[OSGeo-Jobs] fw: PhD position: managing user-generated geographic content (UGGC)

[Tom Roche]

> Position 2:

> Information and communication technologies have facilitated the acquisition, online storage and exchange of large amounts of georeferenced data by non-professionals. Activities in this relatively new domain fall in the realm of user-generated geographic content (UGGC), e.g. crowd-sourced or volunteered geographic information (OpenStreetMap) and geo-social media (Twitter). UGGC is often highly heterogeneous and might be massive in volume. These two characteristics have impeded the full utilization of UGGC to support informed decision-making and to move towards a true “information society”. This research project thus deals with the development of novel methods and tools to handle UGGC. Special emphasis is placed on hybrid and distributed processing, i.e. crowd-sourced supervised machine learning and cloud computing. The research will be carried out by focusing on a case study, which the PhD candidate will be able to shape significantly. Potential domains include e-health, environmental monitoring, or crisis management in countries with developing infrastructures.

> This PhD candidate should have a Master's Degree in a relevant field (information sciences, geography, computer science, or variations thereof). Applicants with a strong background in a potential case study domain will also be considered. In any case, s/he should have an analytical mind, at least basic programming skills and statistics or machine learning experience, and the willingness to look beyond disciplinary boundaries to acquire necessary domain and methodological expertise as needed. Good English skills required.

> Organizational or content Information:

> The successful candidate will be employed for a period of 4 years. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities. The gross monthly salary starts at € 2083,- gross per month in the first year, leading up to € 2664,- gross per month in the last year excluding allowances in accordance with the job profile ‘Promovendus’, under the University System for Job Classification (UJC). We offer an inspiring and challenging international and academic environment. For further information you may contact our HR-advisor, Ms Marianne Assink (email m.f.g.assink- emmerink at utwente.nl) for procedural and organizational issues. For content issues on position 1 you may contact Dr. Alexey Voinov (a.a.voinov at utwente.nl) and for position 2 Dr. Frank Ostermann (f.o.ostermann at utwente.nl). Applications should be uploaded no later than July 30, 2014 by using the application button at the University Twente web site and should include a CV, and letter of application.

> You are also invited to check our website www.itc.nl

> To apply go: http://ssl1.peoplexs.com/Peoplexs22/CandidatesPortalNoLogin/Vacancy.cfm?PortalID=2537&VacatureID=670888&BedrijfID=55058934