16 April: fyi -- semantics, Germany
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The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH) is
seeking for its Language Technology Lab as soon as possible a
RESEARCHER
to work with us on the EC-funded project MESH. MESH aims at semantic
multimedia analysis for enhanced syndication services in the news
domain. The particular research focus at the LT Lab is on the linguistic
facets of multimedia and multimodal content in any form (e.g. textual
metadata, speech recognition, subtitles, text from images) for semantic
content annotation and information extraction.
An ideal candidate will have an excellent education and a strong
background and experience in several of the following areas:
* Semantic annotation and information extraction from text
* Ontologies and knowledge representation for Semantic Web
applications, especially RDF and OWL
* Multimodal analysis
* Evaluation of information extraction systems
* Programming, especially in Java: NLP tools, Web Services
Highly valued personal qualities include team spirit, creativity,
self-motivation, and the ability to communicate ideas clearly, combined
with a determination to meet project goals. Excellent linguistic skills
in German and English are important. Knowledge of Spanish would be an
asset.
The initial duration of the contract will be to the end of the MESH
project (March 2009).
Please send your electronic application (preferably in PDF format) to
lt-jobs@dfki.de , referring to the project
*MESH*, as soon as possible. A meaningful application should include a
cover letter, a CV with copies of certificates, a brief summary of
interests in NLP and a statement of interest in the position offered.
For questions concerning this job opening, please contact Dr. Walter
Kasper kasper@dfki.de .
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Dr. Walter Kasper
DFKI GmbH
Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
D-66123 Saarbrücken
Tel.: +49-681-302-5300
Fax.: +49-681-302-5338
Email: kasper@dfki.de
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Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Kuenstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Firmensitz: Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern
Geschaeftsfuehrung:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender)
Dr. Walter Olthoff
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats:
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. Aukes
Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313
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