Associate researcher position in Constraint Programming

Associate researcher position in Constraint Programming

LIFO - University of Orleans, France
http://www.univ-orleans.fr/lifo/

Applications are invited for a renewable one-year research position
available in the Constraint and Machine Learning group. Candidates are
expected to have a strong background in Constraint Programming. Knowledge
in Machine Learning will also be considered favourably.

The research fellow is expected to join the LIFO Constraint and Machine
Learning group and contribute to the development of techniques mixing these
two fields like constraint learning or constraint reasoning in presence of
data streams. The candidate should have significant experience, be be able
to work in a collaborative environment and combine solid theoretical
background and software development skills.

Funding is provided by an association called "The Studium"
(http://lestudium.cnrs-orleans.fr/home.htm) which also provides a wide
range of services to the invited researchers.  Monthly salary may vary
according to experience starting from Eu 1800 after taxes, plus free
housing according to family needs (worth Eu 400-800+ in Orleans). 

Orleans is an historic city in the middle of the Loire Valley, famous by
its numerous castles.  Orleans is 1 hour south of Paris by train. The 100
hectares wooden campus is located in the south of town, with an efficient
transportation to the city center ensured by a tramway line (30 mn)
(http://www.univ-orleans.fr/index.php?ln=en).

Interested candidates should contact:

Arnaud Lallouet <[email protected]>

and send their CV, a statement of research and names of references by the
end of September, 2005.  However, the search will continue until an
appropriate candidate has been identified.