Post-doc position - University of Basel, Switzerland

A fully funded Post-doc position at the Databases and Information Systems Research Group, University of Basel, Switzerland

http://dbis.cs.unibas.ch/


The Databases and Information Systems Research Group at the University of Basel offers a Post-Doc position for the period of 24 months in the research project IMOTION (Intelligent Multi-Modal Augmented Video Motion Retrieval System) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) in the context of the
EU ERA-Net initiative Chist-ERA. The targeted start date is between August 15, 2014, and October 15, 2014.

--- Requirements:
- a completed PhD degree with outstanding performance in Computer Science or a related field, preferably with focus on
  databases, multimedia information retrieval, distributed information systems
- good level of both English (mandatory) and German (desired) language skills, written and spoken
- excellent Java, preferably also C++, programming skills
- experience in software development
- ability to work in a team


--- Project Description:
You will be working in a research project in the following field
- Content-based multimedia retrieval (particularly focusing on motion-based retrieval in video collections)
- Application of technologies for Big data analysis and processing (e.g., Map/Reduce) for multimedia analysis and retrieval
- Index structures for large multimedia collections
- Novel interfaces for multimedia retrieval (e.g., speech, sketches)


--- About the Computer Science Department:
The University of Basel, founded in 1460, is the oldest university in Switzerland. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (see http://www.cs.unibas.ch) is located in a modern building in the center of the town, close to the river Rhine and to many other departments and facilities. With its about 100 members from all over the world, it offers a friendly atmosphere and a pleasant working environment.


--- About Life in Basel:
Basel is an attractive, green town located on the river Rhine, at the border between Switzerland, France and Germany. Its position makes it a lively, international, multi-cultural center. The city, with its large variety of high class museums, its University and its Music Academy, makes it one of the most attractive cultural
areas in Switzerland, but it is also a major industrial center and an important commercial crossroad, hosting every year trade shows like "BaselWorld" or "Art Basel", attracting visitors and business people from all over Europe. Its many parks, the beautiful, well-preserved old town center dominated by the Cathedral, and the crowded terraces on the banks of the Rhine make it a pleasant, attractive place to visit but also to live and work.


--- How to apply:
Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, an academic curriculum vitae, transcripts of academic diplomas (plus diploma supplements), all in one pdf document, to dbis-cs@unibas.ch, preferably before July 20, 2014 specifying in the subject the words "Post-Doc Position" and your complete name. The position
will remain open until filled.

For any further inquiry, please write to: dbis-cs@unibas.ch