| More Information: | The University of Amsterdam seeks a versatile, highly motivated Post-doctoral
researcher and PhD candidate to work on dedicated retrieval tools for Web
archives. The positions are part of the WebART project (Web Archive Retrieval
Tools), conducted in close collaboration with the Web archive of the Dutch
National Library (KB) The Hague, and the National Research Institute for
Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI). WebART is funded through the
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) under its Continuous
Access To Cultural Heritage (CATCH) program.
The advent of the Web has had a revolutionary impact on how we acquire, share
and publish information. In fact, it has a fundamental impact on our daily
lives that increasingly take place "on the Web." However, this increasing
dependence on the Web comes at a price: the ease of publishing on the Web also
results in the easy loss of information---Web content tends to be ephemeral.
The WebART project will critically assess the value of Web archives for
realistic research scenarios, and develop information access tools and methods
that maximize the archive's utility for research. Our approach is to conduct
actual Web archive research hand-in-hand with the development of Web archive
access tools tailored to the realistic research scenarios. Technically, we will
use structured DB/IR technology to let searchers construct, store, share, and
reuse complex search strategies corresponding to emerging digital research
methods for the Web and Web archive.
Requirements
(1) Post-doctoral researcher (3 years full-time)
The postdoc will work on digital methods supporting Web and Web Archive
research.
The candidate should hold a PhD in a relevant subject, and have a strong
background in:
1. New Media, especially the Web and Web archiving;
2. Digital research methods specific to the Web as a medium; and
3. Critical reflection on current Web and Web archive practices.
Extensive experience in applied Web (archive) projects is a must. Experience
with related methods from the social and exact sciences, such as social network
analysis, Web link based methods or visual analytics, is a definite advantage.
(2) PhD candidate
The PhD candidate will work on complex search support tools for the Web and Web
Archive.
The PhD candidate should hold a research-oriented Master's degree (MSc/MA) or an
equivalent qualification, and have a strong background or demonstrable interest
in:
1. Information retrieval, especially in statistical language modeling;
2. Semi-structured data, semantic annotation, and linked data; and
3. Interactive information access.
Solid programming skills are a must. Research experience or demonstrable
interest in research on Web archives and the Web, is a definite advantage.
(3) The project has another position on distributed computing and data storage
(Research Programmer, 4 years full-time) that will be advertised separately.
Job application
Details of the vacancies are here:
- Postdoc position:
http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm/1A5CFFB9-7FD6-4158-93B877CF3E1FF4FE
- PhD position:
http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm/9A8B4BC9-ECEB-4BF8-83C1B42F54447AA5
Applications should include a letter of motivation, a detailed curriculum vitae,
a publication list and two letters of reference. The application should be sent
-- on or before December 7, 2011 -- by e-mail to .
Please quote the vacancy number.
More information
A detailed description of the WebART project can be found at
http://nwo.nl/catch/webart/. For further details contact Jaap Kamps (e-mail
).
The project is jointly supervised by
Jaap Kamps
Richard Rogers
Arjen de Vries
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