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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Two Post-doc Positions at DUT Mobile and Social Computing Lab (China)


The Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory at Dalian University of Technology (DUT Phone Lab; http://dutphonelab.org/) conducts interdisciplinary, application-driven academic research in mobile and social computing. The Lab now has 30+ members, including 10+ PhD students (from seven countries on this planet!). We are interested in a broad spectrum of cutting-edge research into social computing, mobile computing, and cyber-physical systems, with focus on e.g. computational social science, mobile social networks, and smart computing systems.

We are opening 2 full-time post-doc positions. The salary will be around 6,000 RMB/month, plus other Benefits. The University will offer excellent working conditions.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Feng XIA
Working location: Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China
Start date: ASAP (Negotiable)
Duration: 2 years

Qualifications:
1. Applicants shall have PhD in related disciplines.
2. A good command of the English language (in speaking and in writing) is required.
3. Research experience in related areas is a plus.

Application procedure:
Please submit your application via email to Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org). The application should include a detailed CV (including email addresses of two referees), a brief statement of research plan (no more than one page), and at least two best scientific documents/publications written by yourself (in English). There is no deadline for application, but we will not accept applications once the positions are fulfilled. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible. 

For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org).

All the best,
Feng
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Feng XIA (夏锋), PhD, SMIEEE, MACM
Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor of Computer Science
Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory  (DUT Phone Lab: http://dutphonelab.org)
School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China
Email: f.xia@ieee.org; f.xia@acm.org
URL: http://FengXia.NET


Postdoctoral Position in Information Retrieval


Qatar University (QU), the University of Maryland (UMD), and RMIT University are seeking applications for a postdoctoral researcher position for the development and evaluation of next generation real-time question-answering technology for Arabic microblogs.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct research (including design, implementation, and evaluation) on information retrieval problems (e.g., expansion techniques and topic detection), including “big data” challenges (e.g., dealing with real-time streams and potentially billions of tweets). In addition, the successful candidate will have freedom to pursue their own innovative ideas within the scope of the project.
The position is based in Doha, Qatar at the Qatar University campus. The team is led by Tamer Elsayed (Qatar University), in close collaboration with Douglas W. Oard (University of Maryland, College Park, USA) and Mark Sanderson (RMIT University, Australia), and with students at all three universities. The successful candidate will rotate annually between the three universities, being based in Qatar and spending one month at UMD and one month at RMIT each year to foster strong interaction across the entire research team.

Requirements
We are seeking a creative and highly-motivated researcher with experience in information retrieval, text mining, social media analytics, computational linguistics, machine learning, or a related field.  Preference will be given to candidates who combine expertise in several fields and candidates who have experience with scalable solutions (e.g., MapReduce, NoSQL). A strong publication record in top-tier conferences and/or journals is required. Effective spoken and written communication skills in English are required; neither Arabic language skills nor experience with Arabic language processing are required, but either would be a plus.

Why would I go to Qatar?
Qatar, located on the east coast of the Arabian peninsula, has a per-capita GDP among the highest in the world. Qatar’s capital, Doha, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, and safe city with easy access to the world. Doha, home to several universities, Al Jazeera, and the Qatar Computing Research Institute, is rapidly emerging as one of the premiere venues for language technology and social media research, and it was recently selected as the host city for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This position in Qatar offers a competitive, tax-free salary, health insurance, and additional financial allowances for housing, transportation, travel, and children’s schooling, according to QU policy. The position comes with support for attending conferences and equipment, and provides significant opportunities for professional development.

Start Date
The position is available immediately.

Applying
To apply, please send the following information as PDF to telsayed@qu.edu.qa:
- CV
- Statement of research interests (maximum 1 page)
- Names and email addresses of at least 3 references

Monday, March 24, 2014

Postdoc Position at University of Massachusetts Medical School

Overview:

We are seeking 1~2 highly motivated postdoctoral research associate to
join the Biomedical Natural Language Processing (BioNLP) group at
UMass Medical School and UMass Amherst. This position will primarily
be located at the UMass Medical School in Worcester, MA. The BioNLP
group is actively pursuing many exciting projects including:
information retrieval, information extraction, summarization, question
answering, data mining, and their applications to the biomedical domain. A highly
productive candidate may transition to a faculty position.


