[Corpora-List] [job] Postdoc/PhD position in Computational Linguistics, Heidelberg

[Sebastian Padó]

1 Postdoc or PhD position in Computational Linguistics (Oct 4 2011)
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The Institute for Computational Linguistics (ICL) at Heidelberg
University invites applications for a research associate position in
the EU-funded project EXCITEMENT on multilingual semantic
processing. This position can be filled by a Postdoc or a PhD student.

The goal of the EXCITEMENT project is to develop generic semantic
"engines" or platforms for robust textual inference that are
applicable across languages and linguistic frameworks. These inference
platforms will be leveraged for unsupervised text exploration on
customer interaction data. Concrete systems will be developed for
English, German, and Italian. The other project partners are Bar-Ilan
University, DFKI Saarbrücken, FBK Trento, Almawave S.r.l