The ‘Department of Knowledge-based Mathematical Systems’ (KBMS) at the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the ‘Software Competence Center Hagenberg’ (SCCH) are offering a PhD position in the field of transfer learning with soft computing models for regression problems. 
The basic task is to transfer knowledge from one or a number of original source tasks to one or more similar target tasks with little training data available for each, while achieving robust and consistent models.

The developed approaches should be tuned and evaluated on real-world data from industrial projects e.g. in the domains of energy consumption, production optimization, and of analytical chemistry. The position will be located in Hagenberg at the Department of KBMS/Fuzzy Logic Laboratory Linz (FLLL), with further mentoring by Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH).

Profile/Personal Qualification of the candidate: Applicants should preferably have a completed master in Mathematics/Informatics/Mechatronics, 300 ECTS points received during her/his study (bachelor+master) and have prior experience in soft computing and/or machine learning techniques. 
We expect willingness for preparing publications in international journals and conferences, and clearly suppose an interest in transfer learning and adaptive systems.

Working permission for the EU is requested.

Duration contract: 3-4 years
Deadline of Application: 20th of November 2014
Start Date: 1st of January 2015
Salary (Gross): at least 36621.- Euro per Year, 40 hours per week

Finance: the position is financed within the strategic collaboration between SCCH and the Department of Knowledge-Based Mathematical Systems/FLLL at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Contact: The candidate should send his CV, degree certificates, references to publications together with a short letter of motivation to

Dr. Edwin Lughofer, 
email: edwin.lughofer<στο>jku.at 
Tel.: 0043 (0)7236 3343 431

and/or

Dr. Thomas Natschläger, email: thomas.natschlaeger<στο>scch.at, 
Tel.: 0043 (0)7236 3343 888

Candidates must be allowed to work within the European Union (EU).

For further information, please also see
http://www.flll.jku.at/node/207…