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PhD/Postdoctoral position in
DFG-funded CRC “Information Density and Linguistic Encoding”
(SFB 1102), Saarland
University, Saarbruecken, Germany<br>
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Deadline for Applications:*<span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">Oct 20, 2014</span></span>* <br>
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The DFG-funded CRC “Information Density and Linguistic
Encoding” is pleased to
invite applications for a PhD/post-doctoral position within
the project
"B1: Information Density and Scientific Literacy in English",
start
date as soon as possible. If not filled until the <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">Oct 20</span></span>,
later applications
will be considered until the position is filled.<br>
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SFB1102, B1.A: Postdoctoral researcher or PhD student,
computational linguist<span class="im"><br>
<br>
A central methodological aspect of the project is to train and
apply language
models as well as data mining and other machine learning
techniques to
investigate the diachronic linguistic development of English
scientific writing
(from 17th century to present). The successful candidate will
work on adapting,
modifying and extending standard techniques from language
modeling and machine
learning to incorporate linguistically motivated and
interpretable features.<br>
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Requirements: The successful candidate should have a
PhD/Master's in Computer
Science, Computational Linguistics, or related discipline with
a strong
background in language modeling and machine learning
(especially data mining).
Good programming skills and knowledge of linguistics are
strong assets. Previous
shared work with linguists is desirable. A good command of
English is
mandatory. Working knowledge of German is desirable.<br>
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The project is headed by Prof. Dr. Elke Teich, Dr. Noam Ordan
and Dr. Hannah
Kermes (<a href="http://fr46.uni-saarland.de/index.php?id=teich" target="_blank">http://fr46.uni-saarland.de/index.php?id=teich</a>)
and carried out in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. Dietrich
Klakow: </span><span><a href="http://www.lsv.uni-saarland.de/klakow.htm" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.lsv.uni-saarland.de/klakow.htm</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> <br><span class="im">
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For further information on the project, see </span></span><span><a href="http://www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/b1.php" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/b1.php</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><br>
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The appointments will be made on the German TV-L E13 scale
(65% for PhD
student, 100%<br>
for postdoctoral researcher; see also </span><span><a href="http://www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/jobs.php" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/jobs.php</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">). Support for travel to conferences is also
available. *Priority will be
given to applications received by <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">October 20, 2014</span></span>*. Any
inquiries concerning
the post should be directed to the e-mail address below.<br>
Complete applications <span> </span>quoting
“SFB1102, B1.A”
in the subject line should include (1) a statement of research
interests motivating
why you are applying for this position, (2) a full CV with
publications,
(3) scans of transcripts and academic degree certificates, and
(4) the names
and e-mail addresses of three referees and should be e-mailed
as a single PDF to:<br>
<br>
Prof. Dr. Elke Teich<br>
e-mail: </span><span><a href="mailto:e.teich@mx.uni-saarland.de" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">e.teich@mx.uni-saarland.de</span></a></span></div></div>