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.