[Corpora-List] PhD Studentship in Natural Language Processing at Idiap, Switzerland

[Andrei Popescu-Belis]

PhD Studentship in Natural Language Processing

Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland

Applications are invited for a PhD position in natural language 
processing applied to machine translation, in the context of the Swiss 
COMTIS project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation under the 
Sinergia program.  The successful candidate will study and implement 
robust methods for semantic / pragmatic analysis, focusing on the 
detection and disambiguation of cohesion markers in English and French. 
  The results will be used as input for statistical machine translation 
software developed by the other partners of COMTIS, at the University of 
Geneva.

Candidates should have a solid background in computer science, and good 
knowledge of the natural language processing field, in particular of 
statistical methods based on machine learning. They should have 
excellent programming skills as well as good communication skills in 
English and French.  A strong academic record and a clear aptitude for 
creative research will be priority selection criteria.

Funding is guaranteed for 3 years through a Swiss National Science 
Foundation PhD studentship, with a possible extension for a fourth year. 
  The successful candidate will be registered as a PhD student in the 
EPFL doctoral program, to which he/she will have to apply, with support 
from Idiap.

Review of the applications will start immediately and will continue 
until the position is filled. The appointment will start as soon as the 
necessary work permits and documents are obtained, preferably on March 
1st, 2010.

*How to apply*

Please fill in and submit your application through the Idiap online 
recruitment system, by clicking on the position’s title at 
http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs.

*Contact information*

Further information about this position can be requested via the Idiap 
online recruitment system or by contacting Dr. Andrei Popescu-Belis at 
Andrei.Popescu-Belis at idiap.ch.
   Idiap Research Institute
   Rue Marconi 19 – BP 592
   CH-1920 Martigny, Switzerland

*About the host institution*

Idiap is an independent, non-profit research institute recognized and 
supported by the Swiss Government, and affiliated with the Ecole 
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Geneva. 
  Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais, a scenic region in 
the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe, 
and offering exciting recreational activities, including hiking, 
climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities. It is within 
close proximity to Geneva and Lausanne. Although Idiap is located in the 
French part of Switzerland, English is the working language. Free French 
lessons are provided.

Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions at all levels in a 
young, dynamic, and multicultural environment. Idiap is an equal 
opportunity employer and is actively involved in the "Advancement of 
Women in Science" European initiative. The Institute maintains a 
principle of open competition (on the basis of merit) to appoint the 
best candidate, provides equal opportunity for all candidates, and 
equally encourage both genders to apply.

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Idiap Research Institute  |  tel: (41 27) 721 7729
Centre du Parc            |  fax: (41 27) 721 7712
P.O. Box 592              |  surname.name at idiap.ch
CH-1920 Martigny          |  www.idiap.ch/~apbelis
Switzerland

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