Responsibilities:

The successful candidates will help investigate new algorithms to
support our current research thrusts. This will require extensive
experience with data mining, natural language processing, or social networking analysis.


Qualifications:

Candidates for this position should have a PhD in Computer Science or
related field and a significant research record including
publications in top conferences and journals in:

* Natural Language Processing
* Machine Learning
* Data Mining


Proficiency in quantitative analytical methods and strong programming
skills (e.g., python, matlab, java, C/C++, weka, etc.), along with
extensive research experience in hands-on machine learning and
data mining, is essential. Additional experience in
bioinformatics or figure search and analysis is desirable.

Successful applicants will join a vibrant collaborative research
environment, will work closely with clinical investigators and senior
personnel in the lab, and should have the ability to work effectively
both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. The
position will be for one year, renewable annually, starting Summer or Fall 2014.


Application:

Please apply by email to Prof. Hong Yu <hong.yu@umassmed.edu> and
include a brief letter of introduction, a CV including list of
publications in PDF format, and names and email addresses of 2-3 referees.


Background:

Please see http://www.bio-nlp.org/ for more project information.

Competitive Salary based on experience.




Saturday, March 22, 2014

Postdoc position, University of Melbourne


We have funding for a two-year postdoc position in the Department
of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne,
Australia. We are looking for strong candidates in the region bordered
by information retrieval, web search, and algorithmic design.

The position closes 20 April; see
https://careers.pageuppeople.com/422/caw/en/job/882079/research-fellow-in-algorithm-design
for details and the required application process.

        Alistair Moffat, ammoffat@unimelb.edu.au









2 Research Associate Positions in the Field of "Social Computing" at Know-Center @ TUG, Austria


2 Research Associate Positions (Pre or Post-Doc Level) in the Field Of Social Computing at Austria's Competence Center for Knowledge Technologies @ TUG, Austria (http://know-center.tugraz.at/)

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Duties:
Know-Center seeks two motivated and outstanding research associates in the area of "social computing" to develop and evaluate new recommender concepts or adaptive and personalization methods based on Social Semantic Web technologies.

Qualifications:
* Completed University Diploma/Master's Degree or PhD in computer science, software development and economy, telematics or technical mathematics (mandatory)
* Prior knowledge in the areas of Social Semantic Web, recommender systems, social network analysis, machine learning, information retrieval (highly desirable).
* Programming experience with XHTML, mySQL, JavaScript, CSS, Java (mandatory)
* Experience with HTML5, MATLAB, Python, R, PHP (highly desirable)
* Team work and self-reliance (mandatory)
* Fluent English (mandatory)

Interest in:
Social Semantic Systems, Data Mining, User Profiling, Adaptation, Personalization, Recommender Systems, Machine Learning and HCI

Working Environment:
Know-Center is an Austrian competence center for Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies. At our location in Graz, we have over 50 highly-qualified employees who perform research and development work under the motto "from data to intelligence." As a part of the network of more than 100 research facilities around the world, Know-Center has numerous publications in the leading professional media. Know-Center aims at increasing the proportion of women employees and urges qualified women to apply. Among candidates with the same qualifications, women will be given a priority.

We offer:
* Young, creative team.
* Innovative tasks: we perform research and development at the interface between science and industry.
* Pleasant working atmosphere.
* Opportunities for professional and personal growth. Both technical and scientific career paths are possible.
* Compensation of 2,065 Euros and up, depending on your qualifications and experience (e.g., the type of university degree and length of work experience).

How to Apply:
We are looking forward to your application. Please email it to us together with relevant attachments at jobs@know-center.at

Questions:
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Christoph Trattner, Head of the Social Computing Research Group and Deputy Division Manager of the Knowledge Service Area @ Know-Center, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 13/6, 8010 Graz, Austria, E-mail: ctrattner@know-center.at, Tel: +43 316 873 30840, Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info

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POSTDOCTORAL AND RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN HELSINKI, FINLAND



POSTDOCTORAL AND RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN HELSINKI, FINLAND

Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities in Finland within computer science and information technology, are looking for several researchers in these areas. Postdocs are sought for fixed-term periods of at most three years and research fellows at most five years. The deadline for the call is 6 April 2014. Further details regarding the positions and the application procedure are available at https://www.hiit.fi/node/2644.

