Research Fellow in Reasoning and Querying Digital Enterprise Research Institute National University of Ireland, Galway Ref. no. NUIG 91-12 The National University of Ireland, Galway, is seeking outstanding candidates for a Research Fellow position in Reasoning and Querying. This position will be within the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) www.deri.ie. The National University of Ireland, Galway is home to more than 15,000 students across five Colleges with highly active agendas in teaching and research. The University recently reaffirmed its research priorities and this placed Information and Communications Technology as one of its leading priorities. The Digital Enterprise Research Institute is a key focus of the ICT research at the university. The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), Galway, Ireland was founded in 2003 following the granting of funds under the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) CSET initiative (Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology). DERI is dedicated to research aimed at enabling Networked Knowledge using Semantic Web technologies. DERI is one of the leading research institutes in the world in its domain and has attracted approximately €60 million in direct research funding since 2003, together with significant industry involvement. The successful candidate will be expected to perform a leading role in Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) and will lead the research within the Reasoning and Querying Unit. Skills required: A clear vision for the realisation of world-class research; Postdoctoral expertise in applying formal methods and techniques that combine probabilistic approaches and knowledge representation to a variety of concrete scenarios including heterogeneous sensor-fusion for indoor localization and event detection, contextaware systems for home monitoring and health prevention, access-control policies in data management; An international reputation with a capacity to provide leadership in all the research activity including query processing, logic programming, stream reasoning, optimization, privacy and access control, lightweight reasoning for the web and for the enterprise; Proven ability to compete successfully for national and international research funding; Proven ability to lead a team of researchers and to supervise students, and to collaborate with other research groups internationally and within an institution; Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level and willingness to engage in some teaching and tutorials for industry partners; Demonstrated experience in collaborating with industry and strong commitment to future industrial engagements; Demonstrated experience in developing postgraduate curricula and in coordinating postgraduate education programmes; Excellent interpersonal communication and scientific writing skills; Demonstrated experience in participating in organisation and programme committees, including workshops, conferences and journals. Salary: €58,991 per annum. (Public sector pay policy pertaining to new entrants will apply) For informal queries (Stefan.decker@deri.org) about this post please e-mail Professor Stefan Decker To Apply: Applicants should include curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and the names and addresses of at least three referees, a research statement and other supporting documentation. Please send by email (text, postscript or PDF only) to: hr.ie@deri.org Applicants must put ref. no. NUIG 91-12 in subject line of e-mail application. Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Friday 19th October 2012. National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunities employer.