The Research Centre in Information Technologies of the University of Santiago de Compostela (CiTIUS) is seeking postdoctoral researchers for a period of two years.
CiTIUS (citius.usc.es) is part of the Campus Vida of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), which has been acknowledged as one from the eight International Campuses of Excellence by the Spanish Ministries of Education, Science and Innovation and it aspires to become 1 of the top 100 best biocampuses worldwide.
Currently, the CiTIUS hosts 32 senior researchers, which have been selected by an external scientific advisory board, and a total of 100 researchers. Since its creation in 2011, CiTIUS researchers have published more than 100 JCR papers and participated in more than 60 R&D projects, most of them in collaboration with the industry sector. CiTIUS researchers have also promoted 3 new spin-offs and 2 other entrepreneurship initiatives are incubating.

Description

CiTIUS research lines are structured in seven Scientific Programs. Succesfull candidates will work in a project in one of the following research areas (please see link below for more details):

1) Artificial Vision
2) High performance computing and cloud computing
3) e-Health
4) Data engineering
5) Ambient intelligence and multimodal interfaces
6) Business intelligence
7) Web intelligence
8) Personal robots
9) Innovating in smart services and wearables

Offer research objectives and specific required skills are detailed in: citius.usc.es/n815u

Candidates must include in their application a motivation letter with a research proposal in one of the above mentioned areas. Applications without a research proposal or not aligned with the research lines listed will not be considered.

The postdoctoral position is for a period of two years. The contract period may be extended if successful candidates comply the Marie Curie mobility rule: not have resided or carried out their main activity in the host country (Spain) for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. Applicants will receive a gross salary of about 2.630€ per month (31.600€ per year). The estimated date of commencement is May or June 2015.

Qualifications and Skills:
We seek highly motivated candidates with the ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as in interdisciplinary research groups. The applicants must have received their doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields. Fluent English is essential.
Information about Scientific Program research lines, publications and projects can be found in this link.
Selection criteria will be scientific excellence of the candidate and the interest of the research proposal described in the motivation letter.

Application:
The application must contain information of research background and work experience, including:
1) A detailed CV, including personal contact information and list of publications
2) A brief research proposal in one of the above mentioned topics
3) A motivation letter outlining background and experience
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to citius.idi@usc.es with the subject: “POSTDOCTORAL POSITION: [Research project name]"

Closing date for applications: 08.03.15 at 23h59 CET (UCT +01:00)

Nr of positions available : 2

Research Fields

Computer science 
Engineering

Career Stage

Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc) 

Research Profiles

Recognised Researcher (R2) 
Established Researcher (R3) 

Comment/web site for additional job details

Offer research objectives and specific required skills are detailed in: https://citius.usc.es/n815u