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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG>The NUS Natural Language Processing Group is looking for suitable candidates to fill the following research positions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-SG><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-SG>Research Fellows<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.3pt'><span lang=EN-SG><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG>The initial appointment is for a period of one year, with possible extension subject to research funding availability. The candidates will join at the rank of Research Fellow, at a starting monthly salary of around S$5,500, depending on qualifications and experience. Two positions are available:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG>(a) Spoken dialog processing: Contextual understanding of fragmentary utterances, disfluency detection, and anaphora resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG>(b) Grammatical error correction: Detection and correction of grammatical errors of second language learners of English.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-SG>A candidate should have a PhD in computer science specializing in natural language processing or a related discipline, with prior research experience and publications, preferably in the focus area of research. Strong programming skills and good command of English (both spoken and written) are required. Expertise in machine learning is valuable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.3pt'><span lang=EN-SG><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.3pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-SG><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-SG>Research Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One position is available in the research area of grammatical error correction. The initial appointment is for a period of one year, with possible extension for another two years. The candidate will join at the rank of Research Assistant, at a starting monthly salary of around S$3,400, depending on qualifications and experience. A candidate should possess a good honors degree or equivalent in computer science or a related discipline. Strong programming skills and good command of English (both spoken and written) are required. Candidates interested in pursuing research leading to a PhD degree in computer science with specialization in natural language processing are especially encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Interested candidates for the above positions please apply with a cover letter, CV, academic transcripts, names and email addresses of 3 referees. Please email the application material to: Professor Hwee Tou Ng (Email: nght AT comp DOT nus DOT edu DOT sg). The positions will remain open until filled.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professor Hwee Tou Ng<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Computer Science <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National University of Singapore <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home Page: <a href="http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~nght">http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~nght</a><span lang=EN-SG><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>