Brazil: Postdoc Position, Sao Paulo University

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The Research Center for Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry (CEPID-CeMEAI) at USP in Sao Carlos / SP - Brazil opens a postdoctoral position for a period of 1 year (extendable for 1 more year) in the areas of Data Science and Visual Analytics to collaborate in the project "Crime Analysis and Forecasting in Urban Environments - Tools for Improving Public Policies in the Area of Security". The project aims to develop techniques for analyzing spatio-temporal data to identify crime patterns and predict crimes. The project is in collaboration with Fundacao Getulio Vargas - RJ, Brazil. The postdoctoral researcher will interact with members of both institutions, but s/he will be hosted at ICMC-USP, Sao Carlos. We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow with a doctorate in computer science, applied mathematics, or related fields, with proven experience and high-quality publications. Candidates must have advanced programming skills (python) and a solid background in data science or visual analytic techniques. Applicants must have completed their doctorate in the past 7 years. Candidates are invited to send 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae with a list of publications and 3) two letters of recommendation by email to Prof. Luis Gustavo Nonato - gnonato@icmc.usp.br - (PDF files) until April 30, 2022.