Call for applications

What

We are looking for two strong candidates for a renewable 1-year research fellow position ("Assegno di Ricerca") within the project "Ontology-based access to Temporal and Graph Data" (OnTeGra), funded by the Province of Bozen-Bolzano in the context of the PIN International Programs under the call "Suedtirol - FWF", a collaboration between South Tyrol/Alto Adige and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). This project involves teams from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, the Technische Universitaet Wien, and the company Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH located in Graz (Austria). The OnTeGra project aims at extending the Ontology-Based Data Access (OBDA) paradigm over graph data enriched with temporal information, by studying and implementing suitable query evaluation and rewriting techniques for queries expressed as a suitable temporal extension of (a fragment of) conjunctive regular path queries. In particular, we will study extensions of the OBDA paradigm along the following dimensions:

• the data model: property graphs as opposed to traditional RDF graphs;
• the ontology language: TBox axioms are enriched with temporal annotations;
• the query language: graph-specific query languages enriched with temporal operators;
• the mapping language: tackling both heterogeneity of sources and able to capture time information.

The expected outcome of these activities is the publication of results in leading scientific journals and conferences in the field.

Who

The ideal candidate should have a research background in areas related to Description Logics, Semantic Web, and Formal Methods in general. A MSc in Computer Science or affine subjects is required. A PhD is appreciated but not required. More details on the evaluation criteria are available in the call.

When and Salary

This is a full-time position for 12 months, renewable. Starting date can be negotiated, but it'd better be no later than March 1st, 2024. The overall gross salary is €34,011.42 per year, including social security contributions; this corresponds to approximatively 2500 euro net per month, tax free. Each research fellow at UNIBZ has access the canteen facilities, with a daily 4 Euro discount on meals.

Where

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. Diego Calvanese and Dr. Davide Lanti, members of the In2Data group] at the Faculty of Engineering. Life quality in Bolzano is constantly among the highest in Italy, and placed in the heart of the Dolomites (for those who love mountains). We can consider the possibility of working partially from remote, however the workplace ("sede di lavoro") must formally be Bolzano.

How to Apply

The call is out! Here the LINK. Deadline for applications: 04.12.2024 at 12:00 PM (noon).

If you are interested in this position and you are willing to have more information, please send an email to Davide Lanti.