JOB OFFER ITMATI-OT-13/2017: Researcher for the OTEAres experiment.

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PROJECT: Improvement of the remote expert system based on software OTEA (OTEAres).
 
JOB OFFER REFERENCE: ITMATI-OT-13/2017.
 
CALL: Recruitment within the framework of the OTEAres experiment awarded in the second call of the project FORTISSIMO 2: Factories of the Future Resources, Technology, Infrastructure and Services for Simulation and Modelling 2 (Fortissimo-2 Call-2), which is funded under the European Community HORIZON 2020 Framework Programme
 
DESCRIPTION OF JOB POSITION: 1 full-time contract as researcher for the OTEAres experiment, funded under the Fortissimo-2 Call-2. Technological Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITMATI) is part of the consortium involved in the experiment, which is coordinated by Ecomanagement Technology (ECOMT), an ICT company engaged in the implementation of energy efficiency solutions.
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr Javier Roca Pardiñas, Associated Professor at the Universidade de Vigo, and affiliated researcher of ITMATI.
 
CANDIDATES PROFILE: Graduates, engineers, masters and doctors in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computing or other related fields, with knowledge in statistical computing, data mining, Big Data and machine learning.
 
MERITS AND REQUIREMENTS TO BE ASSESSED:

  • Training and general experience to be assessed (40 points, all contributions must be documented).
    • Academic transcript of degree, engineering, master and/or doctorate. Affinity of the candidates' degrees with Statistics and Operations Research field will be valued.
    • Previous experience in analysis and programming of mathematical and/or statistical algorithms.
    • Advanced knowledge and previous experience in the use of R and Python programming languages.
    • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Knowledge, and additional and specific experience to be assessed (35 points, all contributions must be documented).
    • Knowledge and previous experience in statistical computing, data mining, Big Data and machine learning.
    • Knowledge and previous experience in processing of large databases: Hadoop, Spark, SparkR (R on Spark), Cassandra, etc.
  • Personal interview (25 points).

Candidates achieving the three best assessments according to the above criteria will be called to a personal interview.
 
WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT:

  • Statistical analysis of data related to the project topics.
  • Development and selection of the best predictive statistical models for the project objectives.
  • Implementation of the selected models in the Big Data infrastructure to be developed under the project.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
People interested in this contract must send their applications by September 18th, 2017 at 14:00h Madrid local time. Application should include a cover letter summarizing the applicant's career (general training and experience to be assessed, as well as additional merits referred to in the call), a curriculum (with mobile phone and email), and the academic title and transcript of degree, engineering, master and/or doctorate. If it deems it appropriate, candidates can also attach letters of recommendation to their application.
All documentation must be sent to the following email address itmati@itmati.com, indicating the job offer reference ITMATI-OT-13/2017 in the "subject" of the email. The receipt of requests will be confirmed by email.
 
DEADLINES AND RESOLUTION:
Reception of applications: until September 18th, 2017 at 14:00h Madrid local time.
Evaluation of applications and personal interviews: from 18th to 22th September 2017.
Resolution of the call: September 2017.
 
FURTHER INFORMATION:

 
Fecha: 
Thu, 2017-09-07