Vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher in the field of predictive and prescriptiv

11 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

KU Leuven

Research Field

Computer science » Other
Engineering » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

30 Jun 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38 hours/week

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

BAP-2024-272

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

• Perform class-leading research in predictive and/or prescriptive process monitoring.
• Teach possibly 1 course of up to 6 ECTS.
• Assist in the guidance of 2-3 PhD candidates on a similar topic.
• Lead or support grant writing for additional (postdoc) funding proposals.
• Supervise 4-6 MSc dissertations per academic year in the field of Information Systems Engineering and Information Management.

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

We offer a fulltime employment as a postdoctoral researcher on a one-year contract which can be extended (per year for no longer than 2 years in total) after a positive evaluation. You will work under the supervision of Prof. Johannes De Smedt and Prof. Jochen De Weerdt.

You will be located at the Research Centre for Information Systems Engineering (LIRIS) of KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). You will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment in this research group that is actively involved in scientific research at the highest international level in different domains such as business intelligence, data mining, process mining, conceptual modelling, model-driven engineering, and smart learning environments. Research projects in these domains are focusing both on fundamental research as on applied research.

Eligibility criteria

• You have or will have obtained (close to the starting date) a PhD in Information Systems Engineering/Informatics/Computer Science/Machine Learning/Statistics or a related discipline with a focus on process analytics, preferably with a focus on building predictive and/or prescriptive models.
• You have a mature publication track record with exposure in top journals within the field of process analytics and in conference proceedings of leading outlets including CAiSE, BPM, ICPM, and more.
• You might have some experience in project proposal writing.
• You have experience in guiding MSc students.
• You are fluent in English (written/spoken) and have strong communication and presentation skills.

Selection process

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Johannes De Smedt, mail: [email protected] or Prof. dr. Jochen De Weerdt, mail: [email protected] .
You can apply for this job no later than 30/06/2024 via the online application tool

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

KU Leuven

Country

Belgium

State/Province

Vlaams Brabant

City

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

Street

Leuven

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://easyapply.jobs/r/vkhI7xv21TdKxv4Izb0x

Contact

State/Province

Leuven

City

Vlaams Brabant

Street

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED