Two year post-doctoral position on Linked data for managing multilingual cultural heritage resources

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The  Ontology Engineering Group at UPM  [1] is looking for well-motivated
post-docs, who  would like to carry out research in the area of Linked Data
for managing multilingual cultural  heritage resources. This request is
done in the context of the third annual call of Post-doctoral  contracts
within the International Programme for Attracting Talent (Picata) [2],
which offers 10  post-doctoral positions (two-year contracts) to work in a
joint program between Universidad  Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad
Complutense de Madrid.

The selected individuals will be able to work in a group with a
multicultural background, large  experience in research, active
participation in international R&D projects and with a good publication and
innovative software development record.

Positions are open to researchers holding a PhD, independently of their
nationality. The  process for applying to these 2-year positions requires
them to contact a research group
before submitting the proposal and making a proposal for a 2-year research
project. These  applications are evaluated according to the research
profile of the candidate, the quality of the  research proposal and the
quality of the research group in which they are willing to carry out  their
research. The minimum gross salary is of 33.250€ per annum, starting in
January 2013.

Better salary conditions can be negotiated depending on the experience of
candidates and
their involvement in the group activities.

Requirements for candidates are:

1. Have obtained a doctorate degree during the eight years preceding the
date of publication  of the notice.

2. Be less than 40 years at the time of publication of the notice.

3. Comply at least one with one of the following requirements:

     a. Doctors who meet the conditions for  the  Marie Curie Mobility
Program of the  existing Framework Programme of the European Commission rie
Researchers must
not have made a major activity in research in Spain for more than 12 months
in  the last three years).

     b. Doctors who don´t have Spanish nationality and have completed their
PhD outside Spain.

     c. Doctors of any nationality who have completed their research in a
different  country of their own nationality for at least 24 months, or 12
if working in cultural
heritage topics.

     d. The official  deadline for  this call is October 5th,  2012  (15:00
CET).  If you are interested, please contact *asun@fi.upm.es* before
September 15th, 2012. Please  note that knowledge of Spanish is not
required, and English material is available  for those interested in
applying [2].

Regards,
Asuncion Gómez-Pérez
[1] http://www.oeg-upm.net/
[2]
http://www.campusmoncloa.es/en/calls/picata/international-call-post-doctoral-contracts-
2012.php