I apologise for cross-posting.
EIS research group <http://eis.iai.uni-bonn.de/About.html> at the
university of Bonn in Germany is pleased to announce the extended deadline
(till 28th February) for:
*Three full time PhD positions in the field of question answering on
interlinked datasets*
The successful candidates will carry out research towards a PhD on one of
the following topics: (1) Effectively and efficiently supporting dataset
maintainers in semi-automatically cleaning and enriching datasets to make
them fit for question answering. (2) Discovering and retrieving datasets of
a high quality for QA with a high precision and recall; automating dataset
quality assessment. (3) Efficient and precise translation of natural
language questions into structured queries against a federated knowledge
base.
The successful candidates will work in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie
International Training Network WDAqua (Answering Questions using Web Data),
undertaking advanced fundamental and applied research into models, methods,
and tools for data-driven question answering on the Web, spanning a diverse
range of areas and disciplines (data analytics, social computing, Linked
Data, and Web science). They will participate in the network’s training
schedule and perform internships with other project partners. There will be
no teaching obligation but teaching can be arranged, if desired.
On top of a generous basic salary we offer a mobility allowance and, if
applicable, a family allowance. Initial appointment will be for one year
with a possible extension to 3 years. The position starts as soon as
possible. Initial appointment will be for one year with a possible
extension to 3 years.
*We offer:*
- Two or more academic supervisors from the WDAqua network (the
PhD student working on topic (1) will obtain a dual PhD degree with
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, France)
- A support grant to attend conferences, summer schools, and
other events related to your research.
- The possibility to obtain a discounted public transport ticket.
*Requirements*
- A Master degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Not having resided/worked in Germany for more than 12 months in
the 3 years before starting the work (Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility rule)
- Proficiency in spoken and written English. Proficiency in
German is a plus.
- Proficiency in Programming languages like Java/Scala or
JavaScript, and modern software engineering methodology.
- Familiarity with Semantic Web, Natural Language Processing,
Indexing and Data Analytics is an asset.
*How to apply*
To apply, please send the following documents in pdf to
eis-lead...@lists.iai.uni-bonn.de before 28th February 2015.
- CV
- Master certificate or university transcripts
- A motivation letter including a short research plan targeted
to one of the topics listed above,
- Two letters of recommendation
- English writing sample (e.g. prior publication or master
thesis excerpt).
Please direct informal enquiries to the same address or see
*http://www.iai.uni-bonn.de/~langec/wdaqua/*
<http://www.iai.uni-bonn.de/~langec/wdaqua/>.
The University of Bonn is an equal opportunities employer. Preference will
be given to suitably qualified women or persons with disabilities, all
other considerations being equal.
<http://www3.uni-bonn.de/>
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Best Regards
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Saeedeh Shekarpour
Postdoctoral Researcher
Enterprise Information Systems Department, University of Bonn
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