GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society”” is a research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

 

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

 

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2021, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

 

Experienced researchers (bioinformaticians) R2

Common responsibilities

• Researches and analyses the landscape of innovative approaches that could significantly contribute to the scientific goals of GATE in the field of Digital Health;
• Performs individual and collaborative research in the area of Big Data and AI applications to biomedical data;
• Keeps up-to-date with the research environment (for example funding bodies), identifies opportunities and contributes to project proposals preparation for research funding;
• Leads and/or contributes to high-quality publications;
• Participates in interdisciplinary projects in collaboration between GATE and its partners;
• Develops strong relationships with external key stakeholders, including project partners, industry, policy and other academic bodies and where appropriate represent the Institute;
• Manages work package and tasks of GATE projects and contributes to projects coordination and management by providing direction, support and guidance;
• Mentors less experienced teammates, helping them to be more effective and successful in their research trajectory;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keeps up-to-date with the latest Big Data and AI technology trends and their applications to biomedical data, takes ownership for and manages own career progression, sets realistic and achievable career goals;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the Research Group leader.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Takes part in the development and deployment of pipelines for processing of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data for a subsequent analysis utilizing advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques;
• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for the engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.

 

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or a related field. Alternatively, a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in industry or academia.
• Scientific contributions, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications in scientific journals with high impact factor;
• Extensive experience in analysing data from Next Generation Sequencing or microarray experiments;
• Advanced programming skills in Python, R, bash or other programming languages;
• Experience in participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt research programs; and to carry out research under minimal supervision;
• Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills, in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community;
• Fluent English is a must.

 

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale computations;
• Desirable
• Experience in working with large, heterogeneous datasets in building and optimizing data pipelines, data integration and enrichment;

 

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

 

The GATE Institute is a newly established unit at the University of Sofia with a large-scale co-funding by EU and Bulgarian Ministry of Education under GATE project https://www.gate-coe.eu/.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to algorithms for knowledge discovery, novel methods for big data analysis of information networks and social networks, fairness, accountability, and transparency in learning systems. Applicants must have a strong interest in the development of algorithms, methods and applications, to distil knowledge from large complex datasets.

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2021, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

Junior researchers (R1)

Responsibilities

Common responsibilities

• Performs individual (under supervision) and collaborative research;
• Contributes to high-quality publications;
• Assists in projects planning at the level of tasks estimation;
• Performs state-of-the-art analyses in the field of Big Data and AI;
• Prepares presentations to communicate research results at national and international level and participates in various dissemination events such as conferences, workshops and seminars;
• Builds strong relationships with fellow researchers across the Institute, the University and within the research community to collaborate on research projects;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing, as assigned by the Research Group Leader;
• Engages in continuous professional development, keeps up-to-date with the latest technology trends and standards in the relevant to Big Data and AI areas and participates in various events for learning and knowledge exchange.

 

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Proposes appropriate (and innovative) data ingestion, preparation, integration and semantic enrichment techniques, optimally addressing data quality requirements;
• Develops new methods, algorithms and automated solutions for the integration, simulation and visualization of data (including geo-spatial and spatio-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources;
• Participates in the development of Big Data Analysis solutions by designing and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Statistics, information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Enhances data quality by validating mappings between existing data sources and new semantic repositories, as well as between data sources and ontologies/data models;
• Contributes to the development of ontology-based definitions and standard’s extensions;

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• А minimum of master’s degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related field;
• They are expected to be motivated and passionate about research. The publication track record will be in advance.
• Knowledge and skill in data science and/or artificial intelligence areas such as machine learning and natural language processing.
• Strong programming skills.
• Experience in data management disciplines such us: data modelling, integration and clearing.
• Good communication and presentation skills to explain the outcome of the research.
• Comfortable working as part of a team;

 

We offer:

• You will join an international team of experienced researchers;
• You can opt for enrollment into the PhD Program;
• You will enjoy numerous opportunities for learning and professional development, locally and internationally;
• In your work you will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure of the GATE project;
• Flexible work schedules.
• Work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• Competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

 

The GATE Institute is a newly established unit at the University of Sofia with a large-scale co-funding by EU and Bulgarian Ministry of Education under GATE project https://www.gate-coe.eu/.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to algorithms for knowledge discovery, novel methods for big data analysis of information networks and social networks, fairness, accountability, and transparency in learning systems. Applicants must have a strong interest in the development of algorithms, methods and applications, to distil knowledge from large complex datasets.

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2021, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

Experienced researchers (R2)

 

Responsibilities

Common responsibilities:

• Researches and analyzes the landscape of innovative approaches that could significantly contribute to the scientific goals of GATE;
• Performs individual and collaborative research in the area of Big Data and AI;
• Keeps up-to-date with the research environment (for example funding bodies), identifies opportunities and contributes to project proposals preparation for research funding;
• Leads and/or contributes to high-quality publications;
• Participates in interdisciplinary projects in collaboration between GATE and its partners;
• Develops strong relationships with external key stakeholders, including project partners, industry, policy and other academic bodies and where appropriate represents the Institute;
• Manages work package and tasks of GATE projects and contributes to projects coordination and management by providing direction, support and guidance;
• Mentors less experienced teammates, helping them to be more effective and successful in their research trajectory;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keeps up-to-date with the latest Big Data and AI technology trends, takes ownership for and manages own career progression, sets realistic and achievable career goals;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the Research Group leader.

 

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Researches and develops methods, algorithms and automated solutions for efficient storage, modification and streaming of large-scale data models and simulations;
• Participates in the development of multidimensional models from raw data relying on the existing standards and ontologies;
• Adds semantics to the developed multidimensional models originating from heterogeneous data such as crowdsourced and deep learning/image recognition data;
• Takes part in the development of the Big Data Analysis solutions by devising and implementing advanced Machine Learning, statistics, and information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for the engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• A PhD Degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related technical field or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant research experience;
• A scientific contribution, through original research, innovation or application, evidenced by publications, software output, technology transfers etc.;
• Publication track record in reputable scientific journals or conferences will be in advance.
• Knowledge and skill in data science and/or artificial intelligence areas such as machine learning and natural language processing.
• Strong programming skills.
• Experience in data management disciplines such us: data modelling, integration and clearing.
• Comfortable working as part of a team;
• Experience in working with large datasets will be considered as a strong advantage;
• Good communication and presentation skills to be able to explain the value of their research;

 

We offer:

• You will join an international team of experienced researchers;
• You can opt for enrollment into the PhD Program;
• You will enjoy numerous opportunities for learning and professional development, locally and internationally;
• In your work you will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure of the GATE project;
• Flexible work schedules.
• Work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• Competitive working conditions and salary

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

 

The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of a semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation and analysis of city scenarios (urban planning and design, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g., social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e., PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e., Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.

We are looking for junior and experienced researchers to build a multidisciplinary team that will go beyond to the development of digital replicas and visualizations. The team with a diverse and flexible skillset should explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and solving complex problems in urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.

3D City Modeling (Junior researcher and Experienced researcher)

Responsibilities

Common

• Develop new methods and automated solutions for the integration and 3D visualization of data (including geo-spatial and spatial-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources (cadastral data, satellite images, point clouds);
• Develop 3D models that combine geometric details, rich semantics and spatial relationships;
• Contribute to the development of ontology-based definitions and standard’s extensions;
• Proposes appropriate (and innovative) data ingestion, preparation, integration and enrichment techniques, optimally addressing data quality requirements;
• Keep up-to-date with the latest technology trends and relevant technical standards, such as Resource Description Framework (RDF), CityGML, CityJSON;
• Scientific paper writing;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Junior researcher: А minimum of bachelor’s or master’s degree in in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, applied mathematics, engineering, or in a related discipline;
• Experienced researcher: A PhD Degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, engineering, or in a related discipline or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Experience in 3D modelling and semantic 3D data enrichment;
• Scripting and programming skills using Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, or other and parsing JSON, XML, CSV, and fixed-width data formats;
• Experience with GIS and 3D standards such as CityGML, CityJSON, IFC;
• Experience with GIS software tools and platforms, including but not limited to ArcGIS, AutoCAD, PostGIS, FME, Cesium ion, CesiumJS and/or QGIS.
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of the research (and the value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a deep desire to find ways to create value and deliver results.
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in data management disciplines including data acquisition, integration, modelling, clearing, optimization, storing and data quality;
• Experience in database development (relational databases, graph databases, etc.) is a plus.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

 

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of a semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation and analysis of city scenarios (urban planning and design, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g., social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e., PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e., Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.

We are looking for junior and experienced researchers to build a multidisciplinary team that will go beyond the development of digital replicas and visualizations. The team with a diverse and flexible skillset should explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and solving complex problems in urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.

 

AI in Urban planning and design (Junior researcher and Experienced researcher)

Responsibilities

Common

• Develop new methods and algorithms for processing and analysis of data (including geo-spatial and spatial-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources (cadastral data, satellite images, point clouds);
• Innovative application of Artificial Intelligence methods (Machine Learning, etc.) for urban planning and design.
• Contribute to the development of 3D models that combine geometric details, rich semantics and spatial relationships;
• Scientific paper writing;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Junior researcher: А minimum of bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, applied mathematics, engineering, or in a related discipline;
• Experienced researcher: A PhD Degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, engineering, or in a related discipline or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Experience in utilizing machine learning methods;
• Familiarity with satellite images and point clouds data processing and analysis;
• Experience working with scripting and programming using Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, or other and parsing JSON, XML, CSV, and fixed-width data formats;
• Familiarity with GIS and 3D standards such as CityGML, CityJSON, IFC;
• Familiarity with GIS software tools and platforms, including but not limited to ArcGIS, AutoCAD, PostGIS or QGIS.
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of the research (and the value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a deep desire to find ways to create value and deliver results.
• Fluent English is a must.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of a semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation and analysis of city scenarios (urban planning and design, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g., social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e., PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e., Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.

We are looking for junior and experienced researchers to build a multidisciplinary team that will go beyond to the development of digital replicas and visualizations. The team with a diverse and flexible skillset should explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and solving complex problems in urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.

 

Junior researcher (Urban Simulations)

Responsibilities

Common

• Involved in all phases of the CFD workflow, including geometry cleanup/defeaturing, structured-overset grid generation, application of CFD solvers;
• Construct CFD simulations at different levels-of-detail (to support CFD at different urban scales) and ensure that these can be directly used in an urban simulation software;
• Integrate CFD simulations in 3D city models;
• Scientific paper writing;
• Keep up-to-date with the latest technology trends;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Link domain-specific simulation programs to each other to support rapid prototyping, integrated whole-system level analysis, and model-use during operations;
• Developing applications for visualization of CFD simulation data in augmented reality.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• А minimum of bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, or in a related discipline;
• Experience working with scripting and programming using Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, or other;
• Strong skills in turbulence modelling, CFD mesh generation in complex 3D geometries;
• Strong prior experience in CFD;
• Experience with OpenFOAM, ANSYS, StarCCM, or other simulation tools;
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of the research (and the value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a deep desire to find ways to create value and deliver results.
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Understanding and experience in using high-performance computing and parallel programming;
• Experience in utilizing machine learning methods (neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, reinforcement learning) to improve simulation models;
• Proficient in handling large data sets and the ability to analyze and interpret results.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Nowadays Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly requires a strong integration of symbolic Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (e.g., ontologies, knowledge graphs, semantic web) and Machine Learning approaches. The key reason for this is that ML-based approaches expect or can be significantly improved by training them with high-quality and high-dimensional data. Building high-dimensional data, i.e., data that describe a certain phenomenon with a rich set of variables (rich data) is a difficult and effort-consuming task, especially when the quality needs to be preserved. It has estimated that up to 80% of the effort in data analytics projects is spent on preparing the data for the analytical modelling phase. Rich data is usually the result of the integration of data coming from different sources tackling semantic interoperability problems, such as the usage of different formats (e.g., CSVs vs. RDBs), different systems of identifiers (e.g., Place names vs. place identifiers), and different schemas (e.g., different attributes used to model the same domain).

Knowledge graphs have become the preferred abstraction to support data integration and solving semantic interoperability challenges, not only in the academy but also in the public government domain (Linked Open Data initiatives) and in the industry (Google Knowledge Graph). Building knowledge graphs and enriching data using explicitly represented knowledge in symbolic form require addresses several research areas like data management, ontology engineering, semantic modelling, knowledge representation and logic. Despite a large number of technologies developed, a significant lack of efficient and effective solutions to the problems of data enrichment and semantic interoperability still exists, which prevents the development of AI applications on top of rich data.

We are looking for a mixture between a scientist, engineer and philosopher who can create and maintain complex Knowledge graphs that amalgamate multiple data sources to represent complex entities in the GATE application domains: Future Cities, Digital Health, Smart Industry and Intelligent Government. Our projects take many forms and require a diverse and flexible skill set that let you solve complex data integration and analytical issues quickly and proficiently.

Ontologies and Knowledge graphs (Junior researcher and Experienced researcher)

Responsibilities

Common

• Design, implement and maintain complex Linked Data models;
• Uncover data and their relationships from a variety of sources: relational databases, flat files and RDF documents, other;
• Provide efficient data integration in GATE application domains;
• Create and instantiate OWL ontologies to expose semantics encoded in the data;
• Construct and maintain ETL pipelines to keep Linked Data resources up to date from various sources;
• Scientific paper writing;
• Keep up-to-date with the latest technology trends;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Junior researcher: А minimum of bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, applied mathematics, engineering, or in a related discipline;
• Experienced researcher: A PhD Degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, engineering, or in a related discipline or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Expertise with two or more of the following technologies Graph and Semantic technologies such as Neo4J, Graph DB / Triple Stores like Stardog, NoSQL DBs, SPARQL, Cypher, Gremlin, Protégé, RDF, OWL, R2RML;
• Familiarity with graph Analytics & Inferencing / Visualization tools such as Cytoscape, Cytoscape js, Gephi, GraphViz, Neovis.js and especially related to GIS: Leaflet.js, Folium and similar;
• Knowledge of and experience in implementing Object Oriented design and experience in at least one programming language like Java, Scala, C++, C# or similar and at least one scripting language such as Python or R;
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of the research (and the value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a deep desire to find ways to create value and deliver results.
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience or familiarity with AI and Machine learning concepts: Supervised and Unsupervised machine learning, Neural Networks, Support vector machines, Kernel methods;
• Experience in working with Jupyter notebook/Jupyter lab and other tools for reproducible research;
• Experience in domains where knowledge graphs can be applied like GIS, Bioinformatics and Health.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you: ◦Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

 

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 22^nd of March 2021.

Stages of the contest

1.The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.

2.Till 29.03.2021 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.

3.All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.

4.The successful candidate will be offered a labour contract.

For additional information, please contact:

 

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society”” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.
GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation of city scenarios (urban climate, the transport of goods and people, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g. social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e. PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e. Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.

An ultimate goal of the projects is to go beyond digital replicas and visualizations to explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and thus push the applications of urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

Junior researchers

Common responsibilities

• Develop new methods, algorithms and automated solutions for the integration, simulation and visualization of data (including geo-spatial and spatio-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources;
• Develop 3D models that combine geometric details, rich semantics and spatial relationships;
• Construct CFD simulations inputs at different levels-of-detail (to support CFD at different urban scales) and ensure that these can be directly used in an urban simulation software;
• Contribute to development of ontology-based definitions and standard’s extensions;
• Keep up-to-date with latest technology trends and relevant technical standards, such as Resource Description Framework (RDF), CityGML, IFC, LandInfra;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Proposes appropriate (and innovative) data ingestion, preparation, integration and enrichment techniques, optimally addressing data quality requirements;
• Participates in the development of Big Data Analytics solutions by designing and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Statistics, Information extraction and retrieval techniques in the field of Future Cities.

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• А minimum of bachelor’s or master’s degree in in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, applied mathematics, engineering, or in a related discipline;
• Experience in one or more of the following is essential: 3D modelling, semantic 3D data enrichment, remote sensing;
• Experience working with and parsing JSON, XML, CSV, and fixed-width data formats, scripting and programming using Python, Java, C++, Scala, other;
• Experience with GIS and 3D standards (CityGML, CityJSON, IFC) will be considered as a strong advantage;
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of research (and value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a deep desire to find ways to create value and deliver results.
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in data management disciplines including data acquisition, integration, modeling, clearing, optimization, storing and data quality;
• Experience in areas directly relevant to Big Data engineering responsibilities and tasks;
• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in database development is a plus.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
  • Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 20th of August 2020.

Stages of the contest

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 27.08.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:
Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE

Home

e-mail:

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society”” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.
GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

The GATE Institute is seeking to appoint Researchers in 3D City Modeling and Simulation, who will be intricately involved in the GATE City Digital Twin project. It is a large interdisciplinary flagship project aims at developing a digital twin platform for designing, testing, applying and servicing the entire lifecycle of the built environment. This ambitious research project will be developed for the first time in Bulgaria. Crucial to its success is the building of semantically enriched 3D model of a city and the further development of the underlying scientific methods and technologies to facilitate the simulation of city scenarios (urban climate, the transport of goods and people, infrastructure development, buildings’ energy performance, air and noise pollution, etc.). Specific semantics will be developed that address city-scale simulation requirements. This may include the development of new or contributions to emerging Application Domain Extensions for CityGML, meaningful integration of data from heterogeneous sources and semantically enrichment with additional data (e.g. social data), design and implementation of relational (i.e. PostGIS) or a graph database (i.e. Neo4j) to store and import/export geospatial data.

An ultimate goal of the projects is to go beyond digital replicas and visualizations to explore the full potential of integration of data from all stages of urban development and thus push the applications of urban modelling, simulation, analysis and visualization.

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

Experienced researchers

Common responsibilities

• Research and develop methods, algorithms and automated solutions for efficient storage, modification and streaming of large-scale data models and simulations;
• Development of 3D models from raw data relying on the existing standards and ontologies;
• Develop urban applications based on 3D models, ranging from flood simulation and air quality assessment to noise visualization;
• Add semantics to the developed 3D models originating from crowd sourced and deep learning/image recognition data;
• Keep up-to date with the research environment (for example funding bodies) and contribute to grant applications;
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities as required by the Research Group Leader or GATE Institute.
• Carry out administrative work within the research projects as necessary.
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers;
• Assist in project planning and task estimation;
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Takes part in the development of methods for analyzing 3D urban data by devising and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A PhD Degree in computer science, geoinformatics/geomatics, engineering, or in a related discipline or a Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Prior experience with GIS is highly desirable;
• Experience in 3D modelling and/or computational geometry and 3D standards (CityGML, CityJSON, IFC);
• Experience with open-source CFD libraries, such as OpenFOAM and CFD simulations will be considered as a strong advantage;
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, others;
• Experience participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of constituents and stakeholders;
• A scientific contribution, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications, software output, technology transfers etc.;
• Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community;
• Proven ability to find ways to create value and deliver results by working both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels and of various disciplines.
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale simulations.

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
  • Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 20th of August 2020.

Stages of the contest

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 27.08.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:
Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE

Home

e-mail:

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society”” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.
GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (City Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.
GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented researchers for the following positions:

Experienced researchers

Common responsibilities

• Researches and analyzes the landscape of innovative approaches that could significantly contribute to scientific goals of GATE in the field of Digital Health;
• Performs individual and collaborative research in the area of Big Data and AI applications to biomedical data;
• Keeps up-to date with the research environment (for example funding bodies), identifies opportunities and contributes to project proposals preparation for research funding;
• Leads and/or contributes to high quality publications;
• Participates in interdisciplinary projects in collaboration between GATE and its partners;
• Develops strong relationships with external key stakeholders, including project partners, industry, policy and other academic bodies and where appropriate represent the Institute;
• Manages work package and tasks of GATE projects and contributes to projects coordination and management by providing direction, support and guidance;
• Mentors less experienced teammates, helping them to be more effective and successful in their research trajectory;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keeps up-to-date with latest Big Data and AI technology trends and their applications to biomedical data, takes ownership for and manages own career progression, sets realistic and achievable career goals;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the Research Group leader.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Takes part in the development of methods for analysing biomedical data by devising and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Biostatistics, and information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or related field or a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• A scientific contribution, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications in scientific journals with high impact factor;
• Experience in analyzing data from microarray experiments, Next Generation Sequencing experiments, longitudinal studies or health records;
• Advanced programming skills in Python, R, Java, C++ or other programming languages;
• Experience in participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt research programs; and to carry out research under minimal supervision;
• Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills, in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community;
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale computations

Desirable

• Experience in working with large, heterogeneous datasets in building and optimizing data pipelines, data integration and enrichment

Our offer

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
  • Introduce yourself
  • Describe your past participation in research and main research results
  • Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 20th of August 2020.

Stages of the contest

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 27.08.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:
Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is a research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented resеarchers for the following positions:

Junior researchers (bioinformaticians) (R1)

Common responsibilities

• Gets involved in interdisciplinary Digital Health related research activities utilizing the latest Big Data, ML and AI technologies in collaboration between GATE Institute and its partners;
• Performs individual (under supervision) and collaborative research;
• Contributes to high quality publications;
• Assists in projects planning at the level of tasks estimation;
• Performs state-of-the-art Bioinformatics analyses;
• Prepares presentations to communicate research results at national and international level and participates in various dissemination events such as conferences, workshops and seminars;
• Builds strong relationships with fellow researchers across the Institute, the University and within the research community to collaborate on research projects;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing, as assigned by the Research Group Leader;
• Engages in continuous professional development, keeps up-to-date with latest technology trends and standards in the relevant to the Bioinformatics area and participates in various events for learning and knowledge exchange.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Proposes appropriate (and innovative) data ingestion, preparation, integration and enrichment techniques, optimally addressing data quality requirements;
• Develops new methods, algorithms and automated solutions for the integration, simulation and visualization of data (including geo-spatial and spatio-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources;
• Participates in the development of Big Data Analysis solutions by designing and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Statistics, information extraction and retrieval techniques in the field of Digital Health;
• Enhances data quality by validating mappings between different data sources;

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A minimum of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied mathematics, AI, Informatics, or a related technical field;
• Experience with external databases containing results from biomedical experiments in the fields of Genetics, Public Health, etc.;
• Experience with programming (e.g. R, Python, Java, C++ or other);
• Strong motivation for a career in research and ability to carry out research and produce results under supervision;
• Love for insights and aptitude of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of research (and value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to work proactively, with minimal supervision, both independently and as part of a team with professionals from various disciplines;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a motivation for delivering results with high added value;
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in data management disciplines including data gathering, integration, modeling, clearing, optimization, storing and data quality;
• Experience in areas directly relevant to Big Data engineering responsibilities and tasks;
• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in database development is a plus;
• Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale computations;
• Experience in analyzing data from microarray experiments, Next Generation Sequencing experiments, longitudinal studies or health records.

Our offer:

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employment and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented resеarchers for the following positions:

Junior researchers (R1)

Common responsibilities

• Performs individual (under supervision) and collaborative research;
• Contributes to high quality publications;
• Assists in projects planning at the level of tasks estimation;
• Performs state-of-the-art analyses in the field of Big Data and AI;
• Prepares presentations to communicate research results at national and international level and participates in various dissemination events such as conferences, workshops and seminars;
• Builds strong relationships with fellow researchers across the Institute, the University and within the research community to collaborate on research projects;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing, as assigned by the Research Group Leader;
• Engages in continuous professional development, keeps up-to-date with latest technology trends and standards in the relevant to Big Data and AI areas and participates in various events for learning and knowledge exchange.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Proposes appropriate (and innovative) data ingestion, preparation, integration and semantic enrichment techniques, optimally addressing data quality requirements;
• Develops new methods, algorithms and automated solutions for the integration, simulation and visualization of data (including geo-spatial and spatio-temporal data) originated from multiple distributed sources;
• Participates in the development of Big Data Analysis solutions by designing and implementing advanced Machine Learning, Statistics, information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Enhances data quality by validating mappings between existing data sources and new semantic repositories, as well as between data sources and ontologies/data models;
• Contributes to the development of ontology-based definitions and standard’s extensions;

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A minimum of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, Applied mathematics, AI, Information systems, Informatics, or a related technical field;
• Experience with programming (e.g. Python, Java, C++, Scala or other);
• Strong motivation for a career in research and ability to carry out research and produce results under supervision;
• Love for insights and aptitude of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Solid oral/written communication and presentation skills in order to explain the outcome of research (and value thereof) to coworkers and peers;
• Ability to work proactively, with minimal supervision, both independently and as part of a team with professionals from various disciplines;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments, and a motivation for delivering results with high added value;
• Fluent English is a must.

 Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in data management disciplines including data gathering, integration, modeling, clearing, optimization, storing and data quality;
• Experience in areas directly relevant to Big Data engineering responsibilities and tasks;
• Good understanding of Software Engineering concepts and Software Development methodologies;
• Experience in Data Science and/or Artificial Intelligence such as: Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP);
• Experience in one or more of the following is a plus: 3D modelling, semantic enrichment, remote sensing, database development.

Our offer:

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications.
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is a research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented resеarchers for the following positions:

Experienced researchers (DataOpps) (R2)

Common responsibilities:

• Researches and analyzes the landscape of innovative approaches that could significantly contribute to scientific goals of GATE.
• Performs individual and collaborative research in the area of Big Data and AI;
• Keeps up-to date with the research environment (for example funding bodies), identifies opportunities and contributes to project proposals preparation for research fundin;.
• Leads and/or contributes to high quality publications;
• Participates in interdisciplinary projects in collaboration between GATE and its partners.
• Develops strong relationships with external key stakeholders, including project partners, industry, policy and other academic bodies and where appropriate represent the Institute.
• Manages work package and tasks of GATE projects and contributes to projects coordination and management by providing direction, support and guidance;
• Mentors less experienced teammates, helping them to be more effective and successful in their research trajectory;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keeps up-to-date with latest Big Data and AI technology trends, takes ownership for and manages own career progression, sets realistic and achievable career goals.
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the Research Group leader.