In particular please notice:

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HIIT-Wide Focus Area “Information Exploration”

The HIIT-wide focus area is a big multidisciplinary project spanning several research groups of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT at Aalto University and University of Helsinki. Several postdoc positions are now offered in the project. The postdocs will collaborate with several PI's.

Information Exploration, a central aspect of Knowledge and scientific work, can be profoundly improved through computational and information retrieval methods. Novel intelligent systems will be able to better utilize the massive explosion in raw data, documents, distributed information and links between these. Information Exploration as a focus of research develops information technology methods and pilot applications for making the data-driven fields such as modern biology, business intelligence, and others revolutionizing the way we search and access and share information. In particular improving the general problem solving method of science, in collaboration with the other fields, is the best way for our research community to contribute to solving the grand challenges of the humanity. http://www.hiit.fi/augmentedresearch

Example profiles and positions:

        • Analysing ubiquitous sensor data
        • Interactive Visualization
        • Psychophysiology for Implicit Interaction and Brain Computer Interfaces
        • Intelligent user interfaces, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems
        • Machine Learning and Data Analysis for Context based information retrieval
        • Probabilistic modelling and data analysis for bioinformatics

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Open position for Senior / Postdoc Developer for Future Intelligent Information Retrieval, Professor Giulio Jacucci, Department of Computer Science & HIIT, University of Helsinki.

Unique position to lead the development of a future generation system for Intelligent Information Retrieval. The position has both development of a system for real wide deployment as also cutting edge research environment with academic impact. As senior / postdoc developer the candidate will be responsible of leading the development of a new generation intelligent information retrieval system that is utilising latest techniques in distributed computing, machine learning, adaptive computing, visualisation and user modelling.

Beside academic research activities the practical work includes: Programming backend, organising modular development, issuing guidelines for development.

Needed competencies and experiences: wide experience in programming in large real deployment projects, Strong skills in selected programming languages, experience of appropriate frameworks (MVC frameworks, such as Spring), Hands on experience in Web development, Experience in working with DBs - MongoDB, Postgres, etc. Duration: 5 years, salary 3 200–4 000 according to qualifications.

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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT open call for postdocs and research fellows. Contact persons: Ella Bingham, research coordinator of HIIT and Samuel Kaski, director of HIIT.

HIIT offers postdoc and research fellow positions for outstanding candidates, to be affiliated with any of its research groups. Requirement for these open positions is substantial prior experience outside the particular group. http://www.hiit.fi/groups



PhD Scholarship :: New Media + Information Systems (Vienna, AT)


Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in New Media and Information Systems
Researcher and Lecturer Position in Vienna, Austria

MODUL University Vienna is an international university located on top of
Kahlenberg with a panoramic view over the City of Vienna. The Department of
New Media Technology is seeking an outstanding candidate to teach
undergraduate courses in Information and Communication Technology and/or
Interactive Marketing.

You will be enrolled in MU's PhD in Business and Socioeconomic Sciences and
participate in award-winning international research. Become part of a young
and interdisciplinary team focusing on Web Intelligence, Communication
Success Metrics, Knowledge Extraction, Text Mining and Information
Visualization. Additional information on our current research projects is
available at www.decarbonet.eu, www.pheme.eu and www.ucomp.eu.

The PDF Version of the Full Announcement at www.modul.ac.at/jobs contains
additional details on the advertised position. Please send your complete
application including cover letter, curriculum vitae, a motivation letter,
two recommendation letters, academic transcripts, and a statement of your
research and teaching interests to Ms Marika Finne at
marika.finne@modul.ac.at (in English; preferably as a single PDF file not
exceeding 8 MB).

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Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl
MODUL University Vienna
Department of New Media Technology
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
web | www.modul.ac.at/nmt
email | scharl@modul.ac.at
twitter | @weblyzard

Monday, March 17, 2014

Open Position for Graduate Fellowship in Semantic Web Technologies at CNR-STLAB


TITLE: Open Position for Graduate Fellowship in Semantic Web Technologies at CNR-STLAB

Important notice: send by March 30th to stlab-recruitment@cnr.it your CV, a motivational statement, and the contact of at least one referee (or a recommendation letter).
The official procedure for being admitted to the selection is described on the official application post (see below) and the deadline is April 9th.

