Research scientist position
MAVIR Consortium, Madrid, Spain
Multimedia Information Retrieval Project
The Spanish MAVIR Consortium a is seeking a Research Scientist (PhD
required) to work on Multimedia Information Retrieval models and systems, starting as soon as possible.
The ideal candidate is a Computational Linguist or Computer Science engineer with an interest in the computational semantics and pragmatics of Information Retrieval (IR) systems, with experience in formally-inspired and/or statistical/machine-learning approaches to Natural Language Processing and IR.
The position requires a PhD in Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, or a related field.
Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity to define and implement a research plan, and to conduct individual and collaborative research consonant with the Multimedia Information Retrieval projects underway at MAVIR Consortium universities.
Current research into Multimedia Information retrieval employs a variety of techniques, including symbolic and stochastic, theory and data-driven.
Proficiency in multiple approaches relevant to MAVIR application areas (cultural and health domains) will be highly valued, as will an ability to participate in implementation.
The successful candidate will work with faculty, postdoctoral, and student researchers, performing novel research and developing core infrastructure for multimedia information retrieval for a range of tasks and applications.
Responsibilities will include supervising student research assistants, attendance to research meetings and conferences and participating in proposal-preparation to attract new funding.
MAVIR (http://www.mavir.net) is a research network integrating university groups, language technology SMEs and other institutions working together on Multilingual and Multimedia Information Access on the cultural and medical domains.
The position is initially for 1 year.
Applicants should email a cover letter and a full CV detailing research experience, interests and publications to Víctor Peinado <victor@lsi.uned.es> and Ana García-Serrano, <agarcia@lsi.uned.es>.
