<br>-=-=-= ONE POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN STATISTICAL MACHINE TRANSLATION - SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME (ITALY) =-=-=-<br><br>One
position of POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW in Natural Language Processing
is open in the Department of Computer Science of the Sapienza
University of Rome, with a specific focus on statistical machine
translation for Asian languages. The position is part of a 5-year ERC
Starting Grant on multilingual Word Sense Disambiguation funded by the
European Research Council (ERC) and headed by Prof. Roberto Navigli (see
<a href="http://lcl.uniroma1.it/multijedi">http://lcl.uniroma1.it/multijedi</a> for details). The successful candidate
will participate in a frontier research project and will work in the
stimulating environment of a leading and highly-active research team
comprising 2 faculty members, 2 post-docs and 6 Ph.D. students.<br><br>-=-=-= REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS =-=-=-<br><br>* Ph.D. in Computer Science, Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics.<br>* Strong publication record in Statistical Machine Translation. Publication record in lexical semantics is a plus.<br>
* Willingness to coordinate and supervise part of the research work of the ERC project.<br>* Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong commitment to achieving research goals.<br>* Fluent English. Proficiency in at least two major Asian languages. Knowledge of Italian is NOT a requirement.<br>
* Solid programming skills.<br><br>-=-=-= INFORMATION =-=-=-<br><br>* Application deadline: 18th October 2012<br>* Starting date: 1st December 2012<br>* Duration: 1+1 years<br>*
Salary: 35000-50000 euros per annum, depending on qualifications. Note
that this type of research contract is exempt from most taxes (e.g.,
40000 euros per annum corresponds to around 2600 euros net per month).<br><br>Inquiries can be sent by email to Roberto Navigli (<a href="mailto:navigli@di.uniroma1.it">navigli@di.uniroma1.it</a>).<br><br>-=-=-= HOW TO APPLY =-=-=-<br>
<br>Please
send a detailed CV and contact details for up to three references to
Roberto Navigli (<a href="mailto:navigli@di.uniroma1.it">navigli@di.uniroma1.it</a>). Please include the job
reference (LCL3-2012) in the subject line.<br><br>-=-=-= ABOUT LA SAPIENZA =-=-=-<br><br>The
Sapienza University of Rome is a seven-century-old university in the
heart of Rome. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with
around 150,000 students. Its Faculty of Information Engineering,
Informatics and Statistics (that includes the Department of Computer
Science) is one of the youngest, most energetic and scientifically
active environments at the Sapienza. The Sapienza University is an equal
opportunity employer.<br><br>-=-=-= ABOUT THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT =-=-=-<br><br>The
Department of Computer Science is a modern, well-equipped research
institution with a top-class faculty and a strong Ph.D. program. The
Department comprises 44 faculty members (among whom 3 ERC grant
holders), 15 postdocs and around 30 Ph.D. students. The successful
candidate will be based in Rome, one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. The Department is situated just beside the main Sapienza
University campus and is in easy walking distance of San Lorenzo, a nice
lively area with lots of bookshop-cafes, bars and restaurants.
Prospective candidates should not be afraid of the language barrier, as
Italians are in general very friendly.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>=====================================<br>Roberto Navigli<br>Dipartimento di Informatica<br>SAPIENZA Universita' di Roma<br>Via Salaria, 113 (now in: Viale Regina Elena 295)<br>
00198 Roma Italy<br>Phone: +39 06 49255364 - Fax: +39 06 8541842<br>Home Page: <a href="http://wwwusers.di.uniroma1.it/~navigli" target="_blank">http://wwwusers.di.uniroma1.it/~navigli</a><br>=====================================<br>