[DL] Postgraduate Positions / Junior Researchers

[Marc Robin Nolte | Universität Bremen]

=== 2 FULL POSTGRADUATE POSITIONS / JUNIOR RESEARCHERS ===

AT THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
SFB 1320 EVERYDAY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITäT BREMEN
PROJECT P01 Embodied semantics for the language of action and change:  
Combining analysis, reasoning and simulation - UNDER THE CONDITION OF  
JOB RELEASE / JOB ID: A118/22

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
In the first phase of the collaborative research center, subproject  
P01 investigated methods to understand vague, underspecified textual  
instructions expressed in natural language by employing hybrid  
descriptions that strategically combine both formal logical theories  
and simulations. The research undertaken in P01 has shown that such  
methods can be used to select, test, and improve action parameters;  
disambiguate commands by simulating them within the context of other  
tasks that they should enable; test physical functional relations  
between objects, i.e., interactions constraining behavior such as  
Containment or Support, and understand causal contributions to these  
relations by objects in an environment. Subproject P01 has also  
contributed substantially towards knowledge modeling for everyday  
activities: the development of theories of manipulation phases,  
affordances, action failures, and of an ontology for interpreting  
linguistically-expressed commands.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants should have expertise in computer science / artificial  
intelligence, language processing and reasoning and should hold a  
master or diploma degree in computer science. They should be committed  
to interdisciplinary, team-based research and be fluent in spoken and  
written English.
Ideally, an applicant will also have knowledge of / interest in one or  
more of the following areas: semantic processing/ reasoning (using  
e.g., DL ontologies or other formalisms); numeric simulation.  
Additional training and supervision of a doctoral or habilitation  
thesis will be provided on the job.

RESEARCH TOPICS:
POSITION 1


   *   Development of an affordance-based reasoning system for  
everyday activities and grounding of activities in physical simulations.
POSITION 2


   *   Formalization of image schema, linguistic and everyday knowledge.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13). The  
positions are available until the end of June 2025.
The time limitation is subject to the scientific qualification  
according to the Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contract, §2 (1)  
(WissZeitVG – Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). Therefore, candidates  
may only be considered if they dispose of the respective scope of  
qualification periods according to §2 (1) WissZeitVG.

As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of  
female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply.

In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualifications, disabled  
persons will be given priority.

Applicants with a migration background are welcome.

Please address questions about the position and send your application  
under the reference number until May 31th, 2022 by indicating the job  
id A118/22 to:

FOR POSITION 1
Prof. Dr. Rainer Malaka
Digital Media Lab
Universität Bremen
28334 Bremen / Germany
Or via mail: dm-sekr at tzi.de  

FOR POSITION 2
Prof. Dr. John Bateman
Applied Linguistics Dept.
Universität Bremen
28334 Bremen / Germany
Or via mail: bateman at uni-bremen.de  

For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document  
copies as all received application material will be destroyed after  
the selection process.

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Cheers!
Robin Nolte
 
University of Bremen[1]
Digital Media LAB[2], TZI
Bibliotheksstraße 5[3]
28359, Bremen, GER[3]
 
Mail: nolte at uni-bremen.de
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Links:
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[1] https://www.uni-bremen.de
[2] http://WWW.dm.tzi.de
[3] https://goo.gl/maps/azPbwMwJnbYH3gA4A
  Marc Robin Nolte
Universität Bremen
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