Topic: Theories and methods for knowledge extraction and representation at a web scale and their application to cultural heritage and eGovernment.
Type of Grant: Graduate Fellowship
Employer: Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies of CNR
Salary: EUR 19.367,00 (nineteen-thousand-three-hundred-sixtyseven/00) net of expenses in charge of CNR.
Starting from: April 2014
Duration: 12 months
Location: Rome, Italy
Official application deadline: 27 February, 2014
Link to the official application post: http://bit.ly/1grbiBH
Contact person (administrative issues): stefania.capotosti@istc.cnr.it
Scientific responsible: Dr. Valentina Presutti

Type of Grant: Graduate Fellowship

There will be a public selection procedure, based on qualifications and an interview, for the assignment of n. 1 (one) - Graduate Fellowship in order to conduct research related to the Scientific Area Information Sciences AND Computer Sciences at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, in the scope of the projects: eGovernment, Digital Libraries and Hermes, under the scientific responsibility of Dr. Valentina Presutti.

To the selection may apply individuals who, whatever their nationality or age, are in possession of the following requirements at the date of expiry of the deadline for submission of applications:

a) Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or Literature and Philosophy in accordance with the legislation in force before DM 509/99 or Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Linguistics or Science of Language (or equivalent) in accordance with the regulations referred to in DM 509/99 or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering Linguistics or Science of Language (or equivalent) in accordance with the regulations referred to in DM 270/04, with professional resume suitable for the conduct of research according to the specifications given in the following points (the candidate is in charge, penalty of exclusion, of demonstrating equiparation of graduation diplomas);
b) All qualifications obtained abroad (bachelor's degree, doctorate, and any other qualification) shall be previously recognized in Italy in accordance with current legislation (information on the website of the Ministry of University and Scientific Research: www.miur.it). The equivalence of those diplomas obtained abroad who have not already been recognized in Italy with the expected formal procedure above, will be evaluated, with the only purpose of the present selection, by the Examining Committee constituted according to art. 6, paragraph 1 of the Regulations;
c) Documented experience of research, development and application of semantic technologies. In particular, it is required expertise in at least one of the following areas: ontology design and open data, knowledge representation, and natural language processing;
d) Excellent knowledge of OWL, RDF, and SPARQL;
e) Knowledge of mobile application development platforms;
f) Knowledge and documented experience of Java development; preference will be given to candidates that know also other programming languages;
g) English proficiency.

THE ENGLISH CALL ON THE WEB-SITE DOES NOT HAVE LEGAL VALUE IN ITSELF, AND THUS DOES NOT SUPERSEDE THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (BANDO).




Sunday, March 16, 2014

The 5-Step Editing Process for a Perfect Resume

You know that you should edit your resume before you send it off in the world, making sure it’s error-free.

But to make sure that resume is in the best possible shape? You should really take the editing process a few steps further.
Here’s the thing: Editing is more than just giving something a once-over to eliminate egregious typos and grammar mistakes. It’s really about looking at something with a critical eye, then making changes to ensure it’s the best it can possibly be.
And that’s what you want for your resume, right? From someone who edits all day, every day for a living, here’s a five-step editing plan that will take your resume from good to full-blown awesome (and—of course—eliminate the typos, too).

Step 1: Consider the Big Picture

When I look at an article for the first time, I have to resist the urge to fix typos or make style changes (and believe me, as an editor, it’s hard). But it’s important—the first thing I need to determine is whether the piece is working as a whole. Is this right for our publication? Is the message of the article the one we want to send? Are there any major gaps or sections that are superfluous?
On that first read of your resume, try to do the same thing. Ignore typos or formatting issues, and think about the overall message your resume is sending:
  • Does this sell you as the perfect candidate for the types of roles you’re seeking?
  • Are there any gaps between the experience on the page and the experience required for the job?
  • If so, are there ways in which you could bridge those gaps?
  • What makes your experience stand out among other, similar candidates?
  • Does the top third of your resume serve as a hook to get the hiring manager to read more?
  • Is there anything on your resume that doesn’t need to be there?
Pro Tip: Look at the LinkedIn profiles of people at your level in your field, and see how they tell their stories. Which ones are most compelling or stand out the most? See what you can learn from them and how you can apply those lessons to your own resume.
For other steps and complete post see here 

