RICAIP Director (CIIRC)
CIIRC
- Praha
- Trvalý pracovní poměr
- Plný úvazek
Position Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Subject Areas: R&D Management, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Machine Perception,
Computer Vision, Automated Reasoning, Natural Language Processing, Formal Methods,
Cybersecurity, Multi-Agent Systems, Planning and Scheduling, Process Control, Production
Processes, Mechatronics, Intelligent Manufacturing, Manufacturing management, Industry 4.0
and related areas.
Starting Date: 01-01-2020
Appl. Deadline: 20-09-2019The(CIIRC) a
t t he C
zech Technical U
niversity i n Prague
invites applications for the position of RICAIP Director at the rank of senior researcher, associate professor,
professor in the areas of R&D Management, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Machine
Perception, Computer Vision, Automated Reasoning, Natural Language Processing, Formal Methods,
Cybersecurity, Multi-Agent Systems, Planning and Scheduling, Process Control, Production Processes,
Mechatronics, Intelligent Manufacturing, Manufacturing management, Industry 4.0 and related areas.
. The position is established and co-funded by the EU Center of Excellence - Research and Innovation
Centre on Advanced Industrial P
roduction. RICAIP is h
osted a
t C
IIRC CTU Prague, f
ounded as a
r
esult o
f flagship
H2020 project (Widespread-Teaming programme), and is supported by the European Commission and the Czech
Republic.Job DescriptionRICAIP Director is the full-time position acting as the main executive body of RICAIP. The d
irector has the right
to control RICAIP performance, manage the leading positions, decide about the employment conditions and
recruitment procedure with respect to internal rules of the project partners, resolve conflicts and m
ake a
ny kind o
f
executive decisions at the operational level. The director will manage RICAIP and create and lead a team of
researchers and technicians in developing and implementing the research plan of RICAIP. The director will
develop, review, and implement p
lans f
or strategic g
rowth, f
inancial p
lans, operational procedures, h
uman r
esource
management, and other duties related to the successful operations of the institute and implementation of the
RICAIP project. The director will report to RICAIP Steering Committee (the supervisory body of the Centre) a
nd
will act in line with the mid-term framework set by the Executive Board (collective body of the Centre w
here the
RICAIP Director is a member). RICAIP Director is supported by sound administration and own secretariat.RICAIP Director leads the Centre of Excellence towards the implementation of the RICAIP vision:RICAIP, in the long-term perspective, will be a world-class, EUR 30 mil/year, 350 researchers, distributed
research centre significantly transcending the initial consortium members. With infrastructure in Prague, Brno,
Saarbruecken and further nodes in Europe, RICAIP will be working together with industrial partners on over 100
projects in all aspects of Industry 4.0 and distributed manufacturing systems and value chains in a profoundly
changing industrial sector.Candidates are expected to:-
Take the responsibility for the scientific, financial, and operational management of RICAIP and to
represent RICAIP;
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Manage the administrative and professional work and operations of the Centre;
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Organise and c
oordinate the work process and i mplement the decisions of RICAIP S
teering Committee a
nd
Executive Board;
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Hire personnel and make personnel decisions;
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Define roles and positions as necessary to ensure the successful operation of the Centre and, if necessary,
propose modifications of the Act on organization of positions for adoption b
y t he S
teering Committee a
nd
Executive Board;
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To set and evolve the relations with national and pan-European networks in the respective field (such as
CLAIRE, euRobotics, EFFRA, BDVA, ELLIS, AICZECHIA, DIH).
