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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=981584811-29102007>RESEARCH FELLOW IN
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (FULL-TIME)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=981584811-29102007><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salary:
GBP 18,511 - 26,985 p.a. depending on qualifications<BR>Duration: up to 16
months<BR>Application closing date: 30 November 2007<BR>Expected start date: 10
January 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter<BR>Reference: A4930</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Research Group in Computational Linguistics
at the University of Wolverhampton invites applications for a Research Fellow
position to work on a JISC-funded project titled "Automated Archiving for
Institutional Repositories". The aim of the project is to develop a technology
for automated population of an institutional bibliographical database from the
Web. The main role of the successful candidate will be the research and
development of a technology for Information Extraction from semi-structured
text.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Job requirements:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>* A first degree in Computer Science or a closely
related field<BR>* Strong skills in software design/implementation <BR>*
Background in Information Retrieval or Natural Language Processing (topics such
as machine learning, information extraction, document classification
and <SPAN class=981584811-29102007>web </SPAN>crawling)<BR>* Excellent
written and spoken English skills<BR>* Experience of working on industry-funded
projects will be an advantage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Main duties and responsibilities: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant
aspects of NLP and IR<BR>* Develop and evaluate the Information Extraction and
the web crawler components of the system<BR>* System design and system
integration<BR>* Dissemination activities (project reports, conference
publications, participation in meetings with project partners)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For more information on the project, please visit
</FONT><A href="http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/projects/AIR/"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/projects/AIR/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Applications should include a completed application
form, CV, and <SPAN class=981584811-29102007>a </SPAN>cover letter in which
you explain why you have applied for the<SPAN class=981584811-29102007>
</SPAN>position and give details of your research interests/experience and
background.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Applications to be sent to Personnel (see details
below). If emailed, please cc to </FONT><A href="mailto:V.Pekar@wlv.ac.uk"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>V.Pekar@wlv.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For an application form, contact:</FONT></DIV><FONT
face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>Personnel Services Department,<BR>University of
Wolverhampton,<BR>Molineux Street,<BR>Wolverhampton WV1 1SB<BR>Phone +44 (0)
1902 321049 (ansaphone), and quoting the reference number.<BR>For hearing
impaired candidates our Minicom number is +44 (0) 1902 321249.<BR>Email address:
</FONT><A href="mailto:per@wlv.ac.uk"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>per@wlv.ac.uk</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>The application
form can also be downloaded from<BR></FONT><A
href="http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/jobs/app_form_jobs.pdf"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/jobs/app_form_jobs.pdf</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Research Group in Computational Linguistics at
the University of Wolverhampton is an internationally recognised centre in
Natural Language Processing. A fast-growing team, it provides expertise in a
broad variety of NLP areas such as coreference resolution, question answering,
document summarisation, and information extraction. For further information,
visit </FONT><A href="http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>.<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Viktor Pekar, PhD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Computational Linguistics
Group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>University of Wolverhampton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>MB109 Stafford St<SPAN
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wolverhampton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>WV1 1SB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>United Kingdom</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tel: +44 (0) 1902 32 22 17</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fax: + 44 (0) 1902 32 35 43</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.wlv.ac.uk/~in8113/">http://www.wlv.ac.uk/~in8113/</A></FONT></DIV>
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