PhD position in Multimedia Retrieval (100%)

for four years

The Databases and Information Systems (dbis.dmi.unibas.ch) research group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel solicits applications for

PhD position in Multimedia Retrieval (100%) for four years

The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date. The advertisement will remain open until the position is taken.
Context: vitrivr is an open source full-stack content-based multimedia retrieval system with a focus on video. Its modular architecture makes it easy to also search audio, images, 3D models and structured data. The position is part of a collaboration with an industrial partner and funded by Innosuisse.

Your position

Research and prototype development in one of the areas listed below; contribution to teaching and university self-administration.

Your profile

• MSc degree in Computer science or related discipline, experience in software development

• Multimedia retrieval
• Multimedia data management
• Advanced human-computer interaction in multimedia retrieval

• Databases
• Multimedia data management
• Information retrieval
• Good level of both English (mandatory). German language skills are not mandatory, but welcome.
• Ability to work in a team

We offer you

The University of Basel, founded in 1460, is the oldest university in Switzerland. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (http://www.dmi.unibas.ch) is located in a modern building in the center of the city, close to the river Rhine and to many other departments and facilities. With its about 100 members from all over the world, it offers a friendly atmosphere and a pleasant working environment. The research foci of the Databases and Information Systems group are in Big Data management and access, Big Data search and retrieval, and Big Data processing and analytics. The DBIS group is a young, dynamic, and open international team of nine PostDocs and PhD students with an excellent research infrastructure. It possesses a well-established award-winning open source stack and has participated several times at Google Summer of Code.

Basel is an attractive, green city located on the river Rhine, at the border between Switzerland, France and Germany. Its position makes it a lively, international, multi-cultural center. The city, with its large variety of high class museums, makes it one of the most attractive cultural areas in Switzerland.

Salaries for Ph.D. students are defined by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The salary in the first year is 47 kCHF, with a moderate increase in years two and three.