Highly paid Ontology Engineer position at UCC, Cork, Ireland

Developer (Research Support Officer)
Job Posted: 19 Jan 2016
Closing Date for Applications: 29 Jan 2016
School: School of Accounting and Finance
College: College of Business and Law
Contract Type: Fixed Term Whole-Time
Job Type: Research
Salary: €68,000 p.a.
http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/research/full-details-615472-en.html

Position Summary
The Department of Accounting Finance and Information Systems, Cork University Business School invites applications from highly experienced ontology experts to lead the technical development, for a new highly applied research project in the area of financial services. This role is an exceptional opportunity for you to be part of a cutting edge and innovative new research project, incorporating academic and industry colleagues, focused on providing an ontological solution for a world leading fund services firm and informing industry standards for harmonised data.As the lead developer, you will be working with Finance and Information Systems researchers as part of a dynamic, industry focused research group within Cork University Business School, with a world class applied publication and research funding track record.The successful applicant will have access to significant expertise from the faculty with Cork University Business School with excellent professional opportunities.Included in the role, you will also spend time working closely with industry partners, and Cork University Business School, to inform the applied research project and obtain further professional experience in your field. This innovative, practical and applied role is an excellent opportunity for a Developer to join University College Cork, amongst the top 2% of universities in the world.The successful applicant will have extensive industry experience in ontology development and implementation. Knowledge of, and experience of, working with financial services industry ontologies is highly desirable.This title will apply to a person of appropriate qualifications e.g., BSc, MSc or PhD employed on a contract for the purpose of supporting a research project, programme, centre or institute. A Research Support Officer will work under the direction of one or more Principal Investigator (s)/ Senior Researcher(s) within a dedicated laboratory on one or more research projects.

Salary: €68,000 p.a.Post Title: Developer (Research Support Officer)Project: Fund OntologyPost Duration: 12 months


Role Summary
This title will apply to a person of appropriate qualifications e.g., BSc, MSc or PhD employed on a contract for the purpose of supporting a research project, programme, centre or institute. A Research Support Officer will work under the direction of one or more Principal Investigator (s)/ Senior Researcher(s) within a dedicated laboratory on one or more research projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilties
   
   - Create ontologies in the Web Ontology Language (OWL)
   - Map structured and semi-structured data sources to ontologies
   - Write SPARQL queries to select, insert, update and delete data from RDF triple stores
   - Travel to partners sites for meetings and demonstrations
   - Perform conformance tests on ontologies
   - Work collaboratively towards standardisation and systems operability with industry colleagues. 
   - To undertake assigned duties under the direction of the Principal Investigators
   - To provide specific research skills to support the on-going development of the research team and to contribute to the transfer of knowledge in the specific research area.
   - To provide support in a specific area of expertise, including the use, maintenance and management of research, including equipment.
   - To perform a variety of technical duties supporting the research project or programme, as required.
   - To draw up detailed technical specifications as required.
   - To support research project activities.
   - To oversee installation of equipment, where required.
   - To assist in setting up and maintenance of equipment, where required.
   - To assist PI’s and researchers in performing lab work, where required.
   - To coordinate lab activity to support the research area/project where required.
   - To develop contacts to acquire knowledge and understanding of the research project and research related work.
   - To facilitate collaboration by liaising with other research groups within UCC and externally including industry projects.
   - To develop and maintain a good working relationship with service departments in UCC.
   - To co-ordinate day-to-day work to support the research project.
   - To liaise with the Principal Investigator(s) and colleagues on matters relating to the research. 
   - To develop knowledge and understanding of the research project and research related work.
   - To ensure compliance with Health and Safety procedures.
   - To perform other duties related to the work described herein.


Criteria
   
   - Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related area
   - A minimum of 5 years industry experience working with ontologies
   - Extensive knowledge and expertise in RDF, RDFS and OWL
   - Knowledge of query languages (SQL and SPARQL)
   - Knowledge of triple stores and graph databases
   - Proven extensive experience of utilising an open source Java framework for building ontologies e.g. Apache Jena
   - Ability to interact with stakeholders from a range of disciplines
   - Excellent attention to detail
   - Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload in a timely manner
   - Excellent report writing and presentation skills
   - Capability of working effectively within a team to achieve results
   - Excellent organisational and communication skills
   - High level of initiative
   - A graduate qualification in a field or discipline relevant to the area of investigation i.e. BSc, MSc of PhD.
   - Proven experience of carrying out research in the relevant research speciality.
   - Demonstrable achievements in delivering results.
For Informal Enquiries on the post candidates should contact:Name: Dr. Philip O’Reilly
Title Senior Lecturer, Business Information Systems
Email Address: Philip.OReilly@ucc.ieTo Apply:Please submit a short cover letter and C.V. to Leah Neville, Email Address: l.neville@ucc.ie, Tel: 021 490 3012, on or before the closing date 29th January 2016.