ANN: Research Internship Positions available at DERI Galway, Ireland

*Apologies for cross-posting*

DERI Galway has open positions for Project Research Interns in the area 
of Semantic Web reasoning and querying. Please see details below and 
forward as appropriate to potential candidates.

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About DERI
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The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is among the largest 
research organisations working in Semantic Web technologies. DERI's 
mission is to establish semantics as a core pillar of modern computer 
engineering. DERI offers a stimulating, dynamic, multi-cultural research 
environment with excellent ties to research groups worldwide.  This is a 
unique opportunity to join the efforts within DERI in collaboration with 
our industrial partners. During this internship you will develop and 
implement advanced querying techniques based on semantic technologies.

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The Candidates
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- Ability to work in a team based environment developing state of the 
art software solutions on time and to specification
- Motivated and proactive attitude, willing to take ownership and 
initiative in all work assignments
- Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
- Strong design, development & testing skills
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Creative Thinking

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The Topics
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Internship topic will be centred around Semantic Web technologies, in 
particular (i) the integration of RDF, XML, RDB and (ii) the 
implementation of rule-based inference mechanisms for access control on 
top of RDF.

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Essential Skills
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- Third level degree in computer science or related discipline (advanced 
undergrad students which comply with the skills requirements will also 
be considered)
- Good knowledge of object-oriented design principles
- Strong background in Java programming
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems

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Bonus Skills
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- Experience with Semantic Web technologies, esp. RDF/RDFS/OWL/(X)SPARQL
- Familiarity with XML and/or SQL
- Experience working with Linked Data

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Position duration
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The duration of the internships will be for 4 months initially, with the 
possibility of extension.

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Application procedure
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Informal enquiries about these positions may be made to:

sabrina.kirrane@deri.org
(cc:ed) alessandra.mileo@deri.org

When applying, please use the same email addresses and put "Project 
Research Intern" in the subject line of emails.

Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and CV (PDF).

Closing date for receipt of applications is March 30, 2012. We expect 
the successful candidates to start at the earliest possible date, 
ideally in May 2011.

Received on Friday, 23 March 2012 16:43:02 UTC