28.4364, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Fellow, Bielefeld University

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Subject: 28.4364, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Fellow, Bielefeld University

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Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:45:18
From: Philipp Cimiano [cimiano at cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Fellow, Bielefeld University, Germany

 
University or Organization: Bielefeld University 
Department: Semantic Computing Group
Job Location: Bielefeld, Germany 
Web Address: http://www.sc.cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de/home/
Job Title: Research Fellow
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 


Description:

The Semantic Computing Group [1] at the Excellence Center Cognitive
Interaction Technology [2] (CITEC) at Bielefeld University [3] is seeking to
fill two full-time positions as research fellow at level TV-L 13 (75%) of the
German university payscale.

Currently, the group is working on argumentation technology. In particular, we
are investigating how machines can be endowed with sufficient world knowledge
so that they can understand argumentative structures expressed in natural
language or generate coherent argumentative structures on their own, for
instance in the context of transparent recommender systems based on
interpretable machine learning. The group coordinates the priority program
"RATIO: Robust Argumentation Machines" [4] that is currently funded by the
German Science Foundation (SPP 1999).

In the context of the RATIO Program, the following two positions will be
filled:

Position 1: suitable for a student looking to work towards a PhD or a postdoc.
The candidate will work on developing information extraction algorithms that
can extract information from biomedical publications in order to represent the
content of articles in a structured fashion as a basis to synthesize
arguments.

Position 2: is suitable for a postdoc or an advanced PhD student. The
candidate will work on developing annotated datasets and shared tasks to
support the benchmarking and evaluation of approaches developed in the context
of the RATIO program. Beyond that, candidates are expected to pursue an own
scientific agenda within the broader area of argumentation technologies
focusing in particular on argumentation mining and/or synthesis.

Both positions require a Master degree or equivalent in computer science,
computational linguistics or information science.

In addition, the following skills are expected:
- Practical experience with machine learning methods, especially supervised
methods (deep learning, prob. graphical models, etc.), applied to information
extraction problems
- strong programming skills (preferably Python or Java)
- strong analytical skills
- willingness to work in an interdisciplinary research environment
- strong communicative skills and willingness to work in a team

The following assets will be considered a plus:
- experience with argumentation technology
- experience with deep learning or probabilistic graphical models
- experience with information extraction from text, discourse analysis or
semantic parsing
- demonstrable ability to perform research work (e.g., by a first scientific
publication)
- knowledge of the German language

A doctoral degree is not required. We actively encourage and support working
towards a doctoral degree as qualification goal.

The salary is based on Germany's academic salary level TV-L 13 (75%). The
entry level salary amounts to approx. 3.500 EUR per month (gross income) and
may increase depending on experience and other factors such as marital or
familial status.

The positions will be filled for three years.

Applications including a CV, university degree certificates and letter of
motivation should be sent to per email until November 15th at the very latest.
Indicate in the application the position that is of interest.

[1] http://www.sc.cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de/

[2] https://www.cit-ec.de/

[3] http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/

[4]
http://www.dfg.de/foerderung/info_wissenschaft/2016/info_wissenschaft_16_38/in
dex.html



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: cimiano at cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de 
Contact Information:
	Philipp Cimiano 
	Email: cimiano at cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de 
	Phone: +4952110612249 


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