From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: AISB opportunities bulletin for 12/4/2013 Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:52:58 +0000
Dear AISB members This is the AISB opportunities bulletin for 12/4/2013 ----------------------------- 1. PhD studentship in argumentation for dispute mediation, Dundee, UK (DEADLINE: 30:06:2013) 2. Postdoctoral or PhD student position on "Semantic technology for context awareness", Dresden, GERMANY (DEADLINE: 18:04:2013) 3. SCentRo PhD Studentships, The University of Sheffield, UK (DEADLINE: 31:05:2013) 4. Senior Research Fellow in Cognitive Vision/Robotics, University of Leeds, UK (DEADLINE: 02:05:2013) ----------------------------- 1. PhD studentship in argumentation for dispute mediation, Dundee, UK (DEADLINE: 30:06:2013) Contact: [email protected] Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in argumentation for dispute mediation, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The studentship forms part of a project which aims to develop a theoretical foundation to underpin practical tools for argument-supported dispute mediation. The successful applicant will have the freedom to explore an area that is relevant to both the project and their own research interests including, but not limited to: philosophical and/or computational models of dialogue and argument; mediation theory and practice; computational linguistics. The studentship will be held in the Argumentation Research Group in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee. At the most recent RAE, the School's research was rated fourth in Scotland, with two thirds of its research rated world leading or internationally excellent (4* or 3*). Dundee has been ranked amongst the top places for scientists to work in the world (The Scientist), and has one of the lowest costs of living in the UK. Stipendiary payments are at UK research council levels (£13,590 tax-free for academic year 2012/13). Applicants should typically have, or be expecting, a first or upper second class degree in an appropriate subject. Interest in, or exposure to, dispute mediation or philosophical or computational argumentation would be a distinct advantage. Further details are available from www.arg.dundee.ac.uk. Applicants should send a CV with a covering letter to Professor Chris Reed, School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, or by email to [email protected], by the closing date 30 June 2013. The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096. ******************************************************** 2. Postdoctoral or PhD student position on "Semantic technology for context awareness", Dresden, GERMANY (DEADLINE: 18:04:2013) Technische Universität Dresden - Dresden concept TU Dresden is among the top universities in Germany and Europe and one of 11 German universities that were identified as an excellence university. The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 912 "HAEC - Highly Adaptive Energy-Efficient Computing" offers a position as a Postdoc / PhD student (E 13 TV-L) for the research project "Semantic Technology for Context Awareness" (B02) to start on July 1, 2013. This full-time position is available for 24 months and may be extendable for further 48 months. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz-WissZeitVG). The successful candidate will be associated with the Chair of Automata Theory (headed by Prof. Baader), with her or his work focusing on logic-based knowledge representation, description-, modal- or temporal-logics, ontological reasoning, query languages for ontology-based data access or related areas. Required is an university degree (diploma, MSc or PhD) in computer science, mathematics or a related field. For further information please see: http://tu-dresden.de/vacancy/2499 The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). PhD students will find excellence resources and subjects for innovative PhD-theses. Postdocs have the possibility to manage large and renowned research projects. Please send your application material until April 18, 2013 per email in one pdf format to [email protected]. E-Mail: [email protected] ******************************************************** 3. SCentRo PhD Studentships, The University of Sheffield, UK (DEADLINE: 31:05:2013) Contact: [email protected] The Sheffield Centre for Robotics (www.scentro.ac.uk) have been allocated TWO EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) studentship for 2013/14. Each studentship provides standard research council support for home students (tuition fees plus maintenance of £13,726 per year) for 3.5 years. Support is potentially available in any area of robotics, and the award will be made to a strong student whose skills, enthusiasm and expertise can be matched to a suitable supervisory team. Applicants should indicate general areas in robotics in which they would like to pursue research, please see the SCentRo website (www.scentro.ac.uk) for ideas of current areas of interest. It is expected that the successful applicant will be co-supervised by two University of Sheffield departments. Requirements You must have, or expect to attain this summer, a good honours degree (at least 2:1) in an appropriate discipline. A relevant Masters degree and/or experience in robotics would be an advantage. Applications The deadline for applications is Friday 31 May 2013. Applications should be made using the University’s postgraduate admissions form available at http://www.shef.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/apply, indicating clearly that funding is sought from the Sheffield Centre for Robotics EPSRC DTG award. Eligibility For details of the EPSRC eligibility requirements go to http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx Please note that, under these requirements, only UK residents are eligible for full support, EU applicants can receive support only with respect to tuition fees, and international applicants are not eligible for support. International applicants are welcome to apply but should expect to meet their own tuition fee and maintenance costs, and must be able to demonstrate the capacity to do so. For further information please contact Josie Cassidy: [email protected] ******************************************************** 4. Senior Research Fellow in Cognitive Vision/Robotics, University of Leeds, UK (DEADLINE: 02:05:2013) Contact: [email protected] Senior Research Fellow in Cognitive Vision/Robotics University of Leeds - School of Computing Full Time, Fixed-Term until the 31st May 2017 The University of Leeds has developed an international reputation for research in Cognitive Vision building systems that can show a high level of understanding of video input. This work has been collaborative between the Computer Vision and Knowledge Representation and Reasoning research groups (lead by Professors Hogg and Cohn respectively) in the Institute of AI and Biological Systems (Directed by Professor Cohn). A particular focus of the research is to learn activity models expressed in a qualitative spatio-temporal symbolic manner. This programme of research has been supported by a continuing sequence of projects, funded by the EPSRC, the EU and DARPA. The current grant portfolio will support a team of at least 5 junior researchers (Research Fellows and students) until November 2014 and at least 4 until April 2016. This position has been created to provide a coordinating role for the grant portfolio, ensuring deliverables are produced in a timely manner, managing resources and coordinating the relationship with project partners. The post-holder will be active in research themselves, with ample time to conduct and develop their own research career, publishing their research at leading international venues, to further develop their already excellent CV which will be required for an appointment to Grade 8. A PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related discipline is essential. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring that deliverables for projects are produced in a timely manner, in collaboration with the Principal Investigators and the junior researchers. It is also expected that the appointee will take a leading role in acquiring further funding, developing new research proposals and funding ideas. University Grade 8 (£37,382 - £44,607 p.a) Informal enquires to Professor Anthony Cohn, Professor of Automated Reasoning, tel+44 (0)11334 35482, email [email protected] Closing Date: 2nd May 2013 ******************************************************** More Information about the AISB can be found at www.aisb.org.uk Bulletins maintained by: Dr Katerina Koutsantoni Programmes Manager AISB Executive Officer Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London Addiction Sciences Building, B3.06 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill London SE5 8AF T: 020 7848 0191 F: 020 7848 0126 ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
