PhD position in Computer Science (user modeling, recommender systems)

TLDR

PhD Position in computer science (research topics: user modeling, 
recommender systems), 4 years full-time employment (40 hrs/week), paid 
tuition, 50% teaching load, travel budget.


Full Description

PhD Position in computer science (research topics: user modeling, 
recommender systems), 4 years full-time employment (40 hrs/week), paid 
tuition, 50% teaching load, travel budget, supervised by Assoc. Prof. 
Marko Tkalčič at the University of Primorska, Slovenia.

Research topics:

- psychologically-informed user modeling,
- psychologically-informed item modeling,
- inference of user and item characteristics,
- explanations,
- recommender systems.

Details:

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 candidates for a PhD 
student position in the area of psychologically-informed user modeling 
and recommender systems under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko 
Tkalčič.

The project will explore how psychologically-informed features can be 
used to model users, items, infer user characteristics from digital 
traces, infer item characteristics, provide explanations and 
recommendations in the music and film domains. The methodologies will 
include user studies and machine learning. The candidate will work in a 
great team with Marko Tkalčič as part of the HICUP lab 
(https://hicup.famnit.upr.si/) in the beautiful Mediterranean city of 
Koper (the beach is only a 3 min walk from the office).

- Full-time employment (40 hrs/week). Full social security.
- The position is for four years.
- The starting date is October 2024.
- MSc in Computer Science or related field.
- The position includes a 50% teaching load.
- The position comes with funding for travel (conferences).

Application Process:

The applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position 
is filled. To apply, send an email to marko.tkalcic@famnit.upr.si with 
the following documentation:

- motivation letter,
- CV,
- list of publications (if applicable),
- research statement (one page, describe your ideal PhD project),
- names and email addresses of two to three references.


Link to call: https://markotkalcic.com/phd_2024.html
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Dr. Marko Tkalcic
http://markotkalcic.com
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Received on Wednesday, 1 May 2024 17:14:56 UTC