[Corpora-List] Research Fellowship in Probabilistic Generation and Content Representation

[Anja Belz]

University of Brighton

Research Fellow in Natural Language Processing

Salary (British Pounds): 28,290 to 33,799

The Natural Language Technology Group (NLTG) at the University of Brighton
is seeking a research fellow to work on the Prodigy (Probabilistic Deep
Generation) project, a new 3-year EPSRC-funded project led by Dr Anja
Belz.  The aim of Prodigy is to develop a comprehensive, linguistically
informed, probabilistic methodology for generating language.  Drawing also
on the expertise of the two affiliated project members, Dr Ehud Reiter
(Aberdeen) and Dr Khalid Choukri (ELRA/ELDA), Prodigy will focus on
developing technology in two key areas: (i) domain-independent linguistic
representation, in particular content representation; and (ii)
probabilistic decision-making.

We are seeking a highly motivated and committed researcher to work on all
aspects of the Prodigy Project, but in particular on developing a content
representation formalism suitable for encoding the inputs to a type of
computational natural language generation (NLG) often called data-to-text
NLG.  Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant area of computational
linguistics or a closely related field.  Proficiency in at least one
programming language commonly used in Natural Language Processing (e.g.
Python, Java, Perl, C/C++, Prolog) is essential.  Candidates must also
have good knowledge and understanding of at least one of NLG, discourse
analysis and semantic and/or discourse representation for computational
processing of language.  Applicants should demonstrate enthusiasm for
independent research and commitment to developing their research career.

The post is fixed-term for 33 months due to funding.  Starting date is
01/04/2007 or as soon as possible thereafter.  Job sharers welcome.  For
an informal discussion please contact Dr Anja Belz (email:
A.S.Belz at brighton.ac.uk).

For further information regarding the post and how to apply please visit
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/workinghere/jobs.php?PageId=601#MM4025 where you
can also download a detailed job description.  Alternatively, call (01273)
642849 (24 hours).

Please quote reference number MM4025 in all communication.

Prodigy project website:
http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/nltg/home/Anja.Belz/Prodigy


Closing date: 20 February 2007 		Ref: MM4025