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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apologies for cross-postings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
                     <span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>   </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>    </span>CALL FOR POSITIONS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>INTERNSHIP + PhD PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are
looking for top students who have, or will soon have, a degree in computer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>science</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> or strongly related areas. These
students should be interested in pursuing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>their</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> career by doing a PhD within a
leading, internationally recognized, group. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
candidates will be required to start with an internship period of 6-8 months <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>during</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> which they will have to complete
the first assignment. Successful candidates <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>will</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> be invited to apply for the PhD program in
information and telecommunication <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>technology</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trento</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
(<a href="http://ict.unitn.it/" title="http://ict.unitn.it/">http://ict.unitn.it</a>)
and to work on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>a</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> leading edge research topic.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The first
assignment and the PhD topic will be both within the scope of the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>KnowDive</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> project (<a
href="http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive" title="http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive">http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive</a>).
The project aims at creating<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>new</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> technologies and tools for managing (personal)
knowledge and for its seamless<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>integration</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> into the global infrastructure of
the emerging Web 2.0. Some key phrases <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>which</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> characterize the project are:
(Semantic) Web, faceted metadata search and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>navigation</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, semantic matching, classifications
and thesauri, lightweight <span class=SpellE>ontologies</span>, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>peer-to-peer</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> systems, social networks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Candidates
should have profound Java programming experience, good knowledge of <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>database</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> technology, web technologies and
languages (e.g., HTTP, (D)HTML, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>JavaScript, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">AJAX</st1:place></st1:City>, XUL). Knowledge in
one (or several) of the following areas is a plus:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- OWL, RDF, XML, SKOS;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Faceted metadata search and
navigation;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Document indexing and
keywords-based <span class=GramE>search<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
</span>technology</span> (e.g., <span class=SpellE>Lucene</span>);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Web browser development (<span
class=SpellE>Firefox</span> development is a plus);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Peer-to-peer technology (e.g.,
JXTA);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Content <span
class=GramE>management<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>systems</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Security in distributed content
management systems;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- <span class=SpellE>Wordnet</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Usability studies and practical
experience with solving usability-related problems;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Natural language processing
techniques;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Named entity recognition
techniques;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Text
mining techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Salaries are
competitive. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Interested
students can send their CV and statement of interest to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
  Arial'>University of Trento</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Department of Information and
Communication Technology (<a href="http://dit.unitn.it/"
title="http://dit.unitn.it/">http://dit.unitn.it/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Web: <a
href="http://dit.unitn.it/~fausto/" title="http://dit.unitn.it/~fausto/">http://dit.unitn.it/~fausto/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:fausto@dit.unitn.it" title="mailto:fausto@dit.unitn.it">fausto@dit.unitn.it</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More details about internships:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><a
href="http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive/inter.htm"
title="http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive/inter.htm">http://dit.unitn.it/~knowdive/inter.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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