Because good research needs good data

RESEARCH FELLOW - Semantic Technologies for Archaeology Resources

Joy Davidson | 05 September 2006

Hypermedia Research Unit, University of Glamorgan
Faculty of Advanced Technology

RESEARCH FELLOW (Ref: CS138)
Semantic Technologies for Archaeology Resources

3 year fixed term post, AHRC-funded project, starting January 2007
Salary: £19,920 - £30,087 per annum

The Hypermedia Research Unit has an established record of research in
cultural heritage information discovery and retrieval systems. We wish to appoint a Research Fellow for a 3 year project, in collaboration with English Heritage and the Royal Library School (Denmark), on applying semantic and knowledge-based technologies to the digital archaeology domain. You will develop new methods for linking
digital archive databases, vocabularies and the associated grey literature, exploiting the potential of a high level, core ontology and natural language processing techniques. You will have a PhD, or equivalent experience in computing or information science, and advanced software development skills/experience.

For an informal discussion, contact Dr. Douglas Tudhope
dstudhope@glam.ac.uk

CLOSING DATE: 29TH SEPTEMBER 2006
INTERVIEWS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE WEEK
COMMENCING 16TH OCTOBER

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