<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PhD position in Computer Science with specialization in Computational Linguistics at Gavagai in Stockholm, Sweden (with formal affiliation to Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden).</div>
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Application deadline: 15 March, 2013.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Description</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Graduate studies and research in Computer Science with specialization in Computational Linguistics, with a doctoral degree as the goal. The PhD thesis should be completed and defended within the official appointment duration of four years. The position is part of the StaViCTA project on advances in the description and explanation of stance in discourse using visual and computational text analytics (<a href="http://cs.lnu.se/stavicta/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://cs.lnu.se/stavicta/</a>). The PhD student will be expected to collaborate closely with the other project members in an interdisciplinary research environment. The position is a salaried employment (starting salary is about 23,000 SEK before taxes (around 30%)) with the right to social benefits and paid vacations. The position is located at Gavagai in Stockholm, Sweden, with formal affiliation to Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.</div>
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Qualifications</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
* Master´s degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or the equivalent.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">* Excellent knowledge in machine learning/data mining.</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">* Excellent knowledge in natural language processing.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
* Excellent programming skills (e.g. Java, Python).</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">* Solid training in mathematics and statistics.</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">* Experience with deep learning algorithms.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
* Knowledge of linguistics and semantics.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">* Excellent command of English.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
* Teamwork experience.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Application</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Further information</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<div><br></div><div>Enquiries</div><div><br></div><div>Magnus Sahlgren - <a href="mailto:mange@gavagai.se">mange@gavagai.se</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">--</font></div><div>
<font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">Magnus Sahlgren</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">Chief Scientist</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">Gavagai AB</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">Stockholm, Sweden</font></div><div><a href="http://www.gavagai.se/" target="_blank"><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1">www.gavagai.se</font></a></div></div>