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The Institute of Information Systems of the HES-SO Valais in Sierre
invites applications for a
PhD position in information retrieval and semantic data analysis
Description
The Institute of Information Systems in Sierre is a research institute
at the University of applied sciences Western Switzerland Valais. It is
engaged in research and development in designing, building and deploying
novel approaches in various domains
(http://www.hevs.ch/en/rad-instituts/institut-informatique-de-gestion/pages-instituts/presentation-1481).
It is situated in Sierre, a town on the border between the French-and
German speaking parts of Valais in the center of the Alps. Sierre is
ideally situated and is almost equidistant from Milan, Geneva and
Zürich, and just 20 minutes from the most famous winter destinations
of Switzerland. It is home to higher education institutes in the fields
of IT, economics, tourism and social work, creating a real breeding
ground for young talent.
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to help shape the
future of information extraction, exploration and visualization. The
project will develop approaches and methods to support
push-crowdsourcing for content missing contextual data and for
interactive and dynamic interfaces to visualize and navigate through
these data. The PhD candidate will integrate the Data Semantics Lab, a
multicultural research team active in semantics since over 10 years in
(www.hevs.ch/datasemlab), and will collaborate with two other PhD
candidates’ working at the University of Fribourg and the University of
Basel in the framework of a common research project.
Responsibilities
Applicants should have strong analytical skills, programming skills,
and interest in designing, building and publishing innovative approaches
and systems. Applicants should also have skills in the implementation
of research projects, writing of research papers (workshops,
conferences, journals) and an ability to work independently.
Requirements
Bachelor and Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering,
Mathematics or a closely related field and a research interest in areas
such as Linked Data, Semantic Web, Crowdsourcing, Knowledge
Visualization, Social Media and eTourism. Experience in software
development: Java and/or other relevant technologies; good understanding
of semantic Web technologies and Linked Data (RDF, graph
representations); willingness to combine formal research with practical
applications in national and international projects; Fluent English is
essential, knowledge in French and/or German are an advantage.
Application
Applicants should send their application to maria.sokhn@hevs.ch by
September 1, 2015. It needs to contain a detailed curriculum vita
including grades, a cover letter and the names of three references.
Initial interviews can be carried out via Skype. The position can be
filled quickly in case of an exceptional candidate. We expect the
successful candidate to start ideally in November-December 2015 for 4
years.