Postdoc on the subject of Adaptive Sequential Testing

3 weken geleden


Amsterdam, Nederland Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica Voltijd

Job description

CWI is hosting a one-year project focusing on Practical and efficient methods underpinning adaptive sequential testing. This project is a collaboration between CWI and Booking.com research in Amsterdam.

We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in pursuing scientific research in sequential testing. The project aims to advance adaptive sequential testing in practically motivated extensions of the classic Best Arm Identification setting. We are looking to develop principled algorithms that handle delays, non-stationarity and/or feedback beyond simple rewards.

The postdoc researcher will spend four days day per week at CWI and one day at Booking.com research (within a short 15 minutes bicycle ride).

Requirements

Candidates are required to have completed their PhD in mathematics or computer science, with a strong background in statistical learning theory, mathematical statistics, and/or bandits. Ideally, the candidate has worked already on pure exploration problems.

Needed qualifications for candidates include proven research talent, strong theoretical background, and good academic writing and presentation skills. Candidates are expected to have an excellent command of English.

Terms and conditions

The terms of employment are in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres ("CAO-onderzoeksinstellingen"). The gross monthly salary for an employee on a full time basis, depending on relevant work experience, ranges from € 4.218 to € 5.141. The appointment will be for a period of one year.

Employees are also entitled to a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.33%. CWI offers attractive working conditions, including flexible scheduling.



  • Amsterdam, Nederland Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica Voltijd

    Job description Optimization for and with Machine Learning (OPTIMAL) is a Dutch research project funded by NWO (2020-2025). It is a collaboration between researchers from the University of Amsterdam, CWI, Tilburg University, and Technical University Delft. We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in pursuing fundamental research in...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica Voltijd

    Job description Optimization for and with Machine Learning (OPTIMAL) is a Dutch research project funded by NWO (2020-2025). It is a collaboration between researchers from the University of Amsterdam, CWI, Tilburg University, and Technical University Delft. We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in pursuing fundamental research in...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Voltijd

    **Location**:Amsterdam **Max hours per week**:38 **Max salary**:5090,00 **Duration of agreement**:1 - 3 years **Postdoc in social rodent neuroscience: understanding social and brain dynamics of multiple individuals** Both human and rodents live in complex environments that include the necessity to interact with other conspecifics. To better understand...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your functionA growing number of people works through platforms such as Fiverr, Uber, or UpWork. They are part of the platform, or gig, economy. The viability of the platform economy for workers is heavily debated. Proponents are excited about the independence and flexibility that platforms afford. Detractors of the platform economy instead emphasize that...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your functionA growing number of people works through platforms such as Fiverr, Uber, or UpWork. They are part of the platform, or gig, economy. The viability of the platform economy for workers is heavily debated. Proponents are excited about the independence and flexibility that platforms afford. Detractors of the platform economy instead emphasize that...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Adyen Voltijd

    This is Adyen Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for the world's leading companies. At our core is a payments engine delivering frictionless payments across online, mobile and in-store channels. Speed is the foundation of our company. We are honest, direct, and try to have some fun too. We’re charting our own path, with a global team...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Adyen Voltijd

    This is Adyen Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for the world's leading companies. At our core is a payments engine delivering frictionless payments across online, mobile and in-store channels. Speed is the foundation of our company. We are honest, direct, and try to have some fun too. We’re charting our own path, with a global team...


  • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Adyen Voltijd

    This is Adyen Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for the world's leading companies. At our core is a payments engine delivering frictionless payments across online, mobile and in-store channels. Speed is the foundation of our company. We are honest, direct, and try to have some fun too. We're charting our own path, with a global team...


  • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your FunctionDespite robots increasingly entering the workforce, there is still much unknown about their impact on jobs. Engineers are eager to develop smart robotic applications to handle challenging, risky, or monotonous tasks like cleaning, bomb disposal, transportation, and surveillance. While some paint a bleak picture of jobs disappearing or losing...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland CWI Voltijd

    Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the Distributed & Interactive Systems (DIS) research group for a We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in trustworthy and transparent human-AI interactions, in the context of news media and journalism. A 2-year fixed-term full time Postdoc position is available at the Distributed &...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland CWI Voltijd

    Are you inspired by building human-centric, explainable, and collaborative AI? There is a vacancy for a 4-year PhD position in the Intelligent and Autonomous Systems research group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam. **Job description**: Are you passionate about human-AI teamwork? Unfortunately, users often do not understand current AI...


  • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your functionVUSec conducts cutting-edge research in the field of systems security, focusing on various aspects such as attacks, defenses, reverse engineering, and formal verification. The team explores crucial domains including software security, hardware security, and network security, delving into intricate details like operating systems, compilers, and...

  • PhD/ Postdoc in cellular

    1 week geleden


    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Voltijd

    Location: Amsterdam Max hours per week: 38 Min/Max salary: PhD-student € 2.770 – 3.539, Postdoc € 3.226 – 5.090 Duration of agreement: PhD-student 4 years, Postdoc max 3,5 years (for both positions: first for 1 year, the contract will be extended in case of proper functioning) Apply until: September 1, 2024 (this vacancy is now also open for...


  • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland CWI Voltijd

    Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the Distributed & Interactive Systems (DIS) research group for aWe are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in trustworthy and transparent human-AI interactions, in the context of news media and journalism.A 2-year fixed-term full time Postdoc position is available at the Distributed &...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Voltijd

    Are you an experienced ethnographic researcher with a PhD on the topic of technology and work? Then consider applying for a postdoc to continue your research and specialize on the topic of robotics at work!Your functionDespite robots increasingly entering our work lives, we know surprisingly little about their impact on jobs. Engineers are excited to build...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Voltijd

    Are you an experienced ethnographic researcher with a PhD on the topic of technology and work? Then consider applying for a postdoc to continue your research and specialize on the topic of robotics at work!Your functionDespite robots increasingly entering our work lives, we know surprisingly little about their impact on jobs. Engineers are excited to build...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your functionDespite robots increasingly entering our work lives, we know surprisingly little about their impact on jobs. Engineers are excited to build intelligent robotic applications with the aim to alleviate difficult, risky, or boring jobs, such as cleaning, bomb diffusion, transportation of goods or surveillance. Labor economists and public...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

    Your functionDespite robots increasingly entering our work lives, we know surprisingly little about their impact on jobs. Engineers are excited to build intelligent robotic applications with the aim to alleviate difficult, risky, or boring jobs, such as cleaning, bomb diffusion, transportation of goods or surveillance. Labor economists and public...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Voltijd

    Are you an experienced quantitative researcher with a PhD in a social science discipline? Are you interested in the topic of platform work? In that case, consider applying for a postdoc position at the KIN Center for Digital Innovation.Your functionA growing number of people works through platforms such as Fiverr, Uber, or UpWork. They are part of the...


  • Amsterdam, Nederland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Voltijd

    Are you an experienced quantitative researcher with a PhD in a social science discipline? Are you interested in the topic of platform work? In that case, consider applying for a postdoc position at the KIN Center for Digital Innovation.Your functionA growing number of people works through platforms such as Fiverr, Uber, or UpWork. They are part of the...