[Corpora-List] Job Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Semantic Information Mining

[Paul Buitelaar]

Postdoctoral Researcher in Semantic Information Mining
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI),
National University Of Ireland, Galway
Ref. No. NUIG-057-09

The DERI Semantic Information Mining stream (http://sim.deri.ie/)
invites applications for a postdoctoral position on mining
organisational structure (expertise, communities, etc.) from
organisation-specific textual and semi-structured data sets and social
and collaborative interactions.

Candidates should have a PhD degree in a relevant field of study, e.g.
computer science, natural language processing, data mining, machine
learning, etc. with an emphasis on areas such as text & web mining and
semantic analysis. Selected candidates are expected to have the
willingness to combine formal scientific work with application-oriented
research and development in projects funded by national and
international (EU) funding agencies. The position is for a fixed period
of 18 months with the possibility of extension, depending on successful
acquisition of project funding in which the selected candidate will be
expected to actively participate.

Essential skills:
- A PhD, typically in a computing-related discipline, with a strong
empirical and analytical component
- A PhD with substantial components in natural language processing,
machine learning and data mining
- Research experience in the analysis of large text collections such as
digital libraries, web corpora, etc.
- An ability to develop and manage their own research agenda
- An ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
- Good interpersonal skills and a commitment to working collaboratively
in a research team and delivering on team goals

Desirable skills:
- A record of published research in areas such as contextualized and
personalized search
- Familiarity with current research on Social Network Analysis and
Semantic Web
- Experience in developing an effective working relationship with
researchers from other disciplines and industrial collaborators
- Experience in the preparation of research grant proposals
- Experience in the development of research software
- Some experience assisting in the supervision of research students

DERI is a leading research institute in semantic technologies that
offers a stimulating, dynamic and multi-cultural research environment,
excellent ties to research-groups worldwide, close collaboration with
industrial partners and up-to-date infrastructure and resources. The
DERI Semantic Information Mining stream is a collaboration between the
DERI units for Natural Language Processing (http://nlp.deri.ie/) and
Information Mining and Retrieval (http://uimr.deri.ie/). The DERI Unit 
for Natural Language Processing has a focus on applied research in
ontology-based information extraction, semantic-level text mining and
the use of linguistic and semantic methods in information retrieval.
UNLP develops methods for the efficient application of NLP tools in
combination with domain semantics as specified in ontologies, thesauri
and other knowledge organisation systems for relevant use cases. The
DERI Unit for Information Mining and Retrieval focuses on methods to
harness the massive amounts of dynamically-produced, semi-structured
data produced by Web communities. UIMR examines techniques for the
selection and combination of features in collaborative information
spaces. Another focus is the analysis and modelling of the dynamics of
online communities in order to understand the structures and behaviours
which underlie topic development and diffusion. Applications of this
work lie in the development of richer personalisation, filtering and
recommendation techniques using user preferences, constraints and
context, content analysis, content semantics and collaborative and
social relationships.

Salary range:  €40,578 - €49,341 per annum, (commensurate with
qualifications and experience)

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dr. Paul Buitelaar
(paul.buitelaar at deri.org) and/or Dr. Conor Hayes (conor.hayes at deri.org)

To apply:
Interested candidates should send a detailed CV with cover letter, names
and addresses of at least three and not more than five referees, and a
statement of research interests, summarising how their experience and
expertise will contribute to a research program in semantic information
mining.  Applications may be sent via e-mail (in PDF only) to
paul.buitelaar at deri.org
Please put ref.no. NUIG-057-09 in subject line of e-mail application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday September 14th
2009.

National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer.

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