[Corpora-List] Job Opportunity for citizens of EU candidate countries at the EC's JRC

[Ralf Steinberger]

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SUBJECT: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Job Opportunity for citizens of EU =
candidate countries at the EC's JRC
STATUS: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Detached National Expert
TARGET GROUP:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Citizens of EU candidate countries
DEADLINE for application: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A016 June 2003
STARTING DATE: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0End of 2003 or later
DURATION: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A03-12 months
HOST: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Joint Research Centre of the European =
Commission ( http://www.jrc.it/langtech)
LOCATION: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Ispra, Lago Maggiore, Northern Italy=20
LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CALL:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ipsc-j08.doc =
<http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ipsc-j08.doc>=20
MORE INFORMATION: =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =
http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ic-call.htm =
<http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ic-call.htm>=20
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People on this list may be interested in an open call for expression of =
interest for positions as =E2=80=98Detached National Expert=E2=80=99 in =
the field of Language Technology and other areas at the European =
Commission=E2=80=99s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, at the Lago =
Maggiore in Northern Italy. For detailed information, go to =
http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ic-call.htm =
<http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ic-call.htm> .=20
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To support the EU enlargement policy, the JRC promotes the integration =
of the EU Candidate Countries (CC) in the European Research Area (ERA) =
and assists them in their preparation for the accession to the EU, in =
particular through an increased participation in the relevant JRC =
activities. Special attention will be given to candidatures of experts =
from CCs associated to the EU RTD Framework Programme, namely: Bulgaria, =
Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, =
Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Turkey.=20
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The specific call for the field of Language Technology can be found at =
http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ipsc-j08.doc =
<http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ipsc-j08.doc> . Possible tasks =
include (a) the compilation of a list of Language Technology =
organisations, tools and resources existing in the EU Candidate =
Countries, (b) participation in research projects, including the =
adaptation of existing text mining tools to further languages, and (c) =
the preparation of a proposal for project funding.=20
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The JRC=E2=80=99s Language Technology group specialises in multilingual =
and cross-lingual text analysis applications, using mainly statistical =
techniques and multilingual thesauri and nomenclatures. Fields of =
activity are document gathering, information extraction, thesaurus =
indexing, multilingual classification and clustering, document =
similarity calculation visualisation of textual information, etc. For =
more information, see http://www.jrc.it/langtech =
<http://www.jrc.it/langtech> . =C2=A0
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The JRC is situated in Ispra, in Northern Italy, about one hour West of =
the city of Milan. Its 1700 international staff work in a =
multi-disciplinary and multilingual environment.=20
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Indicative duration of the stay is 3 to 12 months. Condition for =
Detached National Experts is that they are temporarily detached from =
their home organisation. They receive a 105 Euro per day supplement to =
their home salary. For exact conditions, see the link to =
=E2=80=98Detached National Experts=E2=80=99 on the web site =
http://www.jrc.it/enlargement/action2003/ic-call.htm.=20
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Interested persons should send their CV together with the application =
form to ipsc at jrc.it <mailto:ipsc at jrc.it>  before 16 June 2003. The =
submitted applications will be evaluated and a reply will be sent to the =
applicants at the latest by September 2003. A reserve list of successful =
candidates will be set up, which will be filled by the JRC according to =
the future availability. The constitution of such a list does not =
present any commitment for future employment by the European Commission.