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Software Engineer (Cloud)

Software Engineer (Cloud)
Company:
IBM
Location:
Jackson
TN
US


Category:
Information Technology
Degrees Required:
Not Specified
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Manages Others:
No
Requirements:
 
Requirements:
IBM SoftLayer is looking to add multiple full-time software engineers to their cloud computing team located in Austin, Texas.  Relocation assistance is available.
IBM has recently made a large investment in buying SoftLayer and we are looking for software engineers who can integrate and expand on SoftLayer's platform as it is integrated into IBM. Individuals with experience in software, web services or app development along with a strong background in PHP, Java, object oriented development and agile programming are needed to work on this large and dynamic platform with diverse capabilities (The majority of development will be done in PHP). This is a great opportunity for information technology specialists who are looking to make a direct impact on the continued success of IBM while enabling significant growth in our cloud computing platform.
The IBM SoftLayer Cloud Infrastructure team develops the products and services that will define the future of cloud in the hosting industry.  IBM SoftLayer builds the most innovative systems in our industry using the latest technology to deliver creative solutions that our customers depend on to succeed. As a software engineer you will work on projects that push the limits of what is available to customers.  For IBM SoftLayer, automation is the key to success.  You will be challenged to find creative and efficient ways to deploy products and services to our customers.
If you are a developer who seeks responsibility, thrives when empowered, and wants to be a part of an agile team atmosphere; then look no further! You will be joining some of the most talented, creative, and dedicated developers.  We strive to make this a place where you want to be, a place where you are proud to work, and where you are motivated to excel.
Primary Responsibilities
  • Design and develop innovative, company and industry impacting products and services
  • Design, develop and implement object oriented applications from prototype through implementation
  • Integrate open source and commercial enterprise applications into a publicly exposed API and web-based portal
  • Create highly scalable and performant SOAP/REST/XML/JSON web services.
  • Take ownership and manage projects that vary in size and scope depending on requirements

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related majors
  • Expert knowledge of 1 or more OOP language such as PHP5+, C++, or Java (The majority of development will be done in PHP).
  • Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as Python
  • Strong knowledge of SOA / web services Ð SOAP, REST, XML-RPC, XML, JSON
  • Strong understanding of object oriented design principles and patterns
  • Experience in large systems software design and development

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience using PHP 5+ (As mentioned above, the majority will be done in PHP).
  • Experience using Cloud Computing technologies especially OpenStack
  • Experience using Virtualization platforms (VMWare, XenServer or Hyper-V)
  • Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux
Job-Type: Full-Time
Location: Austin, TX
Benefits
Our employees love working at IBM because they have an opportunity to be an innovator, they work with the best and brightest, and they can build the career they want all while working for a company they can be proud of! IBM offers competitive benefits, as well as an industry-leading practice of performance-based bonuses for all employees. Few places offer as many opportunities as IBM to gain knowledge in your field of expertise, work in a stimulating environment, and be rewarded for outstanding performance! For applying see here

Microsoft's Cloud Based GPS Effort is Looking for Developers

Building on efforts dating from at least 2011, in late February Microsoft announced it was expanding efforts to create an alternative to satellite only GPS. 



This one will be much closer to earth - it will be cloud based, and Microsoft is looking for developers to help bring it to an app near you.  More below:

(The Register, February 24, 2014)


For original post see here

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

PhD Positions at DUT Mobile and Social Computing Lab (China)

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Deadline for application: 15 March 2014.

The Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory at Dalian University of Technology (DUT Phone Lab; http://dutphonelab.org/) conducts interdisciplinary, application-driven academic research in mobile and social computing. The Lab now has 30+ members, including 10+ PhD students (from seven countries on this planet!). We are interested in a broad spectrum of cutting-edge research into social computing, mobile computing, and cyber-physical systems, with focus on e.g. computational social science, mobile social networks, and smart computing systems.

