[General] Announcement for Research Team Leader at the CYENS Centre

The CYENS Centre of Excellence, https://cyens.org.cy/, is seeking 3 full-time positions for Team Leaders for Multidisciplinary Research Groups (MRG). MRG Team Leaders will be based in the premises of the Centre. CYENS Centre of Excellence (formerly known as RISE) is the Research Centre of Excellence in Cyprus focusing on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies aiming to empower knowledge and technology transfer in the region. It is a joint venture between the three public universities of Cyprus, University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, and Open University of Cyprus, the Municipality of Nicosia, and two renowned international partners, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Germany, and the University College London, United Kingdom. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 (Teaming Phase 2) under grant agreement No. 739578, as well as from the Cypriot Government, local and international partners, and other sponsors. CYENS wishes to receive applications for Team Leaders of MRGs in areas relating to Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies including the following areas: 1. Mixed/Augmented realities 2. Multimodal media (preferably audio) 3. Visualization and visual analytics 4. Computer games 5. Human centred/interaction design 6. Virtual heritage 7. Conversational user interfaces 8. Data Security and Privacy 9. Wearable Devices 10. Natural language processing 11. AI, focusing in the areas of AI for good, Human Centred AI or Machine Learning 12. Data Analytics, 13. Network Science, Social Networking & Mobility, 14. Cloud Computing, Big Data and Business Intelligence, 15. Any other area relevant to Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies. The Centre will fund the salaries of the scientific personnel of the MRG, which include the Team Leader heading it, as well as 2 junior researchers. The MRG will also have additional allowance for equipment, travelling and visiting the Advanced Partners. Initially, a 3-year contract will be offered to the Team Leader with potential for renewal.