Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I1-[OntoSpace] - Ontologies for Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The Bremen Ontology Research Group is seeking an ontology developer to work within the internationally renowned Collaborative Research Center on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant research environment now entering its ninth year where a broad range of activities related to cognition, space and language are being pursued. The successful candidate will be expected to take over responsibility for both theoretical and practical development of ontologies in the areas of space, ambient assisted living (particularly including the ontology of activities) and geographic representations. Ontologies are developed within our heterogeneous environment, spanning both OWL and first-order logic specifications. Thus the successful candidate will need to have an interest in ontology formalisation more generally and will form one member of a team of three researchers working on ontology: the other two researchers are dealing with issues of ontology alignment and ontology-based data access. Close cooperation among all the team members will be required.
More information on the project can be found at: http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/
Ontology activities at Bremen contribute to ongoing initiatives worldwide in ontology formalisation, ontology standardisation and the development of ontology tools, including open ontology repositories. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to these ongoing activities. The Ontology Research Group is also a instituational member of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications.
The position is available for a period of two years. Although centrally a research position, it will also be possible to teach courses in Ontological Engineering in our undergraduate and MA Informatics and Computational Linguistics programs if desired.
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have:
1. completed a first degree in artificial intelligence,
informatics or similar 2. good formal skills (description logic, OWL, Common Logic or
similar) 3. good English writing skills for preparation of manuscripts, journal
papers, etc. 4. good ability to work both independently and in a team in a
multidisciplinary environment
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for a period of two years. Application deadline: 15. April 2010 (or until a suitable candidate is found).
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons will be given priority. Applicants with a migration background are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application (preferably by email) to:
Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Universitaet Bremen P.O. Box 330 440 28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document copies as all received application material will be destroyed after the selection process.
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OPEN POSITION 2 -
Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The Natural Language Interaction Group at the University of Bremen has a position open for a computational linguist to work in the general area of dialogue systems. The group is part of the internationally renowned Collaborative Research Center on Spatial Cognition, a vibrant research environment now entering its ninth year where a broad range of activities related to cognition, space and language are being pursued. The Interaction Group is designing, building and evaluating dialogue systems for interacting with users and other agents performing a variety of spatially-related tasks, such as wayfinding, assisted living, architectural design, navigational assistance and more. Excellent candidates at both doctoral and post-doctoral levels are invited to apply.
The successful candidate will be expected to take over responsibility for the computational linguistic side of our natural language dialogue work and so must have a good programming experience suitable for the areas central to dialogue systems. In addition, we invite candidates with a strong research focus to specialise in one or more areas drawn from dialogue control mechanisms, contextualisation and speech act interpretation, analysis and generation systems.
Our computational dialogue work incorporates state-of-the-art information-state based architecture combining formal control of dialogue, CCG-based analysis, SFG-based generation, ontology-driven interaction and embedding with spatially-aware applications. This environment therefore offers a rich foundation for many independent research topics in central areas of computational dialogue theory, implementation, and application.
More information on the project can be found at: www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html
The Natural Language Interaction Group is a highly multidisciplinary team combining discourse analysts, computational linguists and ontological engineers. We work in close cooperation with several projects within the Collaborative Research Center, which spans cognitive science, neurocognition, perception, formal spatial calculi, architecture, and AI, and with the linguistic department at Bremen University. The environment is international and at the cutting edge of several related disciplines. The position is available for an initial period of two years with possible extension to the end of the 2014. Although centrally a research position, it will also be possible to teach courses in Computational Linguistics in our undergraduate and MA linguistics and informatics programs if desired.
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have:
1. completed a first degree in computational linguistics, artificial
intelligence, linguistics, informatics or similar 2. good programming skills (Java and/or Lisp, Perl, etc.) 3. good English writing skills 4. ability to work both independently and in a team in a
multidisciplinary environment
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable candidate is found).
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons wil be given priority. Applicants with a migration background are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application (preferably by email) to:
Prof. John A. Bateman, PhD <bateman at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Universitaet Bremen P.O. Box 330 440 28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document copies as all received application material will be destroyed after the selection process.
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OPEN POSITION 3 -
Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen
Project I5-[DiaSpace] - Flexible Dialogue Control for Intuitive Spatial Communication
- Under the condition of job release -
- Project Description: -
The research project I5-[DiaSpace] offers a 1/2 position for research in the area of spatial language and dialogue. The I5 project is concerned with natural and effective verbal interaction between human and artificial agents who jointly address cognitively challenging spatially embedded tasks. Particular emphasis is given to the mutual negotiation of spatial reference frames, spatial perspectives, scale and granularity choices, strategies of dealing with incomplete spatial information, and corresponding discourse strategies. The successful applicant will be concerned with the discourse-analytic evaluation of human-system dialogues on spatial tasks, such as route description and planning. The results will be used to enable our flexible dialogue system to interact increasingly naturally with humans. For this purpose, the successful applicant will interact closely with computational dialogue modeling colleagues. Applicants should have a degree in linguistics or in a related field (diploma, MA, or Ph.D.).
More information on the project can be found at: www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/i5.html
- Qualifications: -
Applicants should have qualifications and/or interests in the following fields:
Empirical discourse analysis
Experimental data collection and transcription
Formal specification of linguistic features
Spatial language and spatial cognition
Human-robot / human-computer interaction
Computer-based data handling.
We offer the opportunity to gain research experience in a modern and enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and international links. Responsibilities include project work and research, publication of research results, supervision of student projects, participation in the activities of the SFB/TR 8, and contribution to research proposals.
- Conditions of Employment: -
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available for filling immediately and will until the end of 2012 with the possibility of extension. Application deadline: 15. April 2011 (or until a suitable candidate is found).
The position will available immediately until the end of 2012. Extension is possible. Application deadline: 15 April 2011 (or until a suitable candidate is found). Universit‰t Bremen is an equal opportunity employer. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment. Applicants with a migration background are welcome.
- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -
Please address questions about the position and send your application (preferably by email) to:
Dr. Thora Tenbrink <tenbrink at uni-bremen.de>
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Universitaet Bremen P.O. Box 330 440 28334 Bremen / Germany
For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document copies as all received application material will be destroyed after the selection process.
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