The Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) published this Monday, May 23, a notice for a research professor in the area of Data Science. The selected candidate will join the institution's interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Health team. Documents for the selection process must be submitted by email to selecao@isd.org.br until June 23. The full notice is available on the website www.isd.org.br, in the “Opportunities” tab. 

The ISD is seeking a collaborative candidate who is competent in presenting scientific information to a broad audience and developing original and independent research. The selected candidate will work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The selected candidate will be called to work immediately, and the position is open to people with disabilities. The salary is comparable to that of an adjunct professor, plus benefits (health plan, dental plan, meal voucher, food voucher, group life insurance, and chartered bus for the Natal-Macaíba-Natal transfer).

The basic requirements for all candidates for the position are: PhD in the areas of Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Information Systems; Data Science; Computational Mathematics or related areas. The candidate must have proven experience in at least one of the following areas: data processing (electroencephalography, electromyography, field potential, action potential or kinematics); data mining, machine learning, big data It is deep learning; development of algorithms in Python. In addition, the student must have proven scientific publications related to neuroscience or biological data science (human or animal models); 

Candidates must register via the link (https://forms.gle/a1FH7y3DtJGWJFKH9). When registering, it is mandatory to present: a letter of intent to work at ISD, where you will explain why and how your skills fit into the institution's interdisciplinary research and a brief research plan (3000 characters) within the ISD's research lines, which can be viewed on the website (www.isd.org.br); resume; three confidential letters of recommendation that must be sent directly to the email selecao@isd.org.br, with the title “LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION – [CANDIDATE NAME]”. Only applications that meet all the requirements set forth in the notice will be approved. 

Selection process

1st phase: curricular evaluation, of an eliminatory nature;

2nd phase: face-to-face interview and seminar presentation with a theme considering the research plan presented.

Timeline

23/05/2022 – 23/06/2022: Registration period

24/06/2022: Announcement of approved registrations

27/06/2022: Call for those approved for the 2nd phase

04/07/2022 – 08/07/2022: Interview and presentation period

11/07/2022: Announcement of the final result