep Learning for Visual Tracking and Re-Identification from UAV

[Niki Martinel]

Job description:
The laboratory of Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems (AViReS) is offering a one-year Research Fellow position -renewable for 1+ additional year(s)- to design, develop and evaluate visual-based object-tracking and target re-identification solutions on images acquired by a network of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

Location: University of Udine
Department: Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics
Unit: Artificial Vision and Real-Time System Laboratory - University of Udine (UNIUD)
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Scientific fields: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Minimum Education Level: Ph.D.
Contact person: Dr. Niki Martinel, niki.martinel at uniud.it
 
Requirements:
We are looking for a highly-motivated, independent, and skilled researcher with a Ph.D. degree and related experience in machine vision, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and/or computer science/engineering with interest in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems.
A background and track record of peer-reviewed conference/journal publications in machine vision/machine learning is compulsory  (object recognition, deep learning, etc.).
Experience with designing, managing, and executing experiments is a mandatory requirement. Relevant knowledge and at least 3 years of experience in developing visual-based solutions with Python are mandatory. As the Research Fellow will be working in an interdisciplinary team in international cooperation with universities, research organizations, and companies, we expect a pro-active and collaborative attitude and excellent communication skills both in presentations and writing.
 
Conditions of employment:
We offer a full-time scientific position for a total period of 1 year.
Competitive salary (more details can be found in the linked open-call application PDF). As the candidate will be selected, the contract will be immediately activated. We expect the candidate to join the group as soon as possible. The contract may be extended for 1(+) additional year(s).

Employer:
University of Udine, Italy.
Within the Department of Mathematics, Computer  Science and Physics, the  Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems (AViReS) lab carries out  fundamental research on machine vision and  artificial intelligence.
The lab has a large range of platforms and camera networks available as well as GPU clusters for deep learning.

Deadline:
June 9, 2020 - 2 pm CET (applications will open on May 20, 2 pm CET)

Application:
http://web.uniud.it/ateneo/normativa/albo_ufficiale/330-2020/DRN_243_2020_Notice%20of%20competition_.pdf

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Niki Martinel
University of Udine
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Via Delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
niki.martinel at uniud.it
http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~niki.martinel/