Research Associate (Postdoc) in Computational Logic and Knowledge Representation (2+1 years)

[Leon Van Der Torre]

The University of Luxembourg seeks to hire an outstanding postdoctoral 
researcher at its Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and 
Trust (SnT, www.securityandtrust.lu), who will be embedded in the 
Individual and Collective Reasoning Group of Prof. Leon van der Torre.

Your Role:

This position is part of the FWO-FNR research project on "Specification 
logics and Inference tools for verification and Enforcement of Policies 
(SIEP)", which is situated at the crossing of knowledge representation 
(in first order and modal logic), constraint solving, datalog, and 
answer set programming. The goal is to develop extensions of FO(.) 
logics and corresponding inference tools with an eye on applications in 
the area of access and privacy policies.

The Research Associate will lead the work on extensions of FO(.) logics 
suitable for handling certain aspects of policies (e.g. epistemic 
aspects in the context of uncertainty), and produce inference algorithms 
paving the way to applications.

     REF :  SnT-RA-SIEP-0513
     3-year project: fixed-term contract for 2 years, possible 
prolongation by 1 year
     Full-time (40 hrs/week)

Your Profile:

     PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar.
     Strong background in logic and knowledge representation.
     Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are 
mandatory.
     Experience in computational logic, reasoning about uncertainty,
     or logics for security will be considered an advantage.
     We expect commitment, creativity, team working and a critical mind.

Our offer:

The university offers a 2+1 year employment with highly competitive 
salaries. It is an equal opportunity employer. You will work in an 
exciting international environment and will have the opportunity to 
participate in the development of a young university and a newly created 
research center.

Applications:

Should be written in English and submitted online 
(http://emea3.mrted.ly/66sh), including:

     Curriculum Vitae (contact address, work experience, publication list).
     Cover letter indicating the research area of interest and the 
motivation.
     A research statement addressing specifically the position (300 words).
     Transcript of all the university-level courses and the achieved 
results.
     A short description of your PhD thesis (max 1 page).
     Contact information for 3 referees.

Deadline for applications:  June 20th, 2013

For inquiries please contact Prof. Leon van der Torre 
(leon.vandertorre at uni.lu)