Offer DescriptionApplications are invited by the University of Alicante President to create a pre-shortlist of candidates in order to cover an open-ended contract position as an assistant researcher to collaborate with the funded line of research "Big Data, Data Space, Artificial Intelligence and Health". Reference: I-PI 146-24Project TSI-(phone hidden)-10 funded by the Spanish Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Function and by the European Union-Next GenerationEU/PRTR.Pursuant to the provisions of the regulations governing calls for applications of research staff to cover contractual research positions, approved by the Governing Council of 29 June 2021 (BOUA of 30 June 2021), and with instructions of the University of Alicante Offices of the Registrar and the Comptroller, which establish the mandatory use of electronic means for the submission of applications, documentation, payment of fees, communications, notifications and all other procedures of the selection procedures for the temporary contractual administrative and services staff and research staff and other general applicable regulations, the University of Alicante calls for applications to cover a job position in accordance with the following terms and conditions:First. Number of vacancies and features of the job vacancyEntering into the contract, as well as its terms and conditions, will be subject to the receipt of the funding for the project from the relevant agencies, i.e. the Spanish Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Function and the European Union-Next GenerationEU/PRTR.Number of job vacancies: one.Job position: assistant researcher.Funded line of research: "Big Data, Data Space, Artificial Intelligence and Health".Working hours: 37.5 hours/week in morning/afternoon sessions.Remuneration: €1,347.86 gross/monthly (plus extra payments in accordance with current regulations).In accordance with the provisions of the agreement of the Governing Council of 27 January 2022, which approves the University of Alicante 4th Plan for equal opportunities between women and men, it is hereby stated that there is no under-representation of either gender in the category of assistant researcher.Second. First project in which the successful applicant will collaborateName of the project: "European mobility for efficient planning and new business opportunities".At the end of the duration of this first project or its budgetary availability, the successful applicant may join other projects within the same line of research.Reference: TSI-(phone hidden)-10.Funding agency: Spanish Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Function.Co-funding agency: European Union-Next GenerationEU/PRTR.Dept. / Institute: University Institute for Computer Research.Tasks to be carried out:Cleansing, transforming and structuring large volumes of data collected from various sources, such as traffic sensors, surveys and public databases. This includes the identification and correction of inconsistent or missing data, the standardisation of formats and the creation of optimised datasets for analysis.Designing efficient techniques for real-time handling of data and ensuring that the information is ready for use in predictive models and visualisations, facilitating the work of other team members.Third. Job profilePreference will be given to those with:Experience and training related to the tasks listed in the second section of this call and to:Pentaho as a tool for developing business intelligence applications and tools for data transformation and analysis: Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) and Mondrian.Programming languages for AI and big data: Scala, Python and SQL.Libraries for developing AI algorithms: SparkSQL, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch.Specialised tools for the processing and visualisation of large volumes of data: Spark, Hive, HBase, Weka, Jupyter Notebook and Zeppelin Notebook.Development and implementation of classical machine learning and AI algorithms: k-nearest neighbours (KNN), decision trees, support vector machines (SVM), linear and logistic regression.Development of neural network- and deep learning-based algorithms.English language.Qualification: Official Master's degree in Data Science (Spanish MECES level 3 or EQF level 7) or any other Master's degree with equivalent content.Fourth. Requirements for applicantsCompliance with the requirements listed below must always refer to the date of expiry of the deadline for the submission of applications and must be maintained until the date of entering into the contract. Applicants must:Hold or be in the process of obtaining an undergraduate degree (including engineering and architecture studies) of at least 300 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System), or an undergraduate degree (Spanish MECES level 2 or EQF level 6) plus an official Master's degree (Spanish MECES level 3 or EQF level 7).Be a Spanish national or be in one of the situations listed in article 57 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October, which approves the revised text of the Act on the Basic Statute of Public Employees (BOE of 31 October). In the case established in point 4 of this article, when entering into the employment contract, the successful applicant must be a legal resident in Spain.Be at least 16 years of age and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.Possess the physical and mental capacities and aptitudes that are necessary for the performance of the corresponding functions or tasks, for which, prior to the signing of the contract, a medical certificate must be provided certifying the possession of said capacities and aptitudes.Not have been dismissed by disciplinary proceedings from the service of any of the Public Administrations or of the constitutional or statutory bodies of the Spanish Autonomous Regions, nor have been totally or specially disqualified for public employment by a court decision, for access to the civil service, or to perform duties similar to those performed by non-tenured staff in public administrations, in which they had been dismissed or disqualified. Nationals of another State must not be in a situation of disqualification or equivalent, nor have been subjected to a disciplinary or equivalent sanction that prevents, under the same terms, access to public employment in the relevant State.Full terms and conditions of this call can be found at the following link (IN SPANISH):Please note that you must use the University of Alicante's standard CV format for Project-based Research and Technical Staff Recruitment, which is mandatory and is available at the following address on the University's website: It must be attached in the section 'Modelo currículum'.
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