Senior Researcher/Postdoc Position as Team Lead "Big Data Analytics"

Position opening for a *Senior Researcher & Team Lead Big Data Analytics*
=> salary group 14 TV-L, working time 100 % (less is possible), period 
of 4 years with possible tenure
=> further info: 
https://www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/gesis/stellenangebot/21343/Senior-Researcher-in-Teamleiter-in-Big-Data-Analytics?lang=en-US
=> application deadline: 3 September 2021

The department Knowledge Technologies for Social Sciences (WTS) at GESIS 
conducts research at the intersection of information retrieval, natural 
language processing (NLP), knowledge graphs, and machine learning as 
foundation for innovative web portals and platforms for the search and 
use of research data. In the context of the strategic extension of 
GESIS, we are offering an opportunity for an experienced senior 
researcher to take on a leading role coordinating innovative research 
and infrastructure development aimed at exploiting digital behavioural 
data, in particular Web and social web data, for interdisciplinary 
research questions.

Your tasks will be:

- Leading a team of researchers and software developers focused on 
research infrastructures for obtaining, enriching and analyzing 
behavioral data from various sources (Web, Smartphone app, sensors), 
with a focus on NLP and IR techniques
- Working with WTS and other GESIS departments to coordinate the 
development of (big) research data infrastructures to support innovative 
services in the context of digital behavioral data
- Conduct and lead research in fields such as NLP, data engineering, 
machine learning and knowledge graphs, e.g. to mine large, heterogeneous 
Web data
- Acquisition of third-party funding focused on research and 
infrastructure in the aforementioned areas
- Present research and GESIS at scientific conferences and 
interdisciplinary networks and communities

Your profile:
- PhD in computer science or related discipline
- Research track record in one or more of the following topics: NLP, 
Information Extraction, Machine Learning, Knowledge Graphs, Web Science
- Profound knowledge in software development with Java, Python, Web and 
XML technologies, database and search technologies such as 
ElasticSearch; experience with HPC frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark) are useful
- Experience in leading project teams and/or research groups
- Very good knowledge of English (spoken and written), knowledge of 
German is desirable, high level of communication and problem-solving 
competence and personal initiative

The position can also be filled on a part-time basis with a lower limit 
of 80% working time.

Further information and link to application system via 
https://www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/gesis/stellenangebot/21343/Senior-Researcher-in-Teamleiter-in-Big-Data-Analytics?lang=en-US 
(deadline 03.09.2021).

Please don't hesitate to contact me for any questions.

Best regards,

Stefan

-- 
Prof. Dr. Stefan Dietze

Scientific Director Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Web: 
https://www.gesis.org/en/institute/departments/knowledge-technologies-for-the-social-sciences/ 


Professor of Data & Knowledge Engineering
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Web: https://www.cs.hhu.de/en/research-groups/data-knowledge-engineering

Member at L3S Research Center
Web: http://www.l3s.de

Phone: +49 (0)221-47694-421
Web: http://stefandietze.net

Received on Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:50:36 UTC