<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv1678541247"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821140">Dear corpora members,<span><br></span></div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821159"><br></div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821160">There is a PhD studentship available in the OAK Group in Sheffield, UK. (http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~fabio/Fabio_Ciravegna/PhD_Students_Ad.html)<br></div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821190"><br></div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211284">The details are the following:</div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211287"><br></div><div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821195" style="padding-top:0pt;" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">PhD
Studentship:<span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211142" class="yiv1678541247style_3"> Web scale information extraction using linked open data</span><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211100" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">Start date of the studentship<span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211147" class="yiv1678541247style_3">: October 2012 or immediately thereafter<br></span></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211106" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211105" class="yiv1678541247style_4">Length: </span>three years, subject to satisfactory progress<span class="yiv1678541247style_4"><br></span></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211114" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211113" class="yiv1678541247style_4">More details</span>: The studentship provides payment of tuition<span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211267" class="yiv1678541247style_4"> fees at the UK/EU rate</span> and <span class="yiv1678541247style_4">a stipend (</span>13,650 GBP per year)<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211122" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211121" class="yiv1678541247style_4">Closing date</span> <span class="yiv1678541247style_4">for submissions</span> is <span class="yiv1678541247style_4">04.07.2012. <br></span></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211130" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211129" class="yiv1678541247style_4">Interviews </span>(via videoconference or telephone for candidates not in Sheffield) will be held on the <span class="yiv1678541247style_4">18.07.2012<br></span></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211135" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211158" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">DETAILS<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211163" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_2">This studentship is an
opportunity to work in a vibrant research area and carry out research on
a topic with important applications. The studentship will focus on
devising algorithms for Web scale information extraction. Linked Open
Data will be used to seed learning. The studentship is associated with
the project Lodie, an EPSRC funded project on the same topic. The
project covers 2 senior research associates over 3 years. It also
involves short collaborations with Yahoo! Research Barcelona (Spain) and
the University of Linkoeping (Sweden). <br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211168" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_2">The student will become a member of Sheffield University's OAK group (http://oak.dcs.shef.ac.uk/) and will be supervised by Prof. Fabio Ciravegna (http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/%7Efabio).<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211178" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_2">The studentship is funded by the Department of Computer Science and will cover fees and living expenses. <br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211181" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style"><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211186" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">CRITERIA FOR SELECTION<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211192" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1">Candidates should hold at a <span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211191" class="yiv1678541247style_4">first class </span>honour
degree or masters degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
The candidate should have excellent computer programming skills
(including Java); analytic, presentational, communication and effective
interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively within the research
team, and a proven capacity to work to and meet deadlines. <span class="yiv1678541247style_4">It is required knowledge of and experience in one of</span>: <br></div>
<ol><li style="line-height:16px;padding-left:36px;" class="yiv1678541247full-width">
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211201" style="" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_3"><span style="font-size:13px;" class="yiv1678541247Bullet">•</span><span style="width:20px;" class="yiv1678541247inline-block"></span>Natural Language Processing/Information extraction from text/Text processing, <span class="yiv1678541247style_5"><br></span></div>
</li><li style="line-height:16px;padding-left:36px;" class="yiv1678541247full-width">
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211209" style="" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_3"><span style="font-size:13px;" class="yiv1678541247Bullet">•</span><span style="width:20px;" class="yiv1678541247inline-block"></span>Machine learning<span id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211208" class="yiv1678541247style_5"><br></span></div>
</li><li style="line-height:16px;padding-left:36px;" class="yiv1678541247full-width">
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211216" style="" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_3"><span style="font-size:13px;" class="yiv1678541247Bullet">•</span><span style="width:20px;" class="yiv1678541247inline-block"></span>Linked Data<br></div>
</li></ol>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211223" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_4">The candidate must be a UK or EU citizen.<span class="yiv1678541247style_5"><br></span></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_134014187821154" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211226" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">WHAT TO SUBMIT<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211231" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_2">Applications should include
a CV, the names and addresses of two potential referees and a statement
detailing the reasons why the applicant is interested in carrying out
research in the field above/why their CV is relevant to the activity.<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211236" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_2">Applications should be sent to Prof. Fabio Ciravegna (<a rel="nofollow" title="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk" ymailto="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk">f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk</a>). <br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211239" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style"><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211242" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_5">INFORMAL ENQUIRIES<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211247" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1">Informal enquiries may be directed to Prof. Fabio Ciravegna (<a rel="nofollow" title="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk?subject=" ymailto="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk?subject=" target="_blank" href="mailto:f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk?subject=" class="yiv1678541247style_6">f.ciravegna@shef.ac.uk</a>).<br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211250" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style_1"><br></div>
<div id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211253" class="yiv1678541247paragraph_style">Further Details<br></div>
The successful candidate
will study within the Organisations, Information and Knowledge (OAK)
Group which is part of the Department of Computer Science at the
University of Sheffield. More information about the OAK group is
available at: <a rel="nofollow" id="yiv1678541247yui_3_2_0_15_1340141878211260" title="http://oak.dcs.shef.ac.uk/" target="_blank" href="http://oak.dcs.shef.ac.uk/" class="yiv1678541247style_7">http://oak.dcs.shef.ac.uk/</a><br><br>Best regards,<br>Andrea Varga<br>PhD Student<br>OAK Group<br>The University of Sheffield<br>a.varga@dcs.shef.ac.uk<br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>