A position for a post-doctoral data mining researcher is available at IDSIA (Lugano, Switzerland, www.idsia.ch).

**Duties -Research and development of original data mining methods for classification, regression and clustering. -Implementation of data mining algorithms within an existing Business Intelligence software program.

**Requirements preferably involving Bayesian networks.

• Master’s Degree in computer science, statistics, physics, engineering or other highly quantitative areas. -PhD in data mining related topics, or in statistical data modeling,

-Strong publication record in the fields of data mining, machine learning or computational statistics. -Strong commitment to research and scientific publication, together with the willingness to cooperate with a leading business intelligence company. -Strong background in programming languages such as C++, C# or Java. -Ability to produce high-quality data mining implementations, to efficiently analyze very large databases. -Excellent oral and written English skills.

**We offer -A two-year position with an employment contract of 100% and with the possibility of contract extension. -International working environment. -Collaboration with expert data mining researchers and with leading Business Intelligence companies. -Participation in prominent international conferences, with the possibility for funded travel. -Attractive salary, in line with Swiss employment standards.

**Applications Applicants should submit the following documents, written in English:

• curriculum vitae
• list of exams and grades obtained in the course of studies conducted at Bachelor’s and Master’s level;
• names of three references (with e-mail addresses); -letter of motivation: brief statement on how the applicant’s research interests correspond with the above mentioned topics (1 - 2 pages); -list of publications, and, if possible, link to the thesis.

Completed applications should be submitted by the 5th July 2012 using the online form found at the following address: www.supsi.ch/go/bando_data_mining_idsia

For further information please refer to the official page for this position: http://www.supsi.ch/home/supsi/lavora-con-noi/2012-07-05.html

or contact Giorgio Corani giorgio.corani(a)supsi.ch