27.3119, Support: Computational Linguistics; Semantics; Pragmatics / Netherlands

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Subject: 27.3119, Support: Computational Linguistics; Semantics; Pragmatics / Netherlands

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Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:07:54
From: Raquel Fernandez [raquel.fernandez at uva.nl]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Semantics; Pragmatics, PhD, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

 Institution/Organization: University of Amsterdam 
Department: Institute for Logic, Language and Computation 
Web Address: https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/r.fernandezrovira/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Pragmatics; Semantics 

Description:

The Institute for Logic, Language & Computation (ILLC) at the University of
Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD position in the recently established
Dialogue Modelling Group led by Raquel Fernandez. The mission of the group is
to understand  linguistic interaction by developing empirically-motivated
formal  and computational models that can be applied to various dialogue
processing tasks and to human-machine interaction. Applicants should hold, or
be about to complete, an excellent Master's degree in computational
linguistics, computational psycholinguistics, artificial intelligence,
computer science, or a related field. Candidates with an interdisciplinary
background are particularly encouraged to apply. Good programming skills,
proficiency in spoken and written English, as well as a keen interest in
problem solving and research are essential. The exact research topic is
flexible, but must fit the general research agenda of the group, which is
centred around computational semantics and pragmatics, in particular in
interactive or dynamic linguistic settings.

Environment:

The ILLC (www.illc.uva.nl) is part of the University of Amsterdam, one of the
largest comprehensive universities in Europe, with a rich history dating back
to 1632. The institute offers a very international English-speaking research
environment. Research is interdisciplinary and aims at bringing together
insights from various fields concerned with information and information
processing, such as logic, mathematics, computer science, artificial
intelligence, linguistics, computational linguistics, cognitive science,
musicology, and philosophy. For research done by the individual staff members
of the ILLC, please see http://www.illc.uva.nl/People/Staff/ and check their
personal webpages. The institute is located in the beautiful city of
Amsterdam, renown for its historic canals, its cosmopolitan laid-back
atmosphere, and its excellent connections to the rest of Europe and beyond.

Appointment:

The successful candidate will be employed by the Faculty of Science of the
University of Amsterdam on a fixed-term full-time contract (38 hours per
week). The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of
four years. At first, a contract will be given for 18 months. If positively
evaluated, the contract will be extended by a further 30 months and should
lead to a completed PhD thesis. On the basis of a full-time appointment, the
gross monthly salary amounts to 2,174 EUR during the first year, rising to
2,779 EUR during the fourth year.

The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable. While
this is primarily a research position, the successful candidate will be
expected to also make a contribution to teaching tasks at the ILLC in subjects
relevant to the candidate's research activities.

Preferred starting date: 1 November 2016.

Application Deadline: 15-Sep-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.illc.uva.nl/NewsandEvents/News/Positions/#item1469610809 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Raquel Fernandez 
	raquel.fernandez at uva.nl  

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