Postdoc position, Multi-Agent Laboratory, Kyushu University (Japan)

<pre class="moz-quote-pre">The multi-agent laboratory in Kyushu University, headed by Professor Makoto Yokoo, who is an AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) fellow and a past president of IFAAMAS (Int. Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems), is now hiring one post-doctoral researcher in market design and optimization. The position belongs to a JSPS Kiban A project "Creation of Incentive Design Science" (http://agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp/kiban-a-2020/about-us-en/).

*Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and established track record evident by publication in top quality conferences and/or journals. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is a must: game theory and economic paradigms, heuristic search and optimization, human-aware AI, machine learning applications, multiagent systems, reasoning under uncertainty, search and constraint satisfaction.

*Place of work: Fukuoka in Japan

*Salary and benefits:
Gross salary per month (including taxes, insurances, and other things) will be about JPY 350,000 (US$3,365). The exact amount will be decided in accordance with the employment regulations, the successful applicant's past accomplishments, etc.

*Contract period of employment:
The start date will be April 1st, 2021（Negotiable) and the end date is March 31, 2022, which can be extended another year based on mutual agreement.

*Application:
The application process will remain open until the position is filled by a suitable candidate. Interested applicants should submit the following to Distinguished Professor Makoto Yokoo
(recruit at agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp):
(1) Academic CV, including names and contact details of 2 referees.
(2) A 1-page "statement of interest", explaining the applicant's interest in the project.
(3) Five "representative papers" describing the applicant's research.

If possible, please also include a link to a website with an online version of your PhD thesis and relevant publications (e.g., your professional homepage). A confirmation will be sent when the application is received. Incomplete or generic applications will be ignored.

* Application deadline: Jan. 5, 2021

*Screening: The screening process consists of:
(1) the initial application review
(2) zoom interviews for the applicants who make it past the initial review.

*Further information:
Please contact Distinguished Professor Makoto Yokoo (recruit at agent.inf.kyushu-u.ac.jp)