[Corpora-List] Research Assistant NLP (Barcelona, Spain) - Text Simplification

[Horacio Saggion]

Research Assistant in Natural Language Processing (12 months)

The Natural Language Processing Research group (TALN) at the Department 
of Communication and Information Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
has a 12-months open position in the area of automatic text 
simplification in Spanish in the context of the research project Simplext.

We are looking for candidates with some experience in natural language 
processing (NLP). Candidates with interest and/or experience in 
automatic text summarization, text simplification, text-to-text 
generation, and development of NLP applications are particularly 
welcome. We are looking for a candidate willing to stay in our group 
after the 12-months period to pursue a PhD in Natural Language Processing.

We require:

* A degree in Computer Science or related field.
* Experience in NLP, Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence
* Experience in Programming and willing to learn Java

We offer:

* A 12-month research contract
* Dynamic and collaborative working environment
* A maximum gross salary of 15.530,76� depending on experience
* The position is available immediately.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is recognised internationally for the 
quality of its research, it is also one of the top 5 Spanish 
universities in terms of scientific production and academia efficiency. 
The NLP group is situated in Campus de la Comunicaci�ón in the 
innovation district of Barcelona 22 at .

If you are interested in working with us, please send the following 
documentation:

" Cover letter including your contact details
" A CV and list of publications
" The names and contact details of 2 people who can act as your references

Send the documentation by e-mail to Dr. Horacio Saggion 
(horacio.saggion at upf.edu) , the subject of your e-mail should be 
"Simplext-TALN-RA". If you have any informal query please contact Dr. 
Horacio Saggion (horacio.saggion at upf.edu).


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Dr. Horacio Saggion
TALN
Department of Information&  Communication Technonology
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona - Spain
Tel: +34-93.542.1119
Fax: +34-93.542.2517
Web (group)   :http://www.taln.upf.edu/
Web (personal):http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~hsaggion/


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