Postdoctoral Researcher position available - Natural Language Processing for the Web of Data

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> The Unit for Natural Language Processing (http://nlp.deri.ie/) at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) of the National University of Ireland, Galway invites applications for a postdoctoral position on Natural Language Processing for the Web of Data. Candidates should have a PhD degree in a relevant field of study with an emphasis on areas such as semantics and information extraction. The selected candidate will be expected to combine formal scientific work with application-oriented research and development in EU and/or nationally funded projects. The fixed term contract position is for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension, depending on successful acquisition of project funding.
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> Essential skills
> - PhD in the area of Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics
> - Research focus on semantics and information extraction
> - Experience with Linked Data, Semantic Web technologies
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> Desirable skills
> - Record of published research in international conferences and/or journals
> - Experience in cross-disciplinary research
> - Experience in the preparation of research grant proposals
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> DERI is a leading research institute in semantic technologies that offers a stimulating, dynamic and multi-cultural research environment, excellent ties to research groups worldwide, close collaboration with industrial partners and up-to-date infrastructure and resources. The DERI Unit for Natural Language Processing has a focus on applied research in ontology-based information extraction, semantic-level text mining and the use of linguistic and semantic methods in information retrieval.
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> Salary: €38k-€46k per annum, depending on experience and qualifications
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> Applicants should send a detailed CV, contact details of up to three referees and a statement of research interests (all in PDF) to: paul.buitelaar@deri.org
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> Please put Ref. No. NUIG 25-12 and UNLP PostDoc in the subject line
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> Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Monday 2nd April 2012
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> National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer.