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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>(Apologies if
you receive multiple copies of this announcement)<BR><BR>The University of Porto
is advertising a research grant for potential PhD<BR>candidates with a strong
background in Computer Science, Informatics<BR>Engineering or related areas.
<BR>The grant initial duration is 6-months, renewable for up to 12 months,
and<BR>the selected candidate will be working in the "REACTION:
Retrieval,<BR>Extraction, and Aggregation Computing Technology for Integrating
and<BR>Organizing News" project (</FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://xldb.fc.ul.pt/wiki/Reaction</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>), funded the<BR>FCT - UT Austin | Portugal
International Collaboraboratory for Emerging<BR>Technologies (</FONT><A
href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.utaustinportugal.org/</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>). <BR><BR>JOB DESCRIPTION<BR><BR>1. Summary: <BR>The research activities
involve the development of methods for automatic<BR>analysis of social media
(e.g. blogs, micro-blogs, etc.), to identify and<BR>rank credible and
influential information sources, experts on a given topic<BR>and reliable
opinions about news themes. This will include exploring<BR>probabilistic
graphical models for topic-based influence analysis and expert<BR>finding in a
social network. Further information about the context of this<BR>work, see the
project web page: </FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://xldb.fc.ul.pt/wiki/Reaction</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>.<BR> <BR>2. Salary: <BR>The grant amount is 980 Euros per month
(tax free), according to the BI<BR>scholarship stipends defined by
FCT<BR>(</FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>).<BR><BR>3. Start date:<BR>The expected start
date is January 2011, and the work will be carried out at<BR>the Faculty of
Engineering of the University of Porto, under an exclusivity<BR>contract
according to the FCT "Regulations for Advanced Training and<BR>Qualification of
Human Resources"<BR>(</FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>).<BR><BR>4. How to apply: <BR>Interested
candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and a motivation<BR>letter by
email to Prof. Eduarda Mendes Rodrigues at </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>eduarda@fe.up.pt</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>, until<BR>November 30th, 2010.
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