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<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1) Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">JOBS:Research Assistant and Post Doctorate Fellow Positions at Qatar U</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">08 Jan 2014</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">"Khaled Bashir Shaban خالد بشير شعبان" <<a href="mailto:khaled.shaban@qu.edu.qa" target="_blank">khaled.shaban@qu.edu.qa</a>></span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">JOBS:Research Assistant and Post Doctorate Fellow Positions at Qatar U</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Research Assistant and Post Doctorate Fellow Positions at Qatar University*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Position: *The Research Project on Opinion Mining with special emphasis on</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arabic Language (OMA) is seeking applicants for Research Assistant (RA) and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Post Doctorate Fellow (Post-doc) positions to join a highly skilled team of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">researchers and scientists. The position is for one to three years at Qatar</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University (QU), Doha, Qatar.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Responsibilities: *The successful candidates will contribute to the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">research and implementation of new methods for automated mining of public</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">opinions with emphasis on Arabic text.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Qualifications: *Applicants for the RA position must have completed their</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">bachelor’s degree, with preference for holders of Masters. Applicants for</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the Post-doc position must have completed their PhD degrees. Research</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">experience with a history of publications is a major advantage. Applicants</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">should have a background in Data Mining Applications and Natural Language</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Processing. The applicant should also possess strong programming skills,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">excellent writing and communication skills, and must be able to work in a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">team. Language proficiencies in English and Arabic are required.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Compensation packages: *According to QU policies the RA/post-doc will be</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">provided with the following:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Attractive tax-free salary.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Accommodation or housing allowance.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Annual round-trip tickets to home.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Medical coverage.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- Funds to attend conferences/workshops, and present published</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">work.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">- And more..</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Application process: *Applicants should submit to Prof. Khaled Shaban (</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="mailto:khaled.shaban@qu.edu.qa" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">khaled.shaban@qu.edu.qa</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) and Prof. Hazem Hajj (</span><a href="mailto:hazem.hajj@aub.edu.lb" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">hazem.hajj@aub.edu.lb</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">): a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">letter of interest, CV, and contact information for 2-3 references.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*About the Project*: The research project on Opinion Mining with Arabic</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">emphasis has been funded by Qatar National Research Foundation (QNRF) for 3</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">years as part of the National Priority Research Program (NPRP). This</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">funding from QNRF is provided on a very competitive basis. The goal of the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">project is to deliver the first automated opinion mining system for Arabic,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">along with an infrastructure for promoting further research in Arabic Text</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">mining.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*About Research Team*: The research team is constituted of Prof. Khaled</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Shaban (</span><a href="http://faculty.qu.edu.qa/khaledshaban/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://faculty.qu.edu.qa/khaledshaban/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) from Qatar Univerity, Prof.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Nizar Habash (</span><a href="http://www.nizarhabash.com/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://www.nizarhabash.com/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) from Columbia University, Prof.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Wassim El Hajj (</span><a href="http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~we07/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~we07/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) from American University of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Beirut, and Prof. Hazem Hajj (</span><a href="http://webfea.fea.aub.edu.lb/hhajj/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://webfea.fea.aub.edu.lb/hhajj/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) from</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">American University of Beirut. The RA/Post-doc will work with this leading</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">team of research scientists, under the direct supervision of Prof. Khaled</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Shaban in Qatar.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Khaled Bashir Shaban, PhD.*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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