Applications are invited for a research assistant to work on an EPSRC-funded
project in computational models of argument. The Dialectical Argumentation
Machines project aims to deploy argumentation technologies in real world
settings and involves working with providers of some of the world’s largest
and most popular websites.
The practical side of the project involves building a platform to enable an
ambitious vision of the “World Wide Argument Web”, bringing together
semantically rich representations of data with large-scale infrastructure into
a coherent and open platform for online debate. Applications and tools that
make use of this platform must then be easy to use and immediately appealing.
Developing this infrastructure and application suite will demand a highly
talented individual who can rapidly evaluate and make use of new technology to
develop both reliable infrastructure and appealing online applications. A
first (or, in exceptional circumstances, 2i) in computer science or a closely
related area is essential, as is significant experience of web development,
including a demonstrable track record with AJAX, Ruby or Flash. Experience of
academic research (including, perhaps, PhD research) in argumentation,
philosophy of language, computational linguistics, multi-agent systems or,
ideally, computational models of argument would be a distinct advantage.
Finally, practical experience of argumentation or debate would also be
desirable.
The post will be held in the Argumentation Research Group in the School of
Computing at the University of Dundee. At the most recent RAE, the School’s
research was rated fourth in Scotland, with two thirds of its research rated
world leading or internationally excellent (4* or 3*). Dundee has been ranked
amongst the top places in the world for scientists to work (The Scientist), and
has one of the lowest costs of living in the UK.
The proposed starting date for the post is 01 October 2009, and it will run
for three years. More information is available from the research group web
site at arg.dundee.ac.uk.
Remuneration will be at Grade 6 or 7, depending on qualifications and
experience (£23, 449 to £35, 469). Further details and an application pack are
available from our website: www.jobs.dundee.ac.uk Alternatively, contact
Personnel Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, tel: (01382) 384817
(answering machine).
The closing date for applications is 31 July 2009.
Please quote Reference number AAE/2804