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Title: Special Scientist for Research (Research Associate and/or Post-Doctoral Researcher)

No. of Positions: Two (2) positions

Category: Employment contract

Location: University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus (https://www.ucy.ac.cy) announces two Special Scientist for Research (Research Associate, and/or Post-Doctoral Researcher) positions for full-time employment. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to conduct research with Prof. Marios Polycarpou towards the goals of the flagship ERC Synergy Grant entitled Water-Futures: Designing the Next Generation of Urban Drinking Water Systems (https://waterfutures.eu).

The required skills and expertise for the announced positions include one or more of the following areas:
• Fault Diagnosis
• Systems and Control Theory
• Optimization
• Machine Learning
• Smart Water Distribution Systems/Hydroinformatics

University of Cyprus
The University of Cyprus was officially founded in 1989 and started operating in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, in 1992. Within a short time, the University of Cyprus achieved international recognition through an impressive course of development.

KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE)
The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence is the largest research center at the University of Cyprus and has recently been upgraded to a European Research Center of Excellence through the KIOS CoE Teaming project. Currently, the Center employs more than 200 people, who are supported by externally funded research and innovation projects.
KIOS provides an inspiring environment for conducting top-level research in the area of Information and Communication Technologies, with emphasis on the monitoring, control, and security of critical infrastructures, including power and energy systems, water networks, transportation networks, telecommunication networks, and emergency management and response. The Center fosters interdisciplinary interaction and promotes collaboration between industry, academia, and research organizations in high-tech areas of global importance. The KIOS CoE operates in a diverse environment as an equal opportunities employer.

ERC Synergy Grant Water-Futures (https://waterfutures.eu)
The project aims to develop a new theoretical framework for the allocation and development decisions on drinking water infrastructure systems, so that they are socially equitable, economically efficient, and environmentally resilient, as advocated by the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The framework will integrate real-time monitoring and control with long-term robustness and flexibility-based pathway methods and incorporate economic, social, ethical, and environmental considerations for sustainable transitioning of urban water systems under deep uncertainty with multiple possible futures. Our research team at the University of Cyprus focuses on the theory and application of monitoring and control in urban water distribution systems, while considering their evolution over time, unpredictable events such as contamination, device faults and failures, the evolution of risk in the system, and the presence of humans-in-the-loop.

Job details:
Short Description – Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will conduct fundamental and/or applied research in the area of Information and Communication Technologies, with emphasis on the monitoring, control, and security of water distribution systems. Depending on their qualifications and expertise, the successful candidate may also prepare reports and project deliverables, contribute to the preparation of research proposals, and assist in supervising undergraduate students. Furthermore, the successful candidate is expected to publish their research results in top international conferences and journals.