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We're recruiting PhD students to work on computational linguistics
and machine learning at <b>Macquarie University</b> in <b>Sydney,
Australia</b>. <br>
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<p>We're looking for strong candidates with
good mathematical and computational skills interested in human
language
comprehension, acquisition and its instantiation in the brain.
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<p>A strong background in mathematical analysis (multivariate
calculus and linear algebra)
and computer science (algorithms and data structures, as well as
programming experience) is important; prior experience in machine
learning and/or statistics is desirable.
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<p>Various funding sources are available for both Australian and
overseas candidates.
I especially encourage overseas applicants to apply for an
<a
href="http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/scholarships/hdr_scholarship_international_candidates_only">International
Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)</a>; applications for
these are due on the <b>31st August 2011</b>.
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The areas we are especially targeting are:
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<b>Computational models of language acquisition:</b> (especially
non-parametric Bayesian models). This project involves
developing new models of language acquisition and applying them
to child language development data. It involves working with
language acquisition researchers as well as computational
linguists and machine learning experts.
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<b>Computational models of incremental syntactic and semantic
processing:</b> (especially on-line processing of both text
and speech). These projects require a good background in
statistical parsing and/or language modelling. Possible projects
include coreference resolution, semantic role labelling and
incremental syntactic parsing.
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<b>Machine learning and computational neurolinguistics:</b> This
project involves applying statistical models and machine
learning methods to neural imaging data from our on-campus MEG
and fMRI facilities. We're especially interested in developing
new methods for applying machine learning techniques to address
questions of basic scientific interest. This project will
involve working closely with neuroscientists as well as machine
learning experts.
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Contact <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Mark.Johnson@MQ.edu.au">Mark.Johnson@MQ.edu.au</a></b> for more information.
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