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Call for Position: DTIC-PSR-2023-19 - Research support position on deep learning-based sports video analysis

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
13 Apr 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Department
Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions
Research Field
Other
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Other
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
European Union / Next Generation EU
Reference Number
AEI-PID2021-127643NB-I00
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The group is seeking a research assistant who will collaborate in a national project (MICINN/FEDER U project, reference PID2021-127643NB-I00) where we work towards the analysis and understanding of a dynamic scene recorded by a video, from a multimodal perspective. 

The tasks associated with this job position are in the context of semantic sports video analysis. In particular, action spotting and video summarization. The goal will also include research and development on domain adaptation and knowledge distillation techniques for adapting some of the existing algorithms within the group to obtain high-quality solutions in other contexts that may include reduced datasets.

The duration of these tasks is estimated for a period of 6 months, but depending on the development of the project it could be extended to 12 in total.

Main research field: Computer vision and machine learning.

Planned remuneration: 31.051,16 € brut / any aprox.

Requirements

Research Field
Other
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements
  • Master degree in computer vision, computer science, data science, artificial intelligence or similar.
  • Prospective applicants should have a strong academic record with solid background in deep learning frameworks, experience in computer vision, a solid mathematical background and software development.
  • Proficient in English. 
  • Good programming skills are expected.
  • The expected start date is June 1st, 2023, the job is in Barcelona, and Nie and a work permit is required.

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

The selection of the candidates will be made through evaluation of the curriculum and, where appropriate, with the carrying out an interview. Valuation will be as follows:

  • Academic Background (20 points).
  • Professional experience and Adequacy to the proposed profile (60 points): Proven experience in developing/training deep learning architectures for Computer Vision problems.
  • Other merits (20 points). Experience in research-oriented projects. Ability to read, understand and be able to use code from research papers of the field.

The minimum score to pass the selection process is 70 points. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job and in case of resignation, the position will be awarded to the next person in order of score obtained.

Additional comments

For more information about the call, how to apply, the list of those admitted and excluded, as well as the hiring proposal, check the website: https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/management

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08018
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Geofield

Contact

City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Postal Code
08018
E-Mail
randp.dtic@upf.edu
recerca.etic@upf.edu