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DANS in collaboration with the IISH, and the VU Amsterdam is working on a
project of the Computational Humanities programme of the KNAW “Census data open
linked – From fragment to fabric – Dutch census data in a web of global
cultural and historic information (CEDAR)”
Project Background
This project builds a semantic data-web of historical information taking Dutch
census data as a starting point. With such a web we will answer questions such
as:
• - What kind of patterns can we identify and interpret in expressions
of regional identity?
• - How to relate patterns of changes in skills and labor to
technological progress and
patterns of geographical migration?
• - How to trace changes of local and national policies in the
structure of communities and
individual lives?
This project applies also a specific web-based data-model – exploiting the
Resource Description Framework (RDF) technology– to make census data
inter-linkable with other hubs of historical socio-economic and demographic
data and beyond. The project will result in generic methods and tools to weave
historical and socio-economic datasets into an interlinked semantic data-web.
Further synergy will be created by linking CEDAR to Data2Semantics, a COMMIT
project.
Information on the position
The PhD project, titled “Linked Open Data curation model in social science
history – the case of Dutch census data” will be supervised by Professor Frank
van Harmelen (VU Amsterdam). You will work in a project team consisting of
another PhD student (PhD project “Theory and Practice of data harmonization in
social history” (under the supervison of Professor Kees Mandemakers (Erasmus
School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam;
IISH) and a postdoc experienced in complex network analysis and visualization.
The project will be coordinated by Dr Andrea Scharnhorst (DANS, e-humanities
group). It is part of the Computational Humanities Programme of the KNAW, which
will be hosted at the e-humanities group (ehumanities.nl) and in which further
projects (with PhD students, postdoc’s and senior staff) in the area of
computational and digital humanities will be carried out.
You will conduct research about:
• - Review of existing data models of census data, adaptation and
modification,
construction of the RDF model, links to other semantic web sources
• - Query design (specific to different user communities)
• - Development of RDF models of census data (historical variables)
• - Mapping of different ontologies across domains and along time,
• - Development of best practices to enable take-up of linking and
re-use of data in other
scientific disciplines and take-up in other KNAW institutes.
• - Visual navigation through RDF modelled information spaces
Position requirements
You preferably should have the following qualifications:
• Master in computer sciences, artificial intelligence, information
science or related areas
• Interest in and knowledge of semantic technologies and their
deployment on the Web
• Fluency in spoken English and excellent written and verbal
communication skills,
• Knowledge of Dutch would be an advantage
• Willingness and proven ability to work in a team and to liaise
with colleagues in an
international and interdisciplinary research environment
Appointment and Salary
The position involves a temporary appointment with DANS for 4 years with a
2-month period of probation. Applicants should have the right to work in the
Netherlands for the duration of the contract. The gross salary will be €
2.042,- per month in the first year, rising to € 2.612,- per month in the
fourth year for a full time appointment (scale P, for a PhD position, CAO-Dutch
Universities).
DANS offers an extensive package of fringe benefits, such as 8,3% year-end
bonus, 8% holiday pay, a good pension scheme, 6 weeks holiday on an annual
basis and the
possibility to buy or sell vacation hours.
Place of employment will be DANS – Data Archiving and Networked Services. The
main working location will be at the e-Humanities Group of the KNAW (location
Meertens institute, Joan Muyskenweg, Amsterdam).
Information
For the text of the CEDAR_proposal follow the link from HSN News
http://www.iisg.nl/hsn/news/. For further information please contact: Dr.
Andrea Scharnhorst [email protected] or mobile phone (+31) (0)6
23 63 32 93.
Applications
Please send a letter of application including
• letter of motivation
• CV, copy of Master Thesis and list of M.Sc. courses and grades
• the names and addresses of two referees before October 15th ,
2011 to DANS,
t.a.v. Hetty Labots, Personnel Department, P.O. Box 95366, 2509 CJ Den Haag,
The Netherlands or (preferably) by e-mail to [email protected].
Interviews probably will take place at the end of October, 2011 in Amsterdam.
When you already applied for this position please do not apply again.
Any acquisition further to this advertisement will not be appreciated.
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Dr Rinke Hoekstra
AI Department (Guest) | Leibniz Center for Law
Faculty of Sciences | Faculty of Law
Vrije Universiteit | Universiteit van Amsterdam
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+31-(0)20-5987752 | +31-(0)20-5253497
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