Postdoc in Ontology Engineering/Data Mining

Postdoc Fellowship in Ontology Engineering/Data Mining Applications are invited for the position of postdoctoral assistant in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (http://cui.unige.ch/AI-group), CSD, University of Geneva. The successful candidate will participate in a European FP7 research project where s/he will ensure ontology engineering best practice in the development of a data mining ontology (DMO). The DMO is a comprehensive ontology on all data mining-related issues such as data preprocessing, machine learning, and multimedia mining. It is intended to support data mining workflow construction, algorithm and model selection for all phases of the knowledge discovery process, and ontology-based knowledge discovery. Research on these issues should support development of software modules to be integrated into a virtual data mining laboratory. Further information on the project can be found on http://www.e-lico.eu. Gross starting salary will be around 5200 CHF/month (1 CHF = 0.67 EUR), depending on qualifications. Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science with specialization in knowledge and ontology engineering and a solid background in machine learning/data mining. Alternatively, they could be ML/DM specialists with a solid background/experience in ontology engineering. They should have excellent programming skills as well as communication skills in English; French would be an asset but is not indispensable. A strong academic record, excellent analytical skills and a clear aptitude for autonomous, creative research will be priority selection criteria. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, academic transcripts, a brief statement of purpose, a list of publications, and names and e-mail addresses of at least 2 references. Please e-mail your applications to Melanie.Hilario[at]unige.ch. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.