Postdoctoral Position in Computational Linguistics<br><br> Language and Political Behavior<br><br> Northwestern University<br><br><br><br>Pending
availability of funding, the Analytical Crisis and Reputation
Management group at Northwestern University is seeking to fill a
postdoctoral research position for the project "Language and Political
Behavior." This project brings together researchers from the
Departments of Linguistics and Managerial Economics and Decision
Sciences as part of the Northwestern Institute in Complex Systems
(NICO). Its goal is to analyze written and spoken text in business and
politics in order to detect and trace issues and opinions, tonality of
documents, and to explore the relationship between linguistic output
and voting patterns, interest group positioning and survey data. The
project also explores applications to political and reputational risk
management.<br>
<br>Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in Linguistics, Computer
Science, or a related area. Requirements include: (i) a solid
theoretical background and practical experience in quantitative methods
in computational linguistics and/or information retrieval; (ii)
excellent programming skills; and (iii) a strong motivation and proven
ability to work and publish collaboratively. <br>
<br>The position is available immediately. The initial appointment will
be for 12 months, with the possibility of extension by another 12
months, subject to performance and availability of funding. Financial
compensation will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate's
qualification.<br>
<br>Prospective candidates should send their curriculum vitae, including list of publications, to the following address:<br><br>Justin Heinze<br><br>Center Administrator<br>Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship<br>
Kellogg School of Management<br>586 Donald P. Jacobs Center<br>2001 Sheridan Road<br>Evanston, IL 60208-2001<br><br><a href="mailto:j-heinze@kellogg.northwestern.edu" target="_blank">j-heinze@kellogg.northwestern.edu</a><br>
Tel. (847)-467-0524<br>
Fax. (847)-467-1220<br><br>Applicants
should arrange for two letters of reference to be sent directly to the
same address. For full consideration, application materials including
letters should arrive no later than January 31, 2009. For further
information, contact Stefan Kaufmann at <a href="mailto:kaufmann@northwestern.edu" target="_blank">kaufmann@northwestern.edu</a>.<br>
<br>Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer, and applications from minority and women candidates are
especially welcome. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in
the United States.