[Corpora-List] SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition: 3 Open Positions at University of Bremen, Germany
Desislava Zhekova
zhekova at uni-bremen.de
Sat Mar 26 18:42:15 UTC 2011
OPEN POSITION 1 -
Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher
at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I1-[OntoSpace] - Ontologies for Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The Bremen Ontology Research Group is seeking an ontology developer to
work within the internationally renowned Collaborative Research Center
on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant research environment now entering its
ninth year where a broad range of activities related to cognition,
space and language are being pursued. The successful candidate will be
expected to take over responsibility for both theoretical and
practical development of ontologies in the areas of space, ambient
assisted living (particularly including the ontology of activities)
and geographic representations. Ontologies are developed within our
heterogeneous environment, spanning both OWL and first-order logic
specifications. Thus the successful candidate will need to have an
interest in ontology formalisation more generally and will form one
member of a team of three researchers working on ontology: the other
two researchers are dealing with issues of ontology alignment and
ontology-based data access. Close cooperation among all the team
members will be required.
More information on the project can be found at:
http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/
Ontology activities at Bremen contribute to ongoing initiatives
worldwide in ontology formalisation, ontology standardisation and the
development of ontology tools, including open ontology
repositories. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute
to these ongoing activities. The Ontology Research Group is also a
instituational member of the International Association for Ontology
and its Applications.
The position is available for a period of two years. Although
centrally a research position, it will also be possible to teach
courses in Ontological Engineering in our undergraduate and MA
Informatics and Computational Linguistics programs if desired.
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have:
1. completed a first degree in artificial intelligence,
informatics or similar
2. good formal skills (description logic, OWL, Common Logic or
similar)
3. good English writing skills for preparation of manuscripts, journal
papers, etc.
4. good ability to work both independently and in a team in a
multidisciplinary environment
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,
approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for a period of
two years. Application deadline: 15. April 2010 (or until a suitable
candidate is found).
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of
female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to
apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled
persons will be given priority. Applicants with a migration background
are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application
(preferably by email) to:
Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition
Universitaet Bremen
P.O. Box 330 440
28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document
copies as all received application material will be destroyed after
the selection process.
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OPEN POSITION 2 -
Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher
at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive
Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The Natural Language Interaction Group at the University of Bremen has
a position open for a computational linguist to work in the general
area of dialogue systems. The group is part of the internationally
renowned Collaborative Research Center on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant
research environment now entering its ninth year where a broad range
of activities related to cognition, space and language are being
pursued. The Interaction Group is designing, building and evaluating
dialogue systems for interacting with users and other agents
performing a variety of spatially-related tasks, such as wayfinding,
assisted living, architectural design, navigational assistance and
more. Excellent candidates at both doctoral and post-doctoral levels
are invited to apply.
The successful candidate will be expected to take over responsibility
for the computational linguistic side of our natural language dialogue
work and so must have a good programming experience suitable for the
areas central to dialogue systems. In addition, we invite candidates
with a strong research focus to specialise in one or more areas drawn
from dialogue control mechanisms, contextualisation and speech act
interpretation, analysis and generation systems.
Our computational dialogue work incorporates state-of-the-art
information-state based architecture combining formal control of
dialogue, CCG-based analysis, SFG-based generation, ontology-driven
interaction and embedding with spatially-aware applications. This
environment therefore offers a rich foundation for many independent
research topics in central areas of computational dialogue theory,
implementation, and application.
More information on the project can be found at:
www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html
The Natural Language Interaction Group is a highly multidisciplinary
team combining discourse analysts, computational linguists and
ontological engineers. We work in close cooperation with several
projects within the Collaborative Research Center, which spans
cognitive science, neurocognition, perception, formal spatial calculi,
architecture, and AI, and with the linguistic department at Bremen
University. The environment is international and at the cutting edge
of several related disciplines. The position is available for an
initial period of two years with possible extension to the end of the
2014. Although centrally a research position, it will also be
possible to teach courses in Computational Linguistics in our
undergraduate and MA linguistics and informatics programs if desired.
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have:
1. completed a first degree in computational linguistics, artificial
intelligence, linguistics, informatics or similar
2. good programming skills (Java and/or Lisp, Perl, etc.)
3. good English writing skills
4. ability to work both independently and in a team in a
multidisciplinary environment
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,
approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling
immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of
extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable
candidate is found).
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of
female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to
apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled
persons wil be given priority. Applicants with a migration background
are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application
(preferably by email) to:
Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition
Universitaet Bremen
P.O. Box 330 440
28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document
copies as all received application material will be destroyed after
the selection process.
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OPEN POSITION 3 -
Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher
at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive
Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The research project I5-[DiaSpace] offers a 1/2 position for research
in the area of spatial language and dialogue. The I5 project is
concerned with natural and effective verbal interaction between human
and artificial agents who jointly address cognitively challenging
spatially embedded tasks. Particular emphasis is given to the mutual
negotiation of spatial reference frames, spatial perspectives, scale
and granularity choices, strategies of dealing with incomplete spatial
information, and corresponding discourse strategies. The successful
applicant will be concerned with the discourse-analytic evaluation of
human-system dialogues on spatial tasks, such as route description and
planning. The results will be used to enable our flexible dialogue
system to interact increasingly naturally with humans. For this
purpose, the successful applicant will interact closely with
computational dialogue modeling colleagues. Applicants should have a
degree in linguistics or in a related field (diploma, MA, or Ph.D.).
More information on the project can be found at:
www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have qualifications and/or interests in the
following fields:
Empirical discourse analysis
Experimental data collection and transcription
Formal specification of linguistic features
Spatial language and spatial cognition
Human-robot / human-computer interaction
Computer-based data handling.
We offer the opportunity to gain research experience in a modern and
enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and
international links. Responsibilities include project work and
research, publication of research results, supervision of student
projects, participation in the activities of the SFB/TR 8, and
contribution to research proposals.
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13,
approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling
immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of
extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable
candidate is found).
The position will available immediately until the end of
2012. Extension is possible. Application deadline: 15 April 2011 (or
until a suitable candidate is found). Universit‰t Bremen is an equal
opportunity employer. Women are especially encouraged to
apply. Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given
preferential treatment. Applicants with a migration background
are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application
(preferably by email) to:
Dr. Thora Tenbrink <tenbrink at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition
Universitaet Bremen
P.O. Box 330 440
28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document
copies as all received application material will be destroyed after
the selection process.
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