Open PhD Position at the Institute for Knowledge Technologies at the Technical University of Graz. 40 hours/week
Tasks
The Institute of Knowledge Technologies seeks a motivated doctoral
student for an interdisciplinary EU-funded research project "Learning Layers." Within the framework of the
project, new recommender concepts (e.g., supporting users in their learning environment) based on Social
Semantic Web technologies will be developed together with the project partners and a center of excellence
Know-Center GmbH.
Qualifications
completed university diploma / master's degree in computer
science, software development and business management,
telematics or technical mathematics (mandatory)
prior knowledge of Social Semantic Web, recommender systems,
machine learning, information retrieval (preferred)
programming experience with XHTML, mySQL, JavaScript, CSS,
Java (mandatory)
experience with HTML5, MATLAB, Python, R, PHP (preferred)
teamwork and self-reliance (mandatory)
fluent English (mandatory)
Interest in
Social Semantic Systems, Data Mining, User Profiling,
Adaptation, Personalization, Recommender Systems, Machine
Learning and HCI
Working environment
Founded in 2006, the Institute for Knowledge Technologies is the
youngest Institute at the School of Computer Science. We are an
interdisciplinary team of researchers with backgrounds in computer
science, psychology and business administration. The IKT works
closely with Know-Center, an Austrian excellence center for knowledge-based systems and applications (www.know-center.at). At our
location in Graz, more than 50 highly-qualified employees and staff work in
research and development under the motto "From Data to Intelligence." As a part of the network of
over 100 research facilities around the world, we have numerous publications in the leading professional media
every year.
Within its initiative to increase in the proportion of women, TUG
specifically urges qualified women to apply. Among individuals
with the same qualifications, women will be given a priority.
We offer:
Employment level: 40 hours per week, for 36 months, starting
immediately.
Classification: B 1 under the collective agreement for
university employees; the monthly minimum wage for this
position is currently € 2.532,--gross (14 times a year at 40 h
/ w), eventually subject to increase on the basis of the rules
specified in the collective agreement due to activity-specific
prior experience and remuneration components specifically
related to the type of work.
Young, creative, dynamic team
Innovative tasks
Pleasant working atmosphere
Opportunities for professional and personal development
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