- From: Jodi Schneider <jschneider@pobox.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:14:25 +0100
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> Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Software / Social Semantic Web > ================================================================ > > Digital Enterprise Research Institute > ------------------------------------- > National University of Ireland, Galway > -------------------------------------- > Ref. No. NUIG 71-11 > -------------------- > > The National University of Ireland, Galway, is seeking > outstanding candidates for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in > the Social Semantic Web realm. This position will be within the > Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI). The National > University of Ireland, Galway is home to more than 15,000 > students across five Colleges with highly-active agendas in > teaching and research. The University recently reaffirmed its > research priorities and this placed Information and > Communications Technology as one of its leading priorities. The > Digital Enterprise Research Institute is a key focus of ICT > research at the University. > > The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), Galway, Ireland > was founded in 2003 following the granting of funds under the > Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) CSET initiative (Centres for > Science, Engineering and Technology). DERI is dedicated to > research aimed at enabling Networked Knowledge using Semantic Web > technologies. DERI is one of the leading research institutes in > the world in its domain and has attracted approximately €50 > million in direct research funding since 2003, together with > significant industry involvement. > > The successful candidate will co-lead a team of postdoctoral and > postgraduate researchers focusing on topics such as the Social > Web, the Semantic Web, Semantic Information Systems, Distributed > Social Networks, Ontology design for the Social Web, the Internet > of Things and the Social Web, Citizen Sensing, Linked Data and > the Social Semantic Web. He/she is expected to act as thesis > supervisor or co-supervisor for several PhD and Master students > and to become the principal scientific investigator on a number > of key DERI projects. The successful candidate will be expected > to compete successfully for national and international research > funding and develop national and international collaborations > with academia and industry, participate in standardisation and > education activities as well as support the institute > directorship with administrative and institute development tasks, > especially in relation to areas such as Digital Humanities or > Systems Biology. > > Additionally the successful candidate is expected to: > > * Increase the international reputation of the research group and > the institution through world-class research, publications, > standards and applications through collaborations with academic > and industry peer researchers. > * Contribute actively to the ongoing initiatives within the > College of Engineering and Informatics through participation at > College meetings and other relevant committees. > * Contribute to the established outreach programme of DERI > including primary, post-primary and third levels as well as to > local communities. > * Support technology transfer into the community and businesses > by identifying opportunities for (1) widely deployed open-source > applications and standards and (2) licenses and spinoffs from > research projects. > > Essential criteria for applicants: > > * Must have a PhD degree, with postdoctoral experience and > industrial experience if possible. > * Must be well published with a demonstrated track record in > high-class conferences, journals or books. > * Needs to have had experience as a member of Organising > Committees or Programme Committees for workshops and conferences. > * Needs to have international research experience. > * Must have experience working on project acquisition. > > It is also desirable that applicants will possess: > > * A clear vision for the realisation of world-class research. > * Team lead experience in a research group. > * An international reputation with a capacity to provide > leadership such as the Social Web, the Semantic Web, Semantic > Information Systems, Distributed Social Networks, Ontology design > for the Social Web, the Internet of Things and the Social Web, > Citizen Sensing, Linked Data and the Social Semantic Web. > * Proven record of theoretical and applied research on the Social > Web and the Semantic Web, warranted by a scientific publication > record in top-ranking workshops, conferences, journals and book > chapters (book(s) are a plus) and awards in international > challenges. > * A track record concerning participation in Organising > Committees and Programme Committees of international events > related to the Semantic Web and Social Software, such as the > European and International Semantic Web Conference. > * Proven experience in Web-related standardisation activities > (including W3C) as both author and editor. > * A proven ability to educate undergraduate and postgraduate > students through University lectures and daily supervision, as > well as peer researchers through tutorials in high-class > conferences, such as ISWC, WWW or SemTech. > * Evidence of participation in research grant acquisition > (national and international, from public bodies or from industry) > and the ability to help lead a research team. > * Industrial experience if possible, plus the ability to > collaborate with industry partners, and a strong commitment to > future industrial engagements. > * Excellent interpersonal communication and scientific writing > skills. > * Experience in participating in Institute-level initiatives and > committees, such as curriculum definition. > * Ability to identify outreach and business opportunities for > research projects, ranging from open-source applications to > licenses and spinoffs. > > Salary shall be internationally competitive. > > For informal discussion about this post please contact: > john.breslin@deri.org > > To Apply: Applicants should include a cover letter, curriculum > vitae, a list of publications, a research statement and the > names and addresses of at least three referees, via email (text, > postscript or PDF only) to: hr.ie@deri.org > > Applicants must put ref. no. NUIG 71-11 in subject line of e-mail > application. > > Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Friday 11th > November 2011. > > Additional information available on www.deri.ie > > National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunities > employer. > > -- > John Breslin www.johnbreslin.org > Lecturer, Engineering and Informatics, NUI Galway www.nuigalway.ie > Researcher, Social Software and Semantic Web, DERI www.deri.ie > General Chair, AAAI ICWSM-12, 4-8 June 2012, Dublin www.icwsm.org > johnbreslin on LinkedIn / Skype / Twitter / Facebook
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