[Corpora-List] Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge

[Paula Buttery]

University of Cambridge

Post-doctoral Research Associate
Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics

Vacancy Reference No: UD03430  Salary: £25,888-£33,780

A post-doctoral Research Associate position is available to work on an
interdisciplinary project on 'Computational Natural Language
Processing and the Neuro-Cognition of Language'. This project is
co-funded by the EPSRC, MRC and ESRC under the 'Cognitive Systems
Foresight' initiative. It involves close collaboration between four
research units in Cambridge: the Computer Laboratory, the Department
of Experimental Psychology, the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
(CBU), and the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics
(RCEAL).

The main aim of the project is to integrate research in natural
language processing (NLP), experimental psycholinguistics and
cognitive neuroscience, in order to provide the infrastructure for
more realistic models of language structure for input into studies of
language in the mind and brain. The project will conduct
neuro-cognitive experiments which focus on the processing of the core
components of language, using linguistic input automatically extracted
from relevant human language data using NLP technology. The long term
goal is improved scientific understanding of human language processing
which can benefit several disciplines.

The Research Associate will be based in RCEAL's Computation,
Cognition and Language (CCL) group and will develop natural language
processing technology (automated corpus analysis, parsing, and lexical
acquisition) for the needs of neuro-cognitive studies. The RA will
also be involved in building a research tool which will enable
effective search, extraction and summarisation of the linguistic
information in corpus data providing optimal integration with
neuro-cognitive experiments.

The successful candidate for the position will have a Ph.D. in natural
language processing, cognitive science or in a closely related field,
good programming skills (JAVA and/or Lisp), with practical experience
of Unix and familiarity with basic NLP tools and techniques.

The Research Associate appointment will be for two years in the first
instance (with a possibility of an extension of one further year),
starting from 1st October 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Further details on the project may be obtained from Dr Paula Buttery
and Dr Anna Korhonen. Electronic applications including a CV,
publication list, contact details for three professional referees, a
statement of approximately 1000 words describing the applicant's
previous and current research, and a completed form PD18 (downloadable
from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/) should
be sent [to] the attention of Dr Paula Buttery (pjb48 at cam.ac.uk) and
Dr Anna Korhonen (alk23 at cam.ac.uk). Any attachments must be in PDF
format. Alternatively, postal applications may be sent to Paula
Buttery and Anna Korhonen, RCEAL University of Cambridge, 9 West Road,
Cambridge, CB3 9DB, UK.

Closing date: 13 June 2008. Planned Interview dates: Week of 23/06/2008.
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