Postdocs in AI and Data Management for Retail

Do you enjoy working on the forefront of AI and data tackling challenging scientific and real world problems? As part of the AI for Retail Lab(AIRlab), we are looking for postdoctoral researchers who are looking to further research around topics related to AI and/or data management in retail settings. This is an opportunity to be situated in leading information retrieval (IRLab) and data management research groups (INDELab).

What are you going to do?

You will work on the forefront of AI and/or data management research inspired by retail settings.

Research topics of interest include but are not limited to recommender systems, information retrieval, forecasting, and data management for machine learning. As part of a vibrant AI ecosystem in Amsterdam, you will connect to the larger community interested in these topics and specifically to Ahold Delhaize to see how your research can help address their exciting and challenging real-world retail applications.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• conducting independent research in AI, resulting in academic publications in peer-reviewed conferences and journals;
• to become an active member of the research community and to collaborate with other researchers,
• supervising Bachelor and Master theses and tutoring students;
• coordinating and working with partners at Ahold-Delhaize.

What do you have to offer?

Your experience and profile:

• PhD in artificial intelligence or computer science;
• committed researcher, demonstrated by publications in international refereed academic journals and conferences in particular in information retrieval, recommender systems, artificial intelligence or data management.
• experience in supporting tasks and the willingness to take the responsibility for administrative tasks,
• Professional command of English

Our offer

We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of 12 months The preferred starting date is as soon as possible.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,226 to € 5,090 (scale 10). UvA additionally offers an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park, we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• Multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• Multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• Multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• Partly paid parental leave;
• The possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• A pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• The possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• Help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad