Three postdoc positions in social data management @ University of Bologna, Italy

We invite applications for three post-doctoral researcher positions in social data management on project IMPACT (http://impact.cs.unibo.it), funded by the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research. The positions are at the Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy (http://www.informatica.unibo.it).

All three positions are for 12+12 months (the contract can be renewed after the first year by mutual agreement). Annual gross salary will be around 23.000 Euro  (please, notice that the amount is tax free (IRPEF exempt) and includes social security). Expected starting date: September 2013 (flexible). The main goal of the IMPACT research program is to develop methodologies and algorithms to store and efficiently retrieve information from Social Network Sites and to identify relevant structural and communication patterns. The project is hosted by the University of Bologna (http://www.eng.unibo.it), one of the oldest universities in the World in a beautiful "young" city offering lots of cultural initiatives (http://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/). The research positions are linked to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (http://www.cse.unibo.it/en).

Requirements:

- PhD in Computer Science or related fields (Physics, Mathematics, Statistics).
- Experience in database systems and/or information retrieval and/or data mining.
- A good command of oral and written English (knowledge of Italian is not required).

Plus:

- Knowledge of complex/social networks.
- Experience in interdisciplinary research.

If interested and for any inquiries please contact Dr. Matteo Magnani (matteo.magnani@isti.cnr.it) asap.