Call for postdoctoral researchers at HIIT (deadline 13 May 2011)

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT conducts basic and strategic research on information technology. It is a joint research
institute of the Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. HIIT is a leading IT institute with research ranging from fundamental
methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on other sciences, people and society. HIIT's key competences are in
analysis of large sets of data, probabilistic modeling of complex phenomena, Internet architecture and technologies, mobile and
human-centric computing, and user-created media.

HIIT now calls for applications for postdoctoral researchers. The positions will be filled for three years maximum, starting 1 August
2011, or as agreed.

The postdoctoral researchers will undertake research work, teaching and student supervision in some of HIIT's research areas, but
preferably providing an extension to the competences presently available in HIIT. Each postdoc will belong to one or more HIIT
research groups, and be mentored by one or more group leaders / PI's. See www.hiit.fi/research

This time, we are searching for postdocs for the following fields: 
 * We are launching a new focus area for which we are looking for people in particular working in large-scale computational and
  probabilistic modelling, with applications in Text analysis and recommendations, Context-awareness and user modeling, or Biological
  data integration, modelling, and bioinformatics. People involved include: Antti Oulasvirta and Antti Honkela (contact persons;
  firstname.lastname@hiit.fi), Giulio Jacucci, Samuel Kaski and Petri Myllymäki.

* Brain signal analysis (contact persons: Aapo Hyvärinen, Samuel Kaski; firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi)

* Computational creativity (contact person Hannu Toivonen, firstname.lastname@cs.helsinki.fi).

* Excellent applicants in other fields of HIIT are welcome as well (contact persons: research group leaders and HIIT research programme
  directors: http://www.hiit.fi/programmes)

The applications should include:
        - A research statement, including preferences on HIIT groups and topics, and  outlining proposed research (at most 3 pages)
        - Curriculum vitae
        - List of publications with links to pdf-versions of the three most relevant publications
        - Degree certificate of the PhD degree. In case the doctoral degree is still pending, an up-to-date study transcript and a
          plan for completion of the degree should be provided. The doctoral degree should be completed during 2011. 
        - Two letters of reference, or email addresses of two senior academics willing to provide more information.

Deadline: Friday 13 May 2011.

The applications should be submitted using a web form at
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/25442/lomake.html
The research statement, CV, list of publications and degree information should be attached in pdf. 

The salary for beginning postdoctoral researchers is usually about 3000-3600 euro / month, and for more experienced researchers up to
about 4300 euro / month. The contract includes occupational health and social security benefits.

The applicants will be informed about the decisions as soon as possible, at the latest in the end of June 2011.