Assistant Professor in Computer Vision and Image Processing

17 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Maastricht University (UM)

Research Field

Technology

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

17 Mar 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

38.0

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

Are you passionate about creating versatile algorithms that can gain information from real world images and videos? Are you curious to understand how patterns can be detected from images and videos using deep-learning methods, and how those methods can be interpreted? Do you value seeing your research applied to real-world challenges from different domains (like agriculture, healthcare or manufacturing) to address urgent societal needs?

If you see yourself making an impact in any of these areas – or you have other interesting computer vision and image processing topics to bring to the table – you should consider joining our Department of Advanced Computing Sciences (DACS) as an Assistant Professor in Computer Vision.

What are you going to do?
To strengthen our research initiatives on computer vision and image processing, we are looking for a scientist with expertise in areas such as: deep learning, self-supervised learning, 3D computer vision. Research on emerging computer vision topics, for instance: privacy preserving computer vision, metaverse, augmented reality – is particularly welcome.

As our new colleague, you will contribute to DACS research. Our research activities span the entire spectrum from curiosity-driven research to responsible societal applications, often taking on an interdisciplinary character. Contributions to areas such as multi-agent systems, (medical) signal and image processing, FAIR principles, game theory, intelligent search techniques and affective computing are internationally recognized. What makes our research so interesting is that DACS maintains an industry network with over 80 private collaborators ranging from local SMEs to large multinationals. The department designs and develops data-driven solutions for a wide variety of business applications in sectors including transport and logistics, healthcare, and production and manufacturing. This way you can contribute to science and our society of tomorrow! As an Assistant Professor, you will also be active

in acquiring research funding and support fellow junior researchers.

In addition to your research, you will contribute to our top-rated education. Our department offers one bachelor’s program and two master programs in the fields of AI and Data Science, all of which are nationally ranked among the top of their kind. In September 2023, we have also launched a new bachelor in Computer Science. You will strongly contribute to the focus and strengthening of our programs.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about research and who enjoys teaching. You feel at home in a strongly international and diverse community like ours. Furthermore, we are looking to welcome someone who fosters collaboration at all levels.

Our ideal candidate has:

• A PhD degree in Computer Vision or a strongly related field;
• Preferably at least 2 years working experience in an academic environment post-PhD;
• A proven track record in research and teaching, commensurate with the rank of assistant professor;
• Effective communication in English and organizational skills;
• Experience with funding acquisition at national and European level.

Additional Information
Benefits

As Assistant Professor in Computer Vision and Image Processingat Faculty of Science & Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

• Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 11 according to UFO profile Universitair docent, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €4332,00 and €5929,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.
• At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
• As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
• Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.
  The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply.

Additional comments

Curious?

Are you interested in this exciting position but still have questions? Feel free to contact Prof. dr. Mark Winands [email protected] Professor in Machine Reasoning Chair of Department of Advanced Computing Sciences for more information.

Applying?
Or are you already convinced and ready to become our new Assistant Professor ? Apply now, no later than 17 March, for this position.

Please upload with your application the following documents

• Research statement;
• Teaching statement;
• CV;
• List of publications;
• Contact information (names, e-mail addresses, and phone number) of two persons willing to provide references.

The vacancy is open for internal and external candidates. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be prioritized.

Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/337890/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Maastricht University

Country

Netherlands

City

Maastricht

Postal Code

6229EN

Street

Paul-Henri Spaaklaan 1

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337890/assistant-professor-in-computer-visi…

Contact

City

Maastricht

Website

http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

Street

Minderbroedersberg 4

Postal Code

6211 LK

STATUS: EXPIRED