<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>OPEN POSITION 1 -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Project I1-[OntoSpace] - Ontologies for Spatial Communication<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Under the condition of job release -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Project Description: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The Bremen Ontology Research Group is seeking an ontology developer to<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>work within the internationally renowned Collaborative Research Center<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant research environment now entering its<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>ninth year where a broad range of activities related to cognition,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>space and language are being pursued. The successful candidate will be<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>expected to take over responsibility for both theoretical and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>practical development of ontologies in the areas of space, ambient<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>assisted living (particularly including the ontology of activities)<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>and geographic representations. Ontologies are developed within our<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>heterogeneous environment, spanning both OWL and first-order logic<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>specifications. Thus the successful candidate will need to have an<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>interest in ontology formalisation more generally and will form one<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>member of a team of three researchers working on ontology: the other<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>two researchers are dealing with issues of ontology alignment and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>ontology-based data access. Close cooperation among all the team<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>members will be required.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>More information on the project can be found at:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><a href="http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/">http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/</a><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Ontology activities at Bremen contribute to ongoing initiatives<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>worldwide in ontology formalisation, ontology standardisation and the<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>development of ontology tools, including open ontology<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>repositories. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>to these ongoing activities. The Ontology Research Group is also a<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>instituational member of the International Association for Ontology<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>and its Applications.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The position is available for a period of two years. Although<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>centrally a research position, it will also be possible to teach<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>courses in Ontological Engineering in our undergraduate and MA<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Informatics and Computational Linguistics programs if desired.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Qualifications: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Applicants should have:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>1. completed a first degree in artificial intelligence,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> informatics or similar<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>2. good formal skills (description logic, OWL, Common Logic or<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> similar)<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>3. good English writing skills for preparation of manuscripts, journal<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> papers, etc.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>4. good ability to work both independently and in a team in a<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> multidisciplinary environment<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Conditions of Employment: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for a period of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>two years. Application deadline: 15. April 2010 (or until a suitable<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>candidate is found).<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>persons will be given priority. Applicants with a migration background<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>are welcome.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Please address questions about the position and send your application<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>(preferably by email) to:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman@uni-bremen.de><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>P.O. Box 330 440<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>28334 Bremen / Germany<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>copies as all received application material will be destroyed after<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>the selection process.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>---<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>OPEN POSITION 2 -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive Spatial Communication<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Under the condition of job release -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Project Description: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The Natural Language Interaction Group at the University of Bremen has<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>a position open for a computational linguist to work in the general<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>area of dialogue systems. The group is part of the internationally<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>renowned Collaborative Research Center on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>research environment now entering its ninth year where a broad range<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>of activities related to cognition, space and language are being<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>pursued. The Interaction Group is designing, building and evaluating<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>dialogue systems for interacting with users and other agents<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>performing a variety of spatially-related tasks, such as wayfinding,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>assisted living, architectural design, navigational assistance and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>more. Excellent candidates at both doctoral and post-doctoral levels<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>are invited to apply.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The successful candidate will be expected to take over responsibility<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>for the computational linguistic side of our natural language dialogue<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>work and so must have a good programming experience suitable for the<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>areas central to dialogue systems. In addition, we invite candidates<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>with a strong research focus to specialise in one or more areas drawn<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>from dialogue control mechanisms, contextualisation and speech act<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>interpretation, analysis and generation systems.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Our computational dialogue work incorporates state-of-the-art<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>information-state based architecture combining formal control of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>dialogue, CCG-based analysis, SFG-based generation, ontology-driven<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>interaction and embedding with spatially-aware applications. This<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>environment therefore offers a rich foundation for many independent<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>research topics in central areas of computational dialogue theory,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>implementation, and application.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>More information on the project can be found at:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The Natural Language Interaction Group is a highly multidisciplinary<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>team combining discourse analysts, computational linguists and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>ontological engineers. We work in close cooperation with several<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>projects within the Collaborative Research Center, which spans<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>cognitive science, neurocognition, perception, formal spatial calculi,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>architecture, and AI, and with the linguistic department at Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>University. The environment is international and at the cutting edge<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>of several related disciplines. The position is available for an<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>initial period of two years with possible extension to the end of the<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>2014. Although centrally a research position, it will also be<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>possible to teach courses in Computational Linguistics in our<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>undergraduate and MA linguistics and informatics programs if desired.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Qualifications: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Applicants should have:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>1. completed a first degree in computational linguistics, artificial<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> intelligence, linguistics, informatics or similar<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>2. good programming skills (Java and/or Lisp, Perl, etc.)<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>3. good English writing skills<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>4. ability to work both independently and in a team in a<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> multidisciplinary environment<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Conditions of Employment: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>candidate is found).<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>persons wil be given priority. Applicants with a migration background<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>are welcome.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Please address questions about the position and send your application<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>(preferably by email) to:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman@uni-bremen.de><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>P.O. Box 330 440<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>28334 Bremen / Germany<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>copies as all received application material will be destroyed after<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>the selection process.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>---<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>OPEN POSITION 3 -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive Spatial Communication<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Under the condition of job release -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Project Description: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The research project I5-[DiaSpace] offers a 1/2 position for research<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>in the area of spatial language and dialogue. The I5 project is<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>concerned with natural and effective verbal interaction between human<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>and artificial agents who jointly address cognitively challenging<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>spatially embedded tasks. Particular emphasis is given to the mutual<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>negotiation of spatial reference frames, spatial perspectives, scale<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>and granularity choices, strategies of dealing with incomplete spatial<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>information, and corresponding discourse strategies. The successful<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>applicant will be concerned with the discourse-analytic evaluation of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>human-system dialogues on spatial tasks, such as route description and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>planning. The results will be used to enable our flexible dialogue<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>system to interact increasingly naturally with humans. For this<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>purpose, the successful applicant will interact closely with<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>computational dialogue modeling colleagues. Applicants should have a<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>degree in linguistics or in a related field (diploma, MA, or Ph.D.).<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>More information on the project can be found at:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Qualifications: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Applicants should have qualifications and/or interests in the<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>following fields:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Empirical discourse analysis<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Experimental data collection and transcription<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Formal specification of linguistic features<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spatial language and spatial cognition<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Human-robot / human-computer interaction<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Computer-based data handling.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>We offer the opportunity to gain research experience in a modern and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>international links. Responsibilities include project work and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>research, publication of research results, supervision of student<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>projects, participation in the activities of the SFB/TR 8, and<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>contribution to research proposals.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- Conditions of Employment: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>candidate is found).<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>The position will available immediately until the end of<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>2012. Extension is possible. Application deadline: 15 April 2011 (or<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>until a suitable candidate is found). Universit‰t Bremen is an equal<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>opportunity employer. Women are especially encouraged to<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>apply. Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>preferential treatment. Applicants with a migration background<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>are welcome.<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Please address questions about the position and send your application<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>(preferably by email) to:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Dr. Thora Tenbrink <tenbrink@uni-bremen.de><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>Universitaet Bremen<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>P.O. Box 330 440<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>28334 Bremen / Germany<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>copies as all received application material will be destroyed after<br><div>the selection process.<br></div></div><br></body></html>