Multiple PhD Positions in ADAPT research centre in Ireland

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PhD Studentship - Improving Machine Translation for Information Retrieval and Multimodal Interaction

Closing Date: 31st December 2015Post Status: 4 yearsDepartment: ADAPT Centre, DCUBenefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees

General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie. Please include the reference code TG_PhD5 in the subject of your email.

Research TopicThe PhD student will conduct research on how to improve the performance of machine translation when it is used in an information retrieval or a multi-modal interaction (via video/speech) use case.This post is within the "Platform Theme B: Understanding Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme focuses on achieving translation of targeted quality, handling different levels of noise when spanning language pairs and domains and optimally leveraging human quality judgements.

Background on ADAPTADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content technology. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation.ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented individuals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement.

Why join ADAPT @ DCU?

1. Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively.
   
2. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing.

RequirementsThe successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. They will have a good knowledge of machine learning and statistics, with a background in Natural Language Processing being a distinct advantage. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details).

Funding InformationThe position is funded through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) ADAPT Research Centre.

Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please email sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie. Please apply via email to vacancies@adaptcentre.ie, including:

• A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) expressing your suitability for a position
  
• A complete CV
  
• Names and contact details of two academic referees
  
• Please include the reference code TG_PhD5 in the subject of your email

There will be a screening and interview process.

Dublin City University is an equal opportunities employera

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PhD Studentship – Augmenting speech recognition with cross-modal features



Closing Date: 29th February 2016
Post Status: 4 year PhD Studentship
Department: ADAPT Centre, DCU
Benefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees

General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie.




Research Topic
This Ph.D will investigate the integration of speech recognition with multimodal features including textual and visual modalities for improved indexing of spoken and multimodal content. This will further analyse how affective interpretation of spoken or visual content can be utilised to improve recognition or annotation of multimodal content.
This post is within the "Platform Theme A: Understanding Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme is seeking to develop robust, domain-agnostic, linguistic analysers, which can be applied to any language and which are informed by cues from non-linguistic sources.


Background on ADAPT
ADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content and media innovation. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation.
ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With EURO 50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented indivduals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement.


Why join ADAPT @ DCU?

1. Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively.
   
2. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. Previous experience in one or more of natural language processing, speech processing, or multimodal content analysis is highly desirable. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details).


Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD topic details. Please apply via email to vacancies@adaptcentre.ie, including:

• A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) explaining your suitability for this position
  
• A complete CV
  
• Please include the reference code UG_PhD2 in the subject of your email

Equal Opportunities Policy
Dublin City University is an equal opportunities employer

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PhD Studentship – Cross-modal content delivery



Closing Date: 29th February 2016
Post Status: 4 year PhD Studentship
Department: ADAPT Centre, DCU
Benefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees

General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie.




Research Topic
This Ph.D. will focus on the development of techniques to select and transform content for delivery in a mode or modes most appropriate to the user’s current context. For example selection and transformation of textual content to audio or visual representation. While this research will focus on algorithms for content selection and transformation, it will work with other researchers in this theme to exploit inputs signals and outputs methods developed within in other projects.
This post is within the "Platform Theme D: Interacting with Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme focuses on empowering people to interact with digital content in intuitive ways that mimic the richness of human perception in interaction.


Background on ADAPT
ADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content and media innovation. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation.
ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With EURO 50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented indivduals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement.


Why join ADAPT @ DCU?

1. Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively.
   
2. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. They will have a good knowledge of topics human-computer interaction and interactive usability. Experience with multimedia systems is also desirable. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details).


Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD topic details. Please apply via email to vacancies@adaptcentre.ie, including:

• A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) explaining your suitability for this position
  
• A complete CV
  
• Please include the reference code IG_PhD8 in the subject of your email

Equal Opportunities Policy
Dublin City University is an equal opportunities employer

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PhD Studentship – Dialogue-based multimodal information retrieval

Closing Date: 29th February 2016Post Status: 4 year PhD StudentshipDepartment: ADAPT Centre, DCUBenefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees

General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie.



Research TopicThis Ph.D will focus on investigation of a new approach to information retrieval particularly suitable for search of unstructured multimodal content. Efficient search of content of this type is challenging due to its temporal nature and the difficulty in forming queries which succinctly and specifically describe the user’s information need.This post is within the "Platform Theme D: Interacting with Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme focuses on empowering people to interact with digital content in intuitive ways that mimic the richness of human perception in interaction.

Background on ADAPTADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content and media innovation. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation.ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With EURO 50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented indivduals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement.

Why join ADAPT @ DCU?

1. Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively.
   
2. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing.

RequirementsThe successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. A good knowledge of one or more of, interactive information retrieval, natural language processing systems, or interactive dialogue systems, is highly desirable. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details).

Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD topic details. Please apply via email to vacancies@adaptcentre.ie, including:

• A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) explaining your suitability for this position
  
• A complete CV
  
• Please include the reference code IG_PhD9 in the subject of your email

Equal Opportunities PolicyDublin City University is an equal opportunities employer

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PhD Studentship – Proactive information retrieval

Closing Date: 29th February 2016Post Status: 4 year PhD StudentshipDepartment: ADAPT Centre, DCUBenefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees

General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gorham@adaptcentre.ie.



Research TopicThis Ph.D will focus on development of methods for proactive information retrieval to support users. This will involve creation of techniques for automatic query formation based on user activities and search for supportive content.This post is within the "Platform Theme D: Interacting with Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme focuses on empowering people to interact with digital content in intuitive ways that mimic the richness of human perception in interaction.

Background on ADAPTADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content and media innovation. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation.ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With EURO 50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented indivduals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement.

Why join ADAPT @ DCU?

1. Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively.
   
2. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing.

RequirementsThe successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. Experience with theoretically motivated empirical information retrieval research is highly desirable. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details).

Application Procedure:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD topic details. Please apply via email to vacancies@adaptcentre.ie, including:

• A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) explaining your suitability for this position
  
• A complete CV
  
• Please include the reference code IG_PhD10 in the subject of your email

Equal Opportunities PolicyDublin City University is an equal opportunities employer

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PhD Topic: Robust audio-visual speech recognition
http://adaptcentre.ie/careers/tcd_phd_IG_PhD5_D.pdf

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PhD Studentshipsin Linked Data and Semantic Web technologies
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PhD Studentship: Linked Data Integration for Social Science Applications
http://adaptcentre.ie/careers/TCD_E2Phd7_Advert-HR.pdf

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PhD Studentship: Understanding Financial Information for Ageing Communities http://adaptcentre.ie/careers/dcu_Ph...A_SOB_OC-2.pdf

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PhD Studentship: Unsupervised Machine Learning Approaches to Neologism Identification in Time Stamped Text Corpora http://adaptcentre.ie/careers/UG_PhD6_Description.pdf