We are opening 2 PhD student positions in mobile and social computing. All positions will be coupled to full Chinese Government Scholarships. Basic living allowance will be 2,000 RMB/month, plus Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit. The scholarships are exempt from registration fee, tuition, and fee for basic learning materials. Accommodation on campus will be provided for free. The University will offer excellent working conditions.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Feng XIA
Working location: Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China
Starting date: September 2014
PhD duration: 3-4 years

Qualifications
1. Applicants shall have a master's degree in related discipline.
2. A good command of the English language (in speaking and in writing) is required.
3. Research experience in related areas is a plus.

Application procedure
Before submitting the full application (to the University), each potential applicant should first send an initial application via email to Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org). The application should include a detailed CV (including email addresses of two referees), a brief statement of research experience and interests (no more than one page), and at least two best scientific documents/publications written by yourself (in English). The deadline for applications is 15 March 2014. Only a few candidates will be shortlisted for full application. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will not accept applications once the positions are fulfilled.

For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org).

All the best,
Feng
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Feng XIA (夏锋), PhD, SMIEEE, MACM
Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor of Computer Science
Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory  (DUT Phone Lab: http://dutphonelab.org)
School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China
Email: f.xia@ieee.org; f.xia@acm.org
URL: http://FengXia.NET







Assistant Professor Position in New Media Technology and Web Intelligence (Vienna, Austria)


Assistant Professor in New Media Technology
Postdoctoral Position (Vienna, Austria)

MODUL University Vienna is an international university located on top of
Kahlenberg with a panoramic view over the City of Vienna. The Department of
New Media Technology is seeking an outstanding young scholar to teach
undergraduate and graduate courses, and collaboratively advance the state of
the art in one or more of the following disciplines:

Web Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Extraction, Visual
Analytics, Semantic Search or Linked Data.

We invite you to participate in award-winning international research and
become part of a young and interdisciplinary team - additional information
on our research projects is available at www.decarbonet.eu, www.pheme.eu and
www.ucomp.eu. The successful candidate will teach courses in undergraduate
and graduate programs offered by MODUL University Vienna
(www.modul.ac.at/study-programs). The teaching load for this position is
five weekly units per semester - one unit equals 45 minutes in the class
room.

Essential Qualifications

** Doctorate in business informatics, computer science, management
information systems, business administration, or a closely related field.
** Outstanding track record in terms of publications and research project
experience.
** Strong analytical skills; ability to supervise and participate in
software development efforts.
** Teaching experience and commitment to conduct engaging lectures and
seminars.
** Excellent written and spoken English (German is not a requirement).

Salary and Application Process

The position remains open until filled; the review of applications will
commence in March 2014. MU Vienna offers five-year contracts with the option
to renew after a performance evaluation. The initial salary is EUR 55,000
before taxes, with additional remuneration for extra teaching and
outstanding scholarship. MU Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and
strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Please send your application
including cover letter, curriculum vitae and list of publications to
maximilian.lang@modul.ac.at (in English or German; preferably as a single
PDF file not exceeding 8 MB).

PDF Version of this Announcement -- http://www.modul.ac.at/jobs

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Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl
MODUL University Vienna
Department of New Media Technology
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
web | www.modul.ac.at/nmt
email | scharl@modul.ac.at
twitter | @weblyzard



Monday, March 10, 2014

.Faculty positions on data science and HCI at Syracuse University, School of Information Studies

Data science and HCI positions

Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (The iSchool, see http://ischool.syr.edu) is soliciting applications for scholars involved in the broad and evolving spaces of data science/ data analytics and human-computer interaction (HCI) to join its renowned and interdisciplinary faculty. These positions are open rank, and we specifically encourage graduating doctoral students, senior assistant professors, and recently tenured faculty to apply.

Located at the center of the picturesque Syracuse University, we seek entrepreneurial colleagues with a passion for innovative scholarship, a desire to work with others on interdisciplinary projects, and enthusiasm for teaching. The iSchool has seven degree programs and an enrollment of 50 doctoral students, 650 masters’ students and 650 undergraduates, led by 42 full-time faculty and over 100 part-time faculty.

