28.1866, Support: Middle Low German; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Belgium

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Subject: 28.1866, Support:  Middle Low German; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Belgium

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Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:25:16
From: Anne Breitbarth [anne.breitbarth at ugent.be]
Subject: Middle Low German; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics, PhD, Ghent University, Belgium

 Institution/Organization: Ghent University 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.ugent.be 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): German, Middle Low (gml)

Description:

The parsed Corpus of Historical Low German (CHLG), funded by the Hercules
Foundation/FWO, is looking for one collaborator on a bursary contract for two
years to help build the Middle Low German part of the corpus. The tasks
include the annotation (POS tagging, syntactic parsing) of the texts, as well
as refining the NLP tools already developed within the project. These include
a specialized POS tagger, a morphological classifier, and a shallow parser.
Ability to work on a deep parser would be a plus. 
Requirements:

- a Masters degree or equivalent
- good command of Python
- familiarity with Middle Low German or other older West Germanic language
(e.g. Middle High German, Early New High German, Middle Dutch)
- familiarity with the construction of corpora (synchronic or historical)
- interest in doing research on Middle Low German/Corpus Linguistics /
Computational Linguistics: working on publicationsand grant applications with
the other project team members is expected.

NB: This is an infrastructure grant. The advertised position is therefore not
a grant allowing the candidate to complete a PhD. However, we encourage
engagement in research based on the corpus, and support any ambitions to
continue with a PhD research after the end of the funded period. Therefore,
the position is most suitable for recent graduates who have not decided yet
whether they would like to do a PhD or not, allowing them to gain relevant
experience in a research context along with important practical skills.

For further information, please contact Prof. Anne Breitbarth at the contact
email address below.
Anne Breitbarth (Universiteit Gent)
Veronique Hoste (Hogeschool/Universiteit Gent)
Sheila Watts (Cambridge)
George Walkden (Konstanz)

How to Apply: 

Applications containing a CV and a cover letter specifying the qualification
of the candidate for this project, as well as any requests for further
information should be sent to Anne Breitbarth (see address below).

Application Deadline: Open until filled
 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof. Dr. Anne Breitbarth 
	Department of Linguistics, Ghent University 
	Blandijnberg 2 
	Ghent 9000 
	Belgium 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof.Dr. Anne Breitbarth 
	anne.breitbarth at ugent.be  


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