PhD position in information access and text mining Amsterdam, (The Netherlands) ,
38 hours per week
The Universiteit van Amsterdam
Job description
The Information and Language Processing Systems (ILPS) group, which is part of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory Amsterdam (ISLA), is actively expanding its research into user-generated content (such as weblogs, wikis and other highly dynamic subjective content) and is looking for a versatile, highly motivated PhD candidate who is interested in information access and text mining.
Tasks
Recent years have witnessed an explosive growth in online user-generated content such as weblogs, wikis and discussion fora. Individuals from around the world can share opinions, experiences and expertise at the push of a button. This development raises significant research challenges for information retrieval and applied language technology. Search, exploration, sentiment and opinion analysis, trend detection and tracking, as well as cross-media and cross-channel mining are just a
few examples of tasks for which innovative solutions need to be developed. The successful candidate will build on ILPS's ongoing research in blog retrieval and text mining for blogs and Wikipedia (as demonstrated at e.g. moodviews.com and verkiezingskijker. nl), and help define and execute an exciting new research agenda.
Requirements
University Graduate
• Research-oriented Master's degree (MSc/MA or equivalent)
• Strong background or demonstrable interest in information retrieval, applied natural language technology and/or machine learning
• Solid programming skills.
Industrial experience with or a track record in project-based work will be a definite advantage.
Organization
The Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Faculty of Science at the UvA is one of Europe's foremost institutions of higher education and research in its chosen fields of specialization. It plays an active role in international science networks and collaborates with universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,000 students and 1,500 staff members spread over four departments and ten research institutes. Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU and various private enterprises.In 2010, the Faculty will relocate to the Science Park Amsterdam. Ambitious building projects are paving the way for this relocation.
The move will make the Park one of the largest centres of academic research in the Netherlands.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: four years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The appointment will be full time (38 hours a week) for a period of four years (one year plus a further three years after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation. The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from € 1,933 up to a maximum of €
2,472.
Additional Information
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About the organization
About the function
Application
You can apply for this job before 15-01-2007 by sending your application to:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Faculty of Science
Mrs. J.C. Knaap-Cabi
E-mail address: application@ science.uva. nl
Applications, only by electronic mail, should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, a list of projects the applicant has worked on (with brief descriptions of the applicant's contributions) and any supporting material (e.g. MSc thesis). Please include at least three letters of reference.
2007-01-15 00:00:00.0
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 06-1086.
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