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Adopts the internal rules of the institution that are outside the purview of the Steering Committee;
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Acquire external funding and collaborate with other researchers and specialists in academia or industry;
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Be an inspiring contribution to our staff.Candidates are offered:-
Competitive salary with possible performance-based raises;
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Opportunity to lead prestigious European H2020 project;
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Opportunity to develop a research program and lead a team;
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Flexible work schedules can be arranged.RequirementsApplicants should have the following qualifications:-
PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Systems and Control,
Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines;
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At least 8 years of professional experience in a field r
elated to the R
ICAIP areas of r
esearch, and a
t l east 3years experience outside the Czech Republic;
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Excellent record of scientific results and/or industrial innovations;
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Experience in managing scientific research and development projects;
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Experience in managing international and interdisciplinary projects and teams,
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Ability to lead, coordinate, and organise,
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Experience in serving on the international boards of organisations
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Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
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High motivation for implementing own visions;
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Team player with the a
bility t o clearly c
ommunicate a
nd e
ager to l ook for and e
xploit s
ynergies CIIRC a
nd
its network provides.
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Industry focusResearch EnvironmentThe Czech Institute o
f I
nformatics, R
obotics, a
nd Cybernetics (CIIRC) a
t t he C
zech Technical U
niversity i n Prague
is a recently established research and teaching institute dedicated to cutting-edge research in computer science,
robotics, cybernetics, artificial intelligence and related areas. The institute has been founded in 2013 and an
important part of its mission is interdisciplinary cooperation, technology transfer and collaboration with advanced
industry. The institute has o
ver 200 employees c
onducting world-class r
esearch i n a n
umber o
f areas. I
t i s t he h
ome
of two ERC grant holders i n AI and three l arge E
xcellent Teams p
rojects c
ombiningand . CIIRC's groups have obtained research funding
from Amazon, Google, F
acebook, P
orsche, Skoda Auto and o
ther c
ompanies a
nd CIIRC t eams r
egularly p
lace high
in competitions ranging from to and . CIIRC is also the home of a National Competence Center for Cybernetics and Artificial
Intelligence.- Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production, no. 857306. RICAIP is the
European Centre o
f Excellence i n A
I and i ndustrial r
obotics e
stablished a
nd h
osted a
t C
IIRC, f
unded b
y H
2020 a
nd
ESIF in the amount of ~EUR 50 mil. for the period of 2019-2026. RICAIP will conduct research in the field of
artificial intelligence, robotics for advanced industry, and related fields.The list o
f l eading C
IIRC r
esearchers includes (alphabetically): (
robotics),
(
scheduling a
nd
optimization), (vision, robotics), (systems and control), (AI, biomedical
engineering, human-machine interaction), (AI, learning), (vision, robotics, geometry), (NLP, learning), (vision, learning), (biomedical engineering), (AI,
reasoning). The research groups are international and English is the official language at CIIRC. Foreign
researchers, postdocs, graduate students and interns come from a variety of countries such as the USA, France,
Japan, Netherlands, China, Austria, Russia and Turkey.CIIRC is located in a opened in 2017, l ocated c
lose to t he P
rague C
astle and downtown, and w
ith
easy transport to the P
rague V
aclav H
avel airport. The institute i s equipped w
ith large c
omputational i nfrastructure,
robots, industrial testbed and other state-of-the-art research facilities.is the capital of the Czech Republic, considered one of the most beautiful cities i n the world a
nd a
ttracting
millions of tourists every year. I
t h
as t he h
ighest Q
uality of Living W
orldwide ranking a
mong the eastern European
cities and over 160,000 foreign residents. It boasts a rich h
istory and c
ulture, long t radition o
f university e
ducation
and scientific research, and a d
ynamic e
conomy. T
he c
ost o
f living i n P
rague is a
bout o
ne half of t he l iving c
osts i n
Amsterdam, Paris or New York. Based on the 2018 Global Peace Index, the Czech Republic is the 1 .Information and applicationEmployment opportunities, admissions policies, activities, services, and the facilities of CIIRC CTU and RICAIP
do not exclude any person on the basis of race, colour, age, sex, religion, national origin, or disability.
All candidates that meet criteria in the target profile will be invited to the second round for the personal interview.To apply, please send an application with subject “RICAIP Director”, including a
d
etailed C
V, a motivation l etter,
information on strategic R&D vision, electronic copies of your top three publications and contact data of at least