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<div><div>[Apologies for multiple posting]</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>****** JOB OPPORTUNITY IN RESEARCH AT DFKI (Reference number 45-10/HU) *****</div><div><br></div>
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The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH),
with sites in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen, and Berlin is the
leading German research institute in the field of innovative software
technology.<br>
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<div><b>DFKI's Language Technology Lab</b> is seeking one or two
researchers to strengthen its team in the area of cognitive systems
and human-robot interaction (HRI). The research will be carried out in
a<b> new EU project on HRI</b> focusing on long-term interaction with
children (EU FP7 ALIZ-E, [ <a href="http://www.aliz-e.org">http://www.aliz-e.org</a> ] ). The research
concerns robust adaptive processing of spoken situated dialogue in
social-affective HRI. The position will be located in
Saarbrücken.<br>
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We are looking either for two PhD candidates to work on spoken
language comprehension and dialogue management, respectively, or for
one senior researcher to cover both themes. The contract should start
from January 2011 and will be limited to the duration of the ALIZ-E
project (September 2014). Extension of the contract will depend on the
acquisition of follow-up funding. The position(s) are open until
filled.<br>
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Ideal candidates will have background in Artificial Intelligence,
Robotics, or Computational Linguistics, and have experience with
practical system development. They should have very good programming
skills in Java and/or C/C++, and feel confident using UNIX-based
platforms. A thorough background in software engineering would be
desirable. A broader interest in issues related to cognitive aspects
of language comprehension and production, embodied agents, verbal and
non-verbal communication, (probabilistic) robotics, machine learning,
and the relation between communication and other cognitive processes
would be welcome.<br>
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PhD candidates must have a completed MSc degree in Computer Science,
Computational Linguistics, or a related discipline. Senior candidates
must have a completed PhD degree in one of these areas, with excellent
knowledge in the area of robust natural language processing and/or
dialogue management and/or machine learning; they must have the
ability to write excellent scientific papers and technical documents
and are also expected to supervise student assistants and master
theses.<br>
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Highly valued personal qualities include creativity, open-mindedness,
high motivation, initiative, team spirit, willingness to address novel
challenges in unknown scientific territory, as well as an interest to
collaborate closely within a distributed, multidisciplinary,
international team.<br>
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The candidates must be fluent in oral and written English, as it is
the project language, and the language used in our group. Some
knowledge of Italian would be welcome, as it is the target language of
the system developed in the project. Oral command of German, as the
language of the surroundings, is optional, but definitely an
advantage.<br>
DFKI GmbH [ <a href="http://www.dfki.de">http://www.dfki.de</a> ] is located on the campus of the
Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. The university's
research groups and curricula in the fields of Computational
Linguistics and Computer Science are internationally renowned. The
DFKI LT-Lab [ <a href="http://www.dfki.de/lt/">http://www.dfki.de/lt/</a> ] offers excellent working
conditions in a well-established research group. The position provides
opportunities to collaborate in a variety of international
projects.<br>
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For more about research on human-robot interaction at DFKI, see [
<a href="http://talkingrobots.dfki.de">http://talkingrobots.dfki.de</a> ]. For more information on ALIZ-E, see [
<a href="http://www.aliz-e.org/">http://www.aliz-e.org/</a> ].<br>
Please send your electronic application (preferably in PDF format) to
<<a href="mailto:lt-jobs@dfki.de">lt-jobs@dfki.de</a>>, referring to the job opening number 45-10/HU
at your earliest convenience, preferably before October 31 2010. A
meaningful application should include a cover letter, a CV with a
photograph, a brief summary of research interests, a statement of
interest in the position(s) offered, salary requirements, the date of
earliest availability, and contact information for three
referees.</div>
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Contact for questions:<br>
* Dr.Ing. Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova, <a href="mailto:ivana.kruijff@dfki.de">ivana.kruijff@dfki.de</a> -- or -<br>
* Dr. Stephan Busemann, <a href="mailto:stephan.busemann@dfki.de">stephan.busemann@dfki.de</a><br>
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