[SPSD] Fwd: 2 PhDs positions in Zurich on place-based generalisation
- From: "ZJ Shen" <shenzhe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <spsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:29:25 +0900
Hi, Kamran Jafarpour
Please find the PhD information below.
Best
Zhenjiang
Hello dear zhenjiang
Do you have Ph.D as well?
Dear Colleagues,
I’d be really grateful if you would point good Masters students who have, or
soon will, completed their Masters. Note that the expected profiles of the
positions are different, and in particular Position A would be well suited
to someone with a good knowledge of computational linguistics methods, and
position B to an individual with cartographic expertise.
Best wishes,
Ross
2 PhD Positions in the GIScience Center, Department of Geography, University
of Zurich
Position A: Place descriptions from user generated content and unstructured
text
Position B: Place-based map generalization
The GIScience Center at the Department of Geography, University of Zurich
invites applications for 2 PhDs position to work on a Swiss National
Science Foundation (SNSF) grant investigating the use of user-generated
content and unstructured text in the map generalization process to generate
place-based maps.
Position A will focus on the generation of place descriptions using UGC and
unstructured text. These descriptions will address three aspects of place as
defined by Agnew (2012): location (placenames and associated regions),
locale (the environment and associated affordances within such a region) and
sense of place (the experiences offered by a place to a group and the shared
conceptualization of a place important to that group). Place descriptions
will take two forms – population of a schema designed directly to drive the
generalization process with traditional geometric data, and richer, more
textually based descriptions, requiring more novel methods of incorporation
into place-based maps. The PhD candidate will be supervised by Prof. Ross
Purves and will be a member of the Geocomputation Unit in the GIScience
Center, whose research focuses on the computational methods for the
analysis of a wide range of geographic data sources.
Position B will develop processes that allow controlling the automated
generalization operations, using place descriptions generated in the related
PhD project A, such that place-based maps can be obtained. Work will start
with a design of the components of place-based map generalization (data
types, data flows, generalization operators, and map designs). Procedures
will be developed that allow integrating the geometries, semantics, and
textual descriptions of place descriptions into a form that can be usefully
displayed on a map. Specialized generalization operators will be developed
that can exploit place descriptions, with a focus on abstraction and
schematization. Finally, coherent processes of place-based generalization
will be built from these operators. The PhD candidate will be supervised by
Prof. Robert Weibel and will be a member of the GIS Unit in the GIScience
Center, whose research focuses on themes such as digital cartography and
mobile systems as well as movement analysis.
Although clear initial research goals have been developed within the SNSF
proposal, the PhD candidates will be expected to develop and refine these,
in collaboration with their supervisory team and colleague, as a first stage
of their research work.
The GIS and Geocomputation Units form part of the GIScience Centre, which
hosts research groups working on diverse topics including language and
space, geographic information retrieval, digital terrain modelling,
uncertainty modelling, movement analysis, digital cartography and mobile
systems, geovisual analytics, and spatial cognition.
We are looking for highly motivated original thinkers, with a desire to
develop a research career and with a passion for science. In return we
offer excellent working conditions, a stimulating environment and Zurich’s
high quality of life. Applicants are required to have completed, or to
complete before appointment, a Masters level degree at a high standard in a
relevant field such as Geographic Information Science (GIScience),
computing science, geography or geomatics. Additionally, computational
linguistics (for Position A) or cartography (for Position B). Basic
programming skills, as well as a willingness to develop these are a
prerequisite.
Applicants should also have a very good standard of written and spoken
English. Fluency, or a willingness to learn, of one or more of Switzerland’s
national languages would also be an advantage, especially for Position A.
To apply, send a curriculum vitae, a motivation statement relating to the
position for which you wish to apply, transcripts, and contact details for
two referees (including e-mail addresses) in a single PDF document by 1
December 2013.
For Position A please mark your application with reference “PlaceGenPosA”,
to annica.mandola@xxxxxxxxxx. For further questions with respect to
Position A, please contact Ross Purves (ross.purves@xxxxxxxxxx).
For Position B please mark your application with reference “PlaceGenPosB”,
to annica.mandola@xxxxxxxxxx. For further questions with respect to
Position B, please contact Robert Weibel (robert.weibel@xxxxxxxxxx).
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