29.1117, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Zurich

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Subject: 29.1117, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Zurich

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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:26:24
From: Agnes Kolmer [info at spur.uzh.ch]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Zurich, Switzerland

 
University or Organization: University of Zurich 
Department: URPP Language and Space
Job Location: Zurich, Switzerland 
Web Address: http://www.spur.uzh.ch/en
Job Title: Group Leader, GIS @ URPP Language and Space Lab
Job Rank: Post Doc; Researcher; Scientist

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; GIScience, Computer Science, Statistics


Description:

The position is associated with the URPP Language and Space and hosted within
the GIScience Center (http://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/units/gis.html) of the
Department of Geography at UZH. The position will start on 01 June 2018, or as
soon as possible thereafter, and is initially for 2.5 years, with an option of
an extension by another four-year period, based on performance and
availability of budget.

The URPP Language and Space has a focus on human communication, which is
inevitably linked to geographical and social space. The URPP approaches
relations between language and space with cutting-edge technology, combining
insights from linguistics, geography and the computational sciences. Research
in the URPP includes, but is not limited to, fundamental issues of language
and space such as area formation, boundary formation, language contact
(including dialect contact), language/dialect diffusion and finally the
association of language with geography.

The GIScience Center is one of the premier academic centers in GIScience
worldwide and encompasses research groups working on topics such as language
and space, geographic information retrieval, movement analysis, large
geospatial data analysis, digital terrain modeling, geovisual analytics, and
spatial cognition.

The group leader will develop her or his own profile and research agenda, and
will conduct research on the language and space interface in collaboration
with members of the URPP (e.g. on spatially related questions of language
contact, areal diffusion, or language in landscape description). The
prospective group leader is also expected to apply for third-party funding.
The position includes the option of teaching in graduate courses. The group
leader will also coordinate services, support and training for linguistic
researchers of the URPP who seek to use GIScience methods in their work. In
this task, s/he will be supported by student assistants and PhD students
affiliated with the lab.

The prospective group leader is expected to meet the following requirements:
- A PhD degree in a relevant discipline, such as GIScience, linguistics,
computer linguistics, computer science, or statistics.
- A strong track record of research positioned at the interface of language
and space, including high-profile scientific publications, and
interdisciplinary collaborations.
- The ability to develop and pursue an individual research agenda, as well as
an agenda for the research group.
- A strong background in advanced methods of spatial analysis, statistical
modelling (e.g. non-parametric statistics, Bayesian statistics, or machine
learning), geovisualization, and the automation of workflows for structuring
and analyzing large data.
- Ability and experience to teach at the Master’s level and to develop new
courses related to the portfolio of the GIS group.
- Proficiency in English; knowledge of German is considered an asset.
- Experience in acquisition of third-party funding is considered a plus.
- Experience in supervising graduate students is considered a plus.

We are looking for a highly motivated, original thinker with coordination
skills, who might still be rather junior but has the ambition to build up a
successful research and service group. We offer excellent working conditions,
a competitive salary, a stimulating environment, and Zurich’s high quality of
life.

To apply, send your CV, publication list, an outline of the research agenda
you would propose for the GIS group, and contact details for three referees
(including e-mail addresses) in a single PDF document via email by 22 April
2018..



Application Deadline: 22-Apr-2018 
	  
Email Address for Applications: bewerbungen at spur.uzh.ch 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel 
	Email: robert.weibel at geo.uzh.ch 


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