[Corpora-List] open PhD position, Saarland U., Germany

[Vera Demberg]

Applications are invited for a PhD position in Natural Language Processing / Computational Psycholinguistics at the new junior research group headed by Vera Demberg. The research will be investigate the impact that discourse effects such as discourse cues ("only", "therefore", "however"), referring expressions etc. have on human processing difficulty and the ability to remember information. The project includes both experimental research using methods such as eye-tracking or EEG and computational work using machine learning and probabilistic modeling.
 
Saarland University is a European leader in Computer Science research and teaching, and is especially renowned for its research in Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing. The newly established group is a part of the interdisciplinary MMCI Cluster of Excellence formed in partnership with top-ranked research institutions located on the Saarland University campus: Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Researchers come from all over the world and the research language is English.
 
The ideal candidate for the PhD position should have a masters degree in computational linguistics, cognitive science, psycholinguistics, computer science (with an interest in cognition and linguistics) or a related field. A strong academic record, excellent analytical skills and a clear aptitude for autonomous, creative research will be priority selection criteria. The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

The salary and social benefits are according to Germany's public sector TV-L E13 scale. PhD researchers will be employed part-time, and will have the opportunity of pursuing a doctoral degree at Saarland University.
 
The applications should include:
   * CV
   * brief statement of research interests
   * 2-3 references (with email and phone number)
   * academic transcript
   * list of publications (if any)
   * a copy of your master thesis or a term project
 
Applications (preferably, in a single PDF file) and inquiries should be directed by email to:
Vera Demberg, v.demberg at gmx.de
 
The position is open until filled. Applications received before August 1st will receive full consideration. If you are going to ACL 2010 in Uppsala, please let me know. 
The starting date is Oct 1, 2010 or later (negotiable).
 
Saarland University wishes to increase the proportion of women in research and strongly encourages qualified female candidates to apply. Priority will be given to disabled candidates with equivalent qualifications.
 
Some relevant links:
 
   * MMCI Cluster of Excellence http://www.mmci.uni-saarland.de/
 
   * Psycholinguistics at Saarland University
     http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/groups/MC/
 
   * Computational Linguistics and Phonetics at Saarland University
     http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/
 
   * Saarbruecken http://www.saarbruecken.de/en/home/


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