The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) at the National University of Ireland, Galway, is seeking candidates for the following position(s):
Post Doc/Senior Researcher Position
The extension of the Internet into the physical world (Internet of
Things) requires the integration of Web, database, distributed
systems, and networking research along with light-weight semantics and
linked open data as the new general-purpose data-integration
layer. Topics of interest (non-exlusive) are linked data and semantics
for the IoT, scalable query processing, cross-layer approaches
(network, middleware, database, Linked Open Data), mobile applications
(Android),
etc.
The successful candidate should be bound to become a leader in
research. In particular, we are looking for candidates with the
following skills:
* A Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related
area.
* Demonstrated excellence in research in large-scale distributed
information systems, stream databases, management of time-dependant
information, stream query processing systems, provenance, knowledge
of semantic web technologies and linked open data are assests but
not a must.
* Interest in supervising master and Ph.D. students
* Interest in guiding and managing research groups in national and
international research projects
* Creative thinking & proactive working style
* Excellent skills in written and spoken English
The position is full-time. Salary is competitive and depends on
qualifications and experience. We strongly encourage application with
the goal of building up independent research groups.
The Digital Enterprise Research Institute, Galway (DERI,
http://www.deri.ie/) is a world-wide leading research organization
which actively advances research in this new domain. DERI offers a
stimulating, dynamic, multi-cultural research environment with
excellent ties to research groups and industry worldwide. The
institute is locate in Galway which is one of the most beautiful Irish
cities shaped by artistic communities, active student life, innovative
industry and leading edge research. Galway is located at the beautiful
west coast of Ireland within the Galway Bay, 'between' Europe and the
U.S., making it an ideal hub for national, European and international
research.
Applications should be sent to manfred.hauswirth
deri.org.
Research Assistant
Contract duration: 15 months, starting in March 2012
Salary scale: 24,000-30,000 euros per year depending on expertise and skills
The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is among the largest research organizations working in Semantic Web technologies.
DERI offers a stimulating, dynamic, multi-cultural research environment with excellent ties to research groups and Industry worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the transition of state-of-the-art research into industrial practice, in the specific context of the ongoing collaboration between DERI and Cisco.
Given the high relevance of this position for a successful adoption of highly competitive research results into concrete industry products, the applicant will take the lead in the implementation and/or integration of client/ server components, web services, semantic web applications and alike, as a proof of concept for enterprise data management.
This development activity may partially include a general understanding of DERI's core research on advanced and efficient techniques for ontology mapping and alignment, query processing, data integration, semantic data mining, semantic annotation, social semantic web, text mining and natural language processing.
Essential Skills
- Strong background in C++ and Java programming
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux system
Bonus Skills
- Experience with Semantic Web technologies, esp. RDF/SPARQL - Familiarity with XML and SQL
- Familiarity with XMPP protocol
The Candidates
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Motivated and proactive, with a strong desire to learn and be flexible, taking initiative in all work assignments - Proven history of delivery in a Software Development environment
- Product Feature Requirements analysis and solution definition.
- Lead in solution architecture development and prototyping
- Documentation including writing Functional Specifications, Detailed Design documents, Test Specifications and Unit Test documents.
- Unit test, diagnostics development, bug-fix and problem resolution reporting and documentation.
- Leading interactions with peer R&D teams and technical primes across industry partners
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Creative Thinking
Application procedure
Informal enquiries about these positions may be made to:
When applying, please use the same email addresses and put "RA position - DERI" in the subject line of emails.
Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and CV (both in PDF format).
Closing date for receipt of applications is Feb 5, 2012. We expect the successful candidates to start at the earliest possible date, ideally in March 2012.
Other Positions
We are continuously seeking to fill the following positions:
Post Doctoral Researchers
PhD Students
Scientific Programmers
Software Engineers
Research Assistants
The main areas of interest are:
- Semantic Web and Social Software
- Semantic Web Services
- Semantic Desktop
- Data Intensive Infrastructures
- Reasoning and Querying
- Semantic Collaborative Software
- Service Oriented Architecture
- Information Mining and Retrieval
- Natural Language Processing
- Sensor Middleware
- eBusiness and Financial Services
- Health Care and Life Sciences
- eGovernment
- Green IT
We offer:
- a stimulating, dynamic, multi-cultural research environment
- excellent ties to research groups worldwide
- regular exchange tracks with Stanford and other universities
- close collaboration with leading industrial partners
- up-to-date infrastructure and resources, including funding to attend international conferences
We expect:
- a strong background in computer science
- for Post Doc and Senior research positions, an excellent PhD degree in Computer Science or related disciplines or an equivalent academic degree or relevant industry experience
- research interests in Information Management, Systems Development, Logic, Ontology Languages, Semantic Web Services, Semantics in Business Information Systems, or related Semantic Web topics, and
- the willingness to combine formal scientific work with application-oriented research in projects funded by the European Commission and national agencies. We are looking for individuals who will continue their existing stream of research in related areas within our ongoing and new research projects.
DERI is very interested in receiving more applications from researches who are interested in applying for Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Funding through the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET). IRCSET has some excellent funding schemes available to potential DERI researchers - please check the details on regular basis on the following sites:
Check the terms and FAQs associated with these grants and if appropriate to your application please highlight your interest in applying for IRCSET funding on your application to DERI.
We invite your application by e-mail to hr.ie@deri.org if you wish to apply to DERI Galway. Please include a current resume, a list of publications, and digital versions of your most relevant works (& thesis if appropriate).
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