The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) at the University of Innsbruck, Austria and the National University of Ireland, Galway, is seeking candidates for the following positions:

SFI professorship at DERI Galway

DERI is looking for a senior research leader in the area of Semantic Web and Semantic Web Services

Applicants will be expected to possess:

• An international reputation with a capacity to provide leadership in the development of semantic web / semantic web services
• An excellent record of research in these areas evidenced by publications in top ranking journals and conferences
• An ability to compete successfully for external research funding
• A clear vision for the realization of world-class research

The successful candidate will lead a team of post-doctoral and postgraduate researchers, will act as the principal scientific investigator on a number of key DERI projects and will provide thesis and research supervision to the members of their cluster. They will also be expected to perform a key role in the scientific leadership of DERI.

Salary shall be commensurate with qualifications and experience and shall be inter-nationally competitive.

Detailed information on DERI Galway are available at: www.deri.ie

For informal discussion, please contact: dieter.fensel@deri.org

Please submit your application to hr.ie@deri.org

We are also seeking to fill the following key positions:

Senior Researchers

Post Doctoral Researchers

PhD Students

Scientific Programmers & Software Engineers

We have specific openings in the areas of

• Semantic Web and Social Software
• Semantic Web Services
• Semantic Desktop
• Service Orientated Architecture
• Computational Linguistics

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 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.

For further information regarding these positions and DERI in general, please see www.deri.at or www.deri.ie

We invite your application by e-mail to hr.ie@deri.org for a position in Galway and hr.at@deri.org in Innsbruck respectively. Please include a current resume, a list of publications, and digital versions of your most relevant works (& thesis if appropriate).