[Gvsig_english] 3 year doctoral grant: georesource discovery

[michael gould]

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3-YEAR DOCTORAL GRANT

Geoinfo Group, Centre for Interactive Visualization (Cevi)
Department of Information Systems
University Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.


Research to be conducted on the topic (exact dissertation title to be determined): “geo-resource discovery for virtual globes”

Keywords: metadata, information retrieval, geoindexing, data wrapping, multidimensional data, standards, open software

…while participating in 2 related R+D projects in the field of Virtual Globes and Spatial Data Infrastructures.
 

Starting date: immediately

 
The doctoral candidate should possess a relevant diploma and will study the ERASMUS MUNDUS-funded Master in Geospatial Technologies (2 semestres in Castellón and 1 semestre in Münster Germany). Upon completion of the Master, the candidate will extend the work done on the Masters project to develop a complete PhD thesis during the next 18 months.

The stipend will be approximately €1000/month plus waiver of academic fees during the first 18 months, €1200 thereafter. (Shared apartments in Castellón are about €200/month/person; beach rentals possible).

Master coursework, publication and thesis language: English. Knowledge of Spanish an obvious advantage.


Master:  http://geotech.ifgi.info/


Interested candidates should contact me directly.

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Michael Gould
Dept. Information Systems (LSI)
Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain.
email: gould (at) lsi.uji.es
www.geoinfo.uji.es

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