Job: Joint Postdoctoral Research Position, Centre for AI Research, South Africa and University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:10:47 +0200
From: Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research <cair at meraka.org.za>
Message-Id: <E33F0F55-64E9-49FF-B0D9-65670C989B8C at meraka.org.za>
X-url: http://cair.cs.ukzn.ac.za

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research position in the
area of Ontology Evolution in the newly established UKZN/CSIR Meraka
Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAIR) within the School of Computer
Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

http://cair.cs.ukzn.ac.za (alias http://cair.meraka.org.za)

The project seeks to explore to what extent current approaches to
ontology evolution can be captured using description logics, with
emergency response as a possible area of application.

Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience in 
description logics or ontology evolution.

The successful applicant will be based primarily in Pretoria, South
Africa, and will undertake short research placements to the School of
Informatics, University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom (UED). The
application will be jointly supervised by Professor Tommie Meyer at CAIR
and Professor Alan Bundy at UED. The position is for a duration of one
year and is renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory
progress.

Eligibility Criteria:
- A doctoral degree in Computer Science or related area. 
- Proven experience to undertake postdoctoral research in the specified
  area.

Funding for the position will range from R180 000 to R270 000 per year
comprising of:

- A tax free scholarship of R180 000 for one year and subject to
  satisfactory progress, renewable for a second year.

- A topup of up to R90 000 per year from CAIR , depending on the
  experience of the candidate and the availability of funds.

There is no application deadline. The position will be filled as soon as
an appropriate candidate is identified. The awarding of the position is
subject to the availability of funds.

More details on the application process can be found on the CAIR website: 

http://cair.cs.ukzn.ac.za/?page_id=501
http://cair.meraka.org.za/?page_id=501


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