<div dir="ltr"><div>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Post</span></span>-<span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">doc</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il">Position</span> in Data Science / Visual Analytics<br>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><br>The
Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry
(CEPID-CeMEAI) at the University of São Paulo, in São Carlos/SP, Brazil,
opens a <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">post</span></span>-doctoral research <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il">position</span> in Data Science / Visual
Analytics to work in the project: <br><br>"<span class="gmail-il">Crime</span> Analysis and Forecasting in Urban Environments – Tools for Improving Public Policies in the Area of Security". <br><br>The
project, funded by Fapesp (Sao Paulo State research funding agency),
aims at advancing the state-of-the-art research in <span class="gmail-il">crime</span> data analysis,
<span class="gmail-il">crime</span> pattern identification, and <span class="gmail-il">crime</span> prediction. The project is in
collaboration with Núcleo de Estudos da Violência - University of São
Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil and Fundação Getúlio Vargas - Rio de
Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. The <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">post</span></span>-<span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">doc</span></span> will interact with members of both
institutions but will be hosted in São Carlos/SP.<br><br>We are seeking a
highly motivated <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">postdoctoral</span></span> fellow! Curiosity, open-mind, creativity,
persistence, and collaborative-work capability are the key personal
skills we target. A Ph.D. in computer science, applied mathematics, or
related fields is required, with demonstrated experience and high
quality publications. Candidates should have advanced programming skills
and a solid background in data science and/or visual analytics
techniques. Candidates must have got their PhD in the last 7 years.<br><br>Portuguese speaking is not required but fluency in English is mandatory.<br><br>São
Paulo Research Foundation provides the financial support with a monthly
salary of R$ 7,373.10 (about U$ 2,000.00). Financial support can also
be provided to cover transportation expenses as to the move to São
Carlos - Brazil. An extra grant is also provided to cover participation
in highly relevant conferences and workshops, as well as research trips
(limited to 15% of the annual amount of the fellowship). The <span class="gmail-m_7534661447673862573gmail-il">position</span> is
for two years.<br><br>Application:<br>Applicants are invited to submit a
cover letter, curriculum vitae (including their full publication
record), as well as reference letters (at least two) by email to Dr.
Luis Gustavo Nonato - <a href="mailto:gnonato@icmc.usp.br" target="_blank">gnonato@icmc.usp.br</a> ( PDF files only).</div><div>Applications will be considered until August 31st, 2019. <br></div><div><br>Contract Condition:<br>Grant from FAPESP under the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDC-CeMEAI) (<a href="http://www.fapesp.br/en/17" target="_blank">http://www.fapesp.br/en/17</a>, <a href="http://www.cemeai.icmc.usp.br/" target="_blank">http://www.cemeai.icmc.usp.br/</a>).</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#888888">Luis Gustavo Nonato<br>Full Professor<br>Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics<br>Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences<br>University of Sao Paulo at Sao Carlos<br>P.O. Box 668<br>13560-970 Sao Carlos - SP Brazil<br>
Phone - <a value="+551633739695">+55 16 3373969<font color="#888888">7</font></a><br></font></span><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">web: <a href="http://www.icmc.usp.br/pessoas/gnonato/" target="_blank">http://www.icmc.usp.br/pessoas/gnonato/</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>