[Corpora-List] Post-doc position at the Xerox Research Centre Europe, Grenoble

[Nicola Cancedda]

Position: postdoc researcher, 18 months contract

The Cross-Language Technologies (CLT) group of the Xerox Research
Centre Europe has the mission of researching and developing the most
effective methods for crossing language barriers. Targeted
applications include Statistical Machine Translation, multilingual
terminology extraction, Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR),
Categorization and Clustering. The team is part of the PASCAL 2
European Network of Excellence, ensuring a strong network of academic
collaboration.

We are looking for a postdoc researcher to contribute to the EU
funded project "Statistical Multilingual Analysis for Retrieval and
Translation" (SMART, http://www.smart-project.eu). This project is
focused on advancing the state of the art in Statistical Machine
Translation and Cross-Language Textual Information Access
technologies by the means of modern Statistical Learning.

Besides being the project coordinator, XRCE is involved in the whole
spectrum of SMART activities:

  * Advanced models for Statistical Machine Translation
  * Advanced Language Models
  * Translation and Language Model Adaptation and Combination
  * Cross-Language Textual Information Access

Contributions to some or all these activities are expected, in close
collaboration with other members of the group.

XRCE is a highly innovative place and we strongly encourage
publication and interaction with the scientific community.

Required experience and qualifications:

  * PhD in computer science, statistics, mathematics or
    optimization with excellent knowledge of machine learning.
  * Good programming skills in C, C++, Python and/or Matlab.
  * A good command of English is required, as well as
    open-mindedness and the will to collaborate with a team.
  * Experience in statistical machine translation is a definite
    plus.

To apply: Please email your CV and covering letter, with message
subject "Cross-Language Technologies Researcher" to xrce-candidates
at xrce.xerox.com and to Nicola.Cancedda at xrce.xerox.com

The duration of the contract is 18 months, starting June 1st, 2008.

Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) is a young, dynamic research
organization, which creates innovative new business opportunities
for Xerox in the digital and Internet markets. XRCE is a
multicultural and multidisciplinary organization set in Grenoble,
France. We have renowned expertise in machine learning, work
practice studies, image processing, natural language processing and
document structure. The variety of both cultures and disciplines at
XRCE makes it both an interesting and stimulating environment to
work in, leading to often unexpected discoveries! XRCE is part of
the Xerox Innovation Group made up of 550 researchers and engineers
in four world-renowned research and technology centres. The Grenoble
site is set in a park in the heart of the French Alps in a stunning
location only a few kilometers from the city centre. The city of
Grenoble has a large scientific community made up of national
research institutes (CNRS, Universities, INRIA, Minatec) and private
industries. Grenoble is close to both the Swiss and Italian borders
and is the ideal place for skiing, climbing, hang gliding and all
types of mountain sports.

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Nicola Cancedda,
Xerox Research Centre Europe
6, Chemin de Maupertuis, 38240 Meylan France			
Tel.: +33 (0)4 76.61.51.59
Fax.: +33 (0)4 76.61.50.99
E-mail:	Nicola.Cancedda at xrce.xerox.com
Home Page: http://www.xrce.xerox.com/people/cancedda/


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