The iSchool is at the cutting edge of scholarship and instruction. The school hosts five research centers and laboratories and faculty with recognized strengths in natural language processing, information retrieval, Internet governance and telecommunications policy, digital literacy, information management, information and network security, new forms of work and organizing, gamification, data science, entrepreneurship, and social media. There are campus-level initiatives on computational linguistics, sustainability, and urban education, along with strategic partnerships with J.P. Morgan Chase, IBM, and others as reflected in a curricular focus on Global Enterprise Technologies. The SU-ADVANCE program provides extensive mentoring services for female faculty in STEM disciplines. The ISchool recently acquired an IBM Netezza box, allowing for complex, fast analysis of large data sets, and SU has large data-storage capabilities and is home of the Qualitative Data Repository.

The iSchool seeks colleagues who can deepen and extend our emerging strengths in data science. We see this as a broad area that spans the following: visualization of large data sets and analytic approaches to large and often heterogeneous data sets; developing tools and approaches for scientific collaboration, and for data access and retrieval; computational social science involving large-scale quantitative data, examining large-scale online social configurations; and other possible areas emphasizing large-scale data and its analysis and representation.

The iSchool faculty also seeks colleagues who will continue to expand our strengths in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Although we encourage applications from any area of HCI, we are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching experience in the design, building and testing of online systems and environments, mobile applications, and other artifacts, and who are engaging in studies of uses and users in the field or laboratory.

The ability to obtain research funding will be considered a competitive advantage in our evaluations, as will evidence of teaching excellence. A record of publishing impactful scholarship is expected. Although rank and years of experience are open, we will consider outstanding ABDs with a strong expectation of a successful dissertation defense by 2015.

To be considered, applicants must submit: a cover letter outlining their interests and qualifications (including the rank they are seeking); a current curriculum vitae; short statements describing research and teaching interests and accomplishments; and the names and contact information of at least three references to: www.sujobopps.com (job #071012). Strong candidates will be contacted for letters of reference and asked to provide research samples and a teaching portfolio or other evidence of teaching experience. Please do not submit these items with the initial application.

We will begin screening applicants on 2 April, 2014 and continue accepting applications until the positions are filled, which may extend into the 2014-2015 academic year.
Please direct questions to Dr. Jennifer Stromer-Galley, search chair, at jstromer@syr.edu


-- 
Bei Yu
Assistant Professor
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

"+Google for Entrepreneurs is committing ..

Google
+Google for Entrepreneurs is committing a total of $1 million to 40 startup-focused organizations and challenging them to increase the representation of women in their communities. We're calling this effort #40Forward . Learn more: http://goo.gl/rZHKOq
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Monday, March 3, 2014

