[Corpora-List] Open Postdoc position in Text Mining / Bio-NLP, Concordia U, Montreal, Canada

[René Witte]

Dear all,

We have an opening for a Postdoc / Research Associate with background 
in Text Mining / Bio-NLP.  Please see below for details or online under
http://www.semanticsoftware.info/jobs/postdoc-bionlp

--René

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The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Concordia 
University in Montréal, Canada has an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellow 
(PDF) / Research Associate in the area of text mining and bio-NLP.

The position is located within the new Cellulosic Biofuel Network, a Canadian 
network of more than 40 government and university scientists seeking to 
eliminate constraints for the Canadian bioethanol industry. The job duties 
include research on the application of text mining techniques to the 
discovery of fungal enzymes with industrial applications under the 
supervision of Dr. René Witte. Installation, enhancement, and evaluation of 
text mining systems (such as GOPubMed, Textpresse, and Mutation Miner) in 
direct collaboration with end users is an essential part of this position. 
Examples of information we are interested in extracting from the bibliome 
include enzyme kinetic properties; protein-gene interaction during 
transcription for the study of transcription factors; protein localization 
and secretion; and information for metabolic pathways and the secretory 
pathway. Hence, the candidate must have solid foundation in text mining and 
(Bio-)NLP, good knowledge of systems (NLP frameworks such as GATE, Linux, Web 
Services and Service Composition Workbenches, OWL Ontology and Semantic Web 
infrastructure) and preferably some background in biology/bioinformatics.

The position will be located at Concordia University in Montréal, an English 
speaking university in a French environment. Montréal is also top-ranked in 
quality of life in North America. Concordia features state-of-the-art 
research facilities, including the two locations relevant for this position, 
the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex and 
Richard J. Renaud Science Complex. For additional information on Montréal, 
Concordia, and the research groups, please refer to:

* Concordia University: http://www.concordia.ca/
* Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering: 
   http://www.cse.concordia.ca/
* Centre For Structural and Functional Genomics:   
   http://gene.concordia.ca/csfg/home/aboutus.html
* Semantic Software Lab: http://www.semanticsoftware.info
* Canadian Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN): 
  http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1247508624494&lang=eng    
  and   
  http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20090129/biofuel_network_launched.php
* Montréal: http://www.concordia.ca/about/whereweare/montreal/ 
   and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal

The position is available immediately. For full consideration, please submit 
your resume until February 28. The initial contract will be for one year with 
a possible extension for a second year. The remuneration (tax free, but 
without benefits) is C$45,000 per annum.

For the initial application, please submit your CV (including a list of 
publications) and a brief statement indicating your interest in this 
position. For further questions regarding the position, please contact 
René Witte, http://www.semanticsoftware.info/contact.
-- 
Dr. René Witte, Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Semantic Software Lab, http://www.semanticsoftware.info

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