 One or more of the following responsibilities

• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects;
• Provides methodological support for implementation of Big Data and AI solutions based on advanced approaches such as DataOps, MLOps и AIOps;
• Participates in the design and development of technology solutions based on DataOps, MLOps, AIOps;
• Participates in the analysis and selection of technologies, tools and platform for implementation of Big Data and AI projects.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or related field or a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Experience in participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt research programs; and to carry out research under minimal supervision;
• A scientific contribution, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications, software output, technology transfers, etc.
• Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills, in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community.
• Fluent English is a must.

 Experience in one or more of the following

• Demonstrated systematic understanding of Software Engineering concepts and mastery of research associated with that field;
• Solid experience in Big Data technologies, tools and platforms;
• Experience in current engineering methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, etc.

Desirable

• Experience in current Big Data engineering methodologies such as DataOps, MLOps и AIOps;
• Experience in development, orchestration and maintenance of data pipelines;
• Hands-on experience in designing and implementing solutions based on DataOps.

Our offer:

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future.
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally.
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs.
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity.
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

 How to apply

To apply for this position, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus
• Copies of diplomas for completed education
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant field

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented resеarchers for the following positions:

Experienced researchers (R2)

Common responsibilities:

• Researches and analyzes the landscape of innovative approaches that could significantly contribute to scientific goals of GATE;
• Performs individual and collaborative research in the area of Big Data and AI;
• Keeps up-to date with the research environment (for example funding bodies), identifies opportunities and contributes to project proposals preparation for research fundin;
• Leads and/or contributes to high quality publications;
• Participates in interdisciplinary projects in collaboration between GATE and its partners;
• Develops strong relationships with external key stakeholders, including project partners, industry, policy and other academic bodies and where appropriate represents the Institute;
• Manages work package and tasks of GATE projects and contributes to projects coordination and management by providing direction, support and guidance;
• Mentors less experienced teammates, helping them to be more effective and successful in their research trajectory;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keeps up-to-date with latest Big Data and AI technology trends, takes ownership for and manages own career progression, sets realistic and achievable career goals;
• Undertakes any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the Research Group leader.

 One or more of the following responsibilities

• Researches and develops methods, algorithms and automated solutions for efficient storage, modification and streaming of large-scale data models and simulations;
• Participates in the development of multidimensional models from raw data relying on the existing standards and ontologies;
• Adds semantics to the developed multidimensional models originating from heterogeneous data such as crowd sourced and deep learning/image recognition data;
• Takes part in the development of the Big Data Analysis solutions by devising and implementing advanced Machine Learning, statistics, and information extraction and retrieval techniques;
• Explores, proposes and validates new approaches and methods for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects.

 Skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or related field or a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 4 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Experience in participating in research projects, involving a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt research programs; and to carry out research under minimal supervision;
• A scientific contribution, through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a body of work, innovation or application, evidenced by publications, software output, technology transfers, etc.;
• Proven ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• Advanced communication, presentation and influencing skills, in order to be able to explain the value of their research to the research community;
• Fluent English is a must.

Experience in one or more of the following

• Demonstrated systematic understanding of Software Engineering concepts and mastery of research associated with that field;
• Experience with Big Data and/or AI;
• Experience with Semantic Web/Ontologies and ontology development as a whole. Understanding of W3C and OGC standards including XML, RDF, OWL, RDFS, CityGML or CityJSON, LandInfra;
• Proficiency in Object-oriented/object and functional languages such as Python, Java, C++, Scala, R, Groovy or others;

Desirable

• Experience in working with large, heterogeneous datasets in building and optimizing data pipelines, data integration and enrichment using semantic technologies;
• Solid experience in current engineering methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, etc.

Our offer:

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future;
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally;
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs;
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

Common responsibilities

• Conducts high-quality research in the field of applications of Big Data and AI technologies to biomedical data;
• Disseminates research findings, results and achievements within the research community, through publications and participation in academic conferences/journals;
• Works with the Research Group Leader, to define new Master and PhD projects, holds interviews with candidates and co-supervise the students;
• Understands application domain needs and devises possible solutions;
• Plays a leading role in writing project proposals for internal and external research funding;
• Builds effective collaborations with both GATE academic and industry partners at national and international level;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keep up-to-date with latest Big Data and AI technology trends and their applications to biomedical data, is committed to professional development of his/her own career and acts as mentor for less experienced colleagues.

One or more of the following responsibilities

• Explores, proposes and validates new methodologies for engineering of Big Data and AI pipelines for analysis of biomedical data and Data Science projects;
• Researches and develops Digital Twins and designs a Digital Twin platform for modeling, simulation and visualization of Genetic and health records data;
• Extends state-of-the-art standards and ontologies to cover GATE application themes and develop various data models of healthcare systems, etc.;
• Proposes new solutions for storage and maintenance of Digital Twin models beyond the standard databases, dealing with various spatial and temporal scales of representations.

Skills, experience and qualifications

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or related field or a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 7 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Experience in analyzing data from microarray experiments, Next Generation Sequencing experiments, longitudinal studies or health records;
• Advanced programming skills in Python, R, Java, C++ or other programming languages;
• Research excellence evidenced via a portfolio of substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge, research and development in the field of analysis of biomedical, genetic or similar data;
• Significant research co-operations and collaborations;
• Publications as a first or senior author;
• Experience in conducting independent research, in relation to novel and/or complex ideas, which advances the research agenda, demonstrating ability for identifying research problems, opportunities, appropriate methodologies and approaches;
• Vision, ambition, and passion for research, and a strong publication track record in top conferences and journals in the biomedical, Data Science, AI, ML, Computer Science and other relevant research fields;
• Creative problem-solving skills to analyze and solve complex scientific and application domains problems;
• Proven ability of building collaborative relationships internally, as well as at European and international level;
• Experience in leading the execution of collaborative research projects in cooperation with colleagues and project partners and being capable of forming research consortia and ability to secure research funding;
• A seasoned communicator able to present effectively the results and the broader implications and applications of their research to the research community and wider society;
• Fluency in English is a must.

Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods;
• Experience in utilizing HPC resources for performing large-scale computations;
• Experience in development of multidimensional simulation data models;
• Experience working with confidential and sensitive data for research;
• Experience with large scale databases for data acquisition, ingestion and modelling.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information., please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE Institute is looking for talented resеarchers for the following positions:

Senior researchers (R3)

Common responsibilities:

• Conducts high-quality research in Big Data and AI;
• Disseminates research findings, results and achievements within the research community, through publications and participation in academic conferences/journals;
• Works with the Research Group Leader, to define new Master and PhD projects, helds interviews with candidates and co-supervise the students;
• Understands application domain needs and devises possible solutions;
• Plays a leading role in writing project proposals for internal and external research funding;
• Builds effective collaborations with both GATE academic and industry partners at national and international level;
• Engages in continuous professional development and keep up-to-date with latest Big Data and AI technology trends, is committed to professional development of his/her own career and acts as mentor for less experienced colleagues.

 One or more of the following responsibilities

• Explores, proposes and validates new methodologies for engineering of Big Data and AI systems and Data Science projects;
• Researches and develops Digital Twins and designs a Digital Twin platform for modeling, simulation and visualization;
• Extends state-of-the-art standards and ontologies to cover GATE application themes and develop various data models of urban, transport, healthcare systems, etc.;
• Proposes new solutions for storage and maintenance of Digital Twin models beyond the standard databases, dealing with various spatial and temporal scales of representations.

 Skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential

• A PhD Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Information systems, Informatics, Data Science, AI or related field or a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 7 years industry-based relevant research experience;
• Research excellence evidenced via a portfolio of substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge, research and development in any of following fields, Software Engineering, related to Big Data and AI, Semantic interoperability, Data enrichment, Digital Twin modelling and simulations;
• Significant research co-operations and collaborations;
• Publications as a lead author;
• Experience in conducting independent research, in relation to novel and/or complex ideas, which advances the research agenda, demonstrating ability for identifying research problems, opportunities, appropriate methodologies and approaches;
• Vision, ambition, and passion for research, and a strong publication track record in top conferences and journals in Data Science, AI, Computer Science and other relevant research fields;
• Creative problem-solving skills to analyze and solve complex scientific and application domains problems;
• Proven ability of building collaborative relationships internally, as well as at European and international level;
• Experience in leading the execution of collaborative research projects in cooperation with colleagues and project partners and being capable of forming research consortia and ability to secure research funding;
• A seasoned communicator able to present effectively the results and the broader implications and applications of their research to the research community and wider society;
• Fluency in English is a must.

 Experience with one or more of the following

• Experience in Software Process Improvement (SPI);
• Experience in development of multidimensional simulation data models;
• Experience working with confidential and sensitive data for research;
• Experience with large scale databases and APIs for data acquisition, ingestion and modeling.

Our offer:

• You will join and collaborate within a team of researchers, but will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future.
• You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally.
• Your research will be supported by an advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs.
• You will have a flexible work schedule and, upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity.
• You will be provided with competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• A CV detailing previous employments and qualifications
• A Personal letter of 1-2 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your past participation in research and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education.
• Copies of other diplomas and certificates of qualification.
• Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10^th of  July 2020.

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
http://gate-coe.eu
e-mail:
tel.: 02/971 04 00

Office Manager at Big Data for Smart Society (GATE) Institute

GATE institute “Big Data for Smart Society” is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.

GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

• Big Data Management
• Big Data Analytics
• Big Data Insight
• Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.

GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

• Future Cities
• Intelligent Government
• Smart Industry
• Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE CoE is looking for а:

Office manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the schedule of the Director and arranging key meetings and appointments;
• Managing bookings for travel and accommodation arrangements for the Director and the Institute’s staff;
• Takes meeting minutes and writes letters/correspondence;
• Serves as a contact point for all callers and visitors at the Institute, efficiently handling calls and passing on messages, meeting and greeting visitors;
• Researches, gathers and analyzes information to prepare timely reports, papers and presentations;.
• Manages the incoming and outgoing correspondence;
• Creates and maintains efficient data management and filing systems;
• Ensures effective organization of meetings and other events;
• Assists the Director with the management of accounting and administrative documents;
• Liaises with the Finance and Administration function, assisting with suppliers and invoicing.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

• High school or university degree in Business Administration or a related field;
• Experience and/or willingness for career development as office manager or personal management assistant;
• Self-motivated with a results-driven with high attention to detail;
• Positive personality with excellent administrative service to both internal team members and external contacts;
• Willing to work with a small effective team and deliver within short deadlines;
• Еxcellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package;
• Punctuality and professionalism;

Our offer:

• Work in an innovative, multicultural environment, with opportunities for acquisition of diverse experience and professional development;
• Upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
• Competitive working conditions and salary commensurating with your skills and experience.

How to apply

То apply for this position, please send the following documents to  :

1. Application (free text) addressed to the Director of the GATE Institute;
2. CV;
3. Motivation letter;
4. Copy of diploma for higher education;
5. Copies of diplomas, certificates and other documents, associated with acquired qualifications;

Stages of the contest:

1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
2. Till 17.07.2020 online interviews will be held with the selected applicants.
3. All interviewed candidates will be notified in writing.
4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
e-mail:
Tel.: 02/971 04 00

By applying for this position, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 10 July 2020.

Responsibilities:

Application and user support:

• Provide installations, setup, maintenance and support for various web, desktop, mobile, and cloud-hosted applications within GATE ICT environment.
• Assist data warehouses and run ad-hoc reports and queries as reporting needs arise and analyze data for accuracy/consistency.
• Monitor error logs, system usage, usage trends, identify and report issues, make recommendations for possible process improvement.
• Maintain application documentation that is user friendly, detailed and precise.

Deployment and maintenance:

• Deploy applications to several servers across multiple environments and maintain consistency across all environments.
• Implement the appropriate software release tools and processes to ensure accurate and repeatable releases.
• Work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in other functional areas to support changes of varying size, complexity, and duration.

 

Professional skills, experience and qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science / Information Technology or equivalent combination of skills, experience and education.
• Experience in configuration and deployment of Microsoft IIS/.Net or open source applications.
• Experience in software change/release management where software releases are deployed to multiple environments as well as public-facing websites.
• Experience with .Net or other deployment automation tools, business intelligence software.
• Familiarity with Windows Based Operating Systems, Windows Server including IIS, MS SQL, SQL Server, Transact-SQL.
• Thorough understanding of system and application development life cycle and large-scale software implementation methodologies.
• Experience with scripting tools such as PowerShell is s a plus, as well as experience with or knowledge of programming languages and operating systems; current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, system performance-monitoring tools, active directories, virtualization, HTTP traffic, content delivery, and caching.
• Experience in projects for application design and integration, and cloud computing.
• Expertise in creating, analyzing, and repairing distributed systems with strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Commitment to the delivery of excellent customer service.
• Analytical personality with attention to detail, creative and efficient in analyzing and solving complex IT problems.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change combined with the ability to work accurately and methodically.
• Good written and oral communication skills in Bulgarian and  English.
• Enthusiasm about emerging technology and innovation.
• High integrity, honesty and ethical standards.

 

Our offer:

• Work on advanced research infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs.
• Numerous opportunities for international collaboration, knowledge exchange and further professional development.
• Upon the move to the new GATE premises – a modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity.
• Attractive remuneration matching your responsibilities, professional skills and experience.

 

How to apply

To apply for these positions, please send to :

• CV detailing previous employments, qualifications, and achievements.
• Motivation letter where you:

–           Introduce yourself

–           Describe your personal and professional skills

• Relevant professional references.
• Copies of diplomas for completed education, certificates of qualification

 

By applying for this position, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

 

Application deadline: 15 th of October 2020, or until the suitable candidates have been recruited.

 

 

 

Joining the GATE internship programme, you will be part of the leading Big Data and Artificial Intelligence team and you will be working on interdisciplinary research projects. You will be working on innovative solutions, which develop research excellence in topics relevant to the three technology areas –Data Insight, Data Analytics and Data Management – and on a cross cutting area – Engineering and development. Moreover, you will work on advanced analytics solutions in four application domains – Future Cities, Intelligent Government, Smart Industry and Digital Health, which are now in the front line for creating actionable value for society, bringing human centricity and better decision-making to the stakeholders.

What we expect from you is:

• Strong motivation to carry out research and produce results under supervision
• Love for insights and aptitude of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas
• Understanding of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, data management, analytics and visualisation
• Experience with programming (e.g. Python, Java, C++, Scala or other)

Application:

Deadline: 30.06.2020
Only short-list candidates will be contacted.

What we offer to you is:

• Attractive stipends
• Hands-on experience of thriving research
• Work in bright, friendly and energetic international teams
• Live projects, extensive coaching and career counseling
• Development of professional skills and competences in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
• Opportunity to join GATE team as a junior researcher

Duration and place:

01.07.2020- 30.09.2020
125, “Tsarigradsko shose”, Block 2

For additional information, please contact prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director of GATE Institute, email: