<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Make a difference</span></b></p><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-align: justify;" class="">The Institute for Artificial Intelligence (in foundation) at University of Stuttgart (Germany) performs research in AI from formal knowledge representation to machine learning. It is our mission to make a difference by progressing from basic research up to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-align: justify;" class=""> demonstrating value added of our research result to industry and society.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px; text-align: justify;" class=""> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We invite applications for </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> 2 r</span></b><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">esearcher positions (100% TV-L E 13) who will </span></b><b class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">research </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Knowledge Representation and Reasoning / Semantic Technologies</span></b></p><div class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Positions are suitable for PostDocs or PhD students</span></b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Your research will involve knowledge representation for semantic technologies that support the collaboration of architects and engineers. Techniques for querying and reasoning at varying levels of abstraction and the application of foundational knowledge (e.g. belief revision) to semantic web technologies (e.g. SPARQL, SHACL, OWL) lie in the focus of our research.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The two positions are funded by DFG through the excellence cluster "Integrative Computational Design and Construction" (</span><a class="js-result-url result-url" href="https://www.intcdc.uni-stuttgart.de/" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; overflow: hidden; font-size: 13px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 2px; color: rgb(0, 100, 77); outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; display: inline !important; background-position: 0px 0px;">https://www.<span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">intcdc</span>.uni-stuttgart.de</a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">) and the DFG priority program </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">„</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Intentional Forgetting in Organizations</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">“</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt;"> (</span></font><a href="http://www.spp1921.de/" class="">http://www.spp1921.de/</a>) and are initially limited to three and two years, respectively.<span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What We Will Offer<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We provide you with a friendly, but challenging interdisciplinary research environment and support your academic career - including accomplishment of your Ph.D. (if applicable). </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What You Will Contribute<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You will perform basic research that matters to advancing the versatile management and usage of knowledge graphs, including distributed management of knowledge graph facts and ontologies as well as including the forgetting of knowledge and data for knowledge graph evolution. You contribute to understanding belief revision at the assertional and terminological level of knowledge graphs (SPARQL Updates) and how data transformation impacts on schema level constraints (SHACL). Your expertise in argumentation logics may constitute a foundation for explaining changes in knowledge graphs. </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">You will advise and tutor bachelor and master students in the computer and data science programs of the department in topics related to your research.</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Eligibility<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Applicants for the position are required to have an MSc in computer science or in a related field. </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">You should possess knowledge in logics and/or ontologies and/or formal artificial intelligence. First experience with KR methods like semantic web technologies, logical knowledge representation methods, belief revision or logical argumentation are expected for the position. Good social and communication skills are a must. PostDoc applicants must have demonstrated their </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">capabilities for writing excellent publications.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Salary<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The salary amounts to German TV-L E 13, which starts at approx. 50,000 Euro income per year (before taxation). </span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">More Information<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Personal inquires can be directed to Prof. Dr. Steffen Staab by E-mail.</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Application<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Please submit your application in one PDF file including a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and scans of your original transcripts and diplomas (or translations). </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Applications received by November 30 will receive preferential treatment. However, applications will be considered until the positions are filled.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">Send your application </span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">by email with the subject “Application Knowledge Representation” to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="mailto:ac_info@ipvs.uni-stuttgart.de" class="">ac_info@ipvs.uni-stuttgart.de</a></span></p><div class="">
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