Postdoctoral Position in User Modeling: The Department of Information Sciences and Technologies (DIST) at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (FAMNIT) of the University of Primorska is seeking an early-career researcher for a postdoctoral position in the area of psychologically-informed user modeling under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko Tkalčič.
Postdoctoral Research Position in Psychologically-Informed User Modeling
Designation: Postdoctoral Researcher
| Job Details | Description |
|---|---|
| Employment Type | Full-time (40 hrs/week) |
| Duration | 2 years (preferred start October 2024) |
| Research Area | Psychologically-informed user modeling, psychologically-informed item modeling, inference of user and item characteristics, explanations, recommender systems |
| Location | University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia |
| Qualification | PhD in computer science or related field |
| Expertise | Recommender systems, machine learning, user modeling |
| Additional Expertise | ML explainability, computational psychology, computational social science, media-related knowledge (musicology etc.) |
| Teaching Load | 1 course/semester, 3-4 hrs/week |
| Benefits | Full social security, funding for travel (conferences, visitors) |
Job Description:
The research project will focus on exploring psychologically-informed features for modeling users and items, inferring user and item characteristics from digital traces, providing explanations and recommendations in the music and film domains using methodologies such as user studies and machine learning.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send an email to marko.tkalcic@famnit.upr.si with the following documentation:
- Motivation letter
- CV
- List of publications
- Research statement
- Names and email addresses of two to three references
Last Date for Application:
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