DATA SCIENTIST POSITION IN THE AREA OF BIG SPATIAL DATA

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Organisation Unit:
Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information
Location:
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Time Fraction:
1.0 FTE
Remuneration:
$78,070 to $90,369 plus superannuation
Superannuation:
Employer superannuation contributions of 15.4%.
Employment Type:
Full-time (fixed-term) position available to Dec. 31, 2016.
Send applications to (and for enquiries contact):
Prof. Kim Lowell, Program Director, CRC for Spatial Information
email/phone: klowell@crcsi.com.au / +61 3 8344 9192
Mailing address : P.O. Box 672, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053  AUSTRALIA
Applicants should describe their expertise and experience relative to each selection criterion and provide a detailed curriculum vitae by the closing date. Please include the names, phone, facsimile numbers and email addresses of three referees in your application.
Reference Number:
P3P41.BDEM
Closing Date:
Feb. 26, 2014  Search extended to March 7, 2014
1              Position Summary
As part of a jointly funded and multi-faceted initiative (Project Title: “Big Data for Environmental Monitoring”), a data scientist is required to develop and demonstrate a toolkit that will apply the continental-scale time-series of Landsat observations to typical problems in environmental assessment and natural resources management.  The successful applicant will be employed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) to provide the National Earth Observation Group within Geoscience Australia located in Canberra, ACT with the necessary skills.
The two key components of the toolkit are:
1. The capacity to serve time series of Earth observation data/information products as a web service; and 
2. The capacity to generate automated reports based on existing data pre-defined spatial areas from petabyte scale raster datasets.
An example of the latter is to summarise and report on the “bare earth” within a catchment management area, and how this has changed over the period of observation.
The successful applicant will work with a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team within Geoscience Australia providing experience, knowledge and methods for manipulating large raster datasets on a high performance computing platform.   In addition, partners in the project include universities and state agencies across Australia having a focus on landscape monitoring and management.  The successful applicant will therefore be expected to interact with personnel across the project to execute a work plan that addresses the needs of multiple agencies and groups.
The successful applicant will be a team-player with experience in data delivery via web services and will be able to demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed to analyse, summarise, and serve information via web services using state of the art and open-source applications in a high-performance computing environment.  He/she will have knowledge of, and experience in developing open source applications using languages such as Python, GDAL, OGR, C/C++ on Linux platforms.
Experience across government and academic organisations is desirable, as is knowledge and awareness of natural resources and environmental applications of digital remote sensing/earth observation data and other relevant types of spatial data such as digital elevation models.
2          Role Duties:
·         Working as part of a diverse team, lead the development of a natural resource management / environmental assessment tool-kit for high performance data, within the CRC SI Big Data project.
·         Participate as part of the CRC SI Big Data project team in the setting of work plans that will to progress the research and investigations of the CRC SI Big Data project.
·         According to an agreed program of work, investigate and develop a toolkit to enable the automated query and accessibility of Earth Observation based environmental monitoring products as data services/web services.
·         Support Geoscience Australia’s National Earth Observation Group and its collaborators in developing and implementing a suite of generic open source software tools for the interrogation of petabyte scale numerical arrays.
·         As a member of a wider team including the National Earth Observation Group, the National Computational Infrastructure, the CRC SI and Geoscience Australia’s Information Technology environments, conform to standards and agreed practices to ensure that the toolkit is:
1. Compatible with rapidly evolving data structures/data standards, and
2. Capable of ensuring data and information can be accessed in a timely fashion.
·         Report on progress, and deliver results in appropriate formats and forums that may include internal reports, published articles, and conference presentations.
·         Provide effective and timely communication of relevant operational issues to the Project Manager and team members on the principle of “no surprises”.
·         Maintain an awareness of developments within the Open Geospatial Consortium and web service delivery domains that are relevant to this project (e.g. Web processing services, web coverage services, coordinate reference systems).

3       Selection Criteria
Essential:
1.    Completion of a higher degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
2.    Experience with open source applications using languages such as Python, GDAL, OGR, C/C++ on Linux platforms.
3.    Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with team members and external bodies/industry partners, with the proven ability to use initiative and work effectively with minimal supervision.
4.    Demonstrated leadership in shaping a research project, particularly in a multi-organisational context that may include government agencies, private industries, and universities.
5.    Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with industry partners and research collaborators, combined with the ability to provide appropriately targeted system/software documentation, technical reports, and scientific publications.
6.    Well-developed organisational skills with demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and prioritise work tasks to achieve quality outcomes within prescribed timelines and project milestones.

Desirable:
Knowledge and experience in:
  • Analysing, summarising, and serving information via web services using state of the art and open-source applications in a high-performance computing environment.
·         Earth observation/remote sensing imagery and other types/themes of spatial data including raster and vector formats.
·         The use of spatial data by public agencies involved in environmental monitoring and management.
·         The high performance and optimization of software systems at both system and application levels.


4          Organisational Information
The CRCSI conducts user-driven research in emerging areas of spatial information that address issues of national importance.  It also undertakes commissioned research projects for key clients.  Partners include federal and state government agencies, universities and over 50 companies, cumulatively providing more than $160 million (cash and in-kind) over 2010-18.  The “Big Data for Environmental Monitoring” (BDEM) project addresses the research needs of two CRCSI programs: Spatial data Infrastructure (Program 3) and Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change (Program 4.1).  Contextually, the BDEM project will address one of the major activities of a broader spatial data infrastructure research strategy on semantic web technologies.

Geoscience Australia (http://www.ga.gov.au) is Australia’s national geoscience agency and a partner of the CRCSI.  Geoscience Australia exists to apply spatial science to Australia’s most important challenges and provides geospatial scientific advice and information to support the Australian government to deliver its priorities.  Geoscience Australia also provides geospatial scientific information to industry and other stakeholders where it supports achievement of Australian government objectives.  The advertised position will be located within the National Earth Observation Group of the Environmental Geoscience Division.  The BDEM project is integrated into ongoing Geoscience Australia research and development activities addressing increased usability of a 20+-year archive of Australia-wide satellite imagery to improve monitoring and management of landscape assets.





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