Junior research engineer position in computer vision and deep learning at the Technologies of Vision research laboratory in FBK

14 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Department

Unità People Innovation

Research Field

Computer science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

27 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

The Digital Industry (DI) Center, one of the Centers of the Bruno Kessler Foundation, focuses
its research on digital technologies for the manufacturing industry by creating applications for
critical systems, adaptive and autonomous systems, advanced perception, diagnostics and
prediction systems. The research in the DI Centre also involves fields related to digital
agriculture, cultural heritage and geomatics.
The Technologies of Vision (TeV) Research Unit conducts research in the field of Computer
Vision, Image Analysis and Machine Learning. TeV’s focus is on the development of image and
scene understanding techniques for Monitoring and Video Analytics, Semantic Annotation and
Retrieval, Machine vision, Geometric deep learning, Object segmentation and classification,
Event and action recognition, Computer vision for extended reality. Some specific research
applications include scene understanding and human activity recognition for robot-human
collaborative environments. More information about the TeV lab is available at: https://tev.fbk.eu .
FBK actively seeks diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is also committed to promoting
gender equality.

 

Job Description
The successful candidate is expected to conduct research activities in the area of visual scene
understanding, primarily on object detection and segmentation, vision-language foundation
models, object tracking, 3D data processing. Following the recent evolution in the field, the
research will focus on applying image/video based deep learning techniques to challenging

practical automatic recognition problems. The successful candidate will be involved in both
industrial and European projects, which include Fortis, AI-MATTERS, and AgrifoodTEF.

 

Job requirements
● Master in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields (the degrees
must be obtained by the start date of the FBK contract);
● Solid skills in deep learning for computer vision
● Experience (at least 1 year) in computer vision and deep learning;
● Ability to work and deliver in funded research projects;
● Knowledge of GNU-Linux operating systems, Python and C/C++ programming
languages, and PyTorch environment for deep learning applications;
● Oral and written proficiency in English;
● Self-driven character and ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong
commitment to achieve assigned objectives and to realize practical applications;
● teamwork approach, good communication and relational skills;
● Problem solving.

 

Employment
Type of contract: fixed-term contract
Working hours: full-time (38 hours per week)
Start date: preferably May 2024
Duration: 12 months (with possibility to extend the contract depending on funding)
Gross annual salary: about € 36.200
Workplace: Povo, Trento (Italy)
Benefits: flexi-time, company subsidized cafeteria or meal vouchers, internal car park, welcome
office support for visa formalities, accommodation, social security (SANIFONDS), family-work
balance, free training courses, support on bank account opening, discount on public transport,
sport, language course fees. More info at https://www.fbk.eu/en/work-with-us/ .

 

Application
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by completing the online form
(https://hr.fbk.eu/en/jobs ). Please make sure that your application contains the following
attachments (in pdf format):

● Detailed CV including publication list;
● Statement of research interests with description of one relevant research project;
● Two references (e-mails and phone numbers).

Application deadline: March 27, 2024

 

Please read our Regulations on the recruitment and selection of fixed-term personnel (effective
from October 15, 2018) before completing your application.
For further information, please contact Human Resources Services at [email protected] .

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Country

Italy

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offerte_di_lavoro_Junior_research_engineer_position…

Contact

State/Province

Trentino Alto-Adige

City

Trento

Website

http://www.fbk.eu/

Street

Via Sommarive 18

Postal Code

38123

STATUS: EXPIRED