Open Position
Ontologist
Full-time London or Remote (Europe/US)
The role
Semantic Partners is seeking an Ontologist for customer-facing projects focused on semantic web technology and knowledge graphs. You will consult on ontology development and implementation, assess client requirements, and serve as a primary contact representing the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Provide consulting services on ontology development and implementation
- Assess client requirements and stakeholder needs
- Deploy solutions via commercial platforms and open-source tools
- Serve as primary client contact representing the organisation
Required technical skills
- Semantic web and linked data knowledge
- Ontology building using OWL or SHACL
- SKOS taxonomy creation
- Reasoning technique application
- Experience with Protégé, PoolParty, or TopBraid Composer
Advantageous skills
- Software development lifecycle familiarity
- Programming capabilities
- Experience with Jena, RDF4J, or RDFLib libraries
What we look for
- Strong communication abilities
- Collaborative mindset
- Conceptual thinking
- Pride in the quality of work
- Composure under demanding circumstances
- Domain reasoning and logical thinking
- Comfortable with remote collaboration and occasional on-site client visits