Corpora: Job at ISSCO, University of Geneva

[Alexander Clark]

(with apologies for duplicate announcements)

Job Vacancy, June 2002

ISSCO has an immediate opening for a junior researcher in natural
language processing and computational linguistics.

The candidate will carry out research in the fields of machine learning,
discourse parsing and dialogue management, as part of the IM2 project
(http://www.im2.ch).
  The position also offers the possibility to prepare a doctoral thesis
(PhD) at the University of Geneva, on a subject related to the IM2 project.

The main research themes related to this position are:

     * parsing and semantic/discourse tagging
     * general statistical NLP tools
     * machine learning
     * dialogue management
     * human-computer interaction

The qualified candidate will carry out research and collaborate in the
development of software and language resources in one or more of the
above areas. Furthermore, the qualified candidate is encouraged to
register as a student at the PhD level, at the School of Translation and
Interpretation of the University of Geneva. For more information about
the degrees, please follow this link:
http://www.unige.ch/eti/index.cgi?http://www.unige.ch/eti/enseignement/contenu.html.

Requirements:

     * university degree in computational linguistics, computer science
or other relevant discipline
     * interest in theoretical and applied research in machine learning
and/or natural language processing
     * fluency in either French or English (with knowledge of the other
language)

Additional qualities:

     * good analytical skills
     * knowledge of German
     * programming skills in Perl, C/C++ and/or Java
     * experience in developing software for NLP applications

ISSCO offers excellent working conditions in a well-established research
group at the University of Geneva. The position provides opportunities
to work on a variety of international projects. The salary is calculated
according to qualifications, based on the University of Geneva scales.
The University of Geneva is an equal opportunity employer.

Duration: initial contract for one year with good prospects of renewal

We invite interested candidates to send us a letter of interest along
with a detailed CV and the names of three referees to:
ISSCO/TIM/ETI, University of Geneva
Attn: Professor Susan Armstrong
University of Geneva
40, bvd. du Pont d'Arve
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

Email:Susan.Armstrong at issco.unige.ch
Tel: (+41 22) 705 87 64
Fax: (+41 22) 705 86 89

Submission by email is preferred and should be also addressed in CC: to
Alexander Clark (Alex.Clark at issco.unige.ch).


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Alexander Clark
asc at aclark.demon.co.uk
http://www.issco.unige.ch/staff/clark/index.html
ISSCO/ETI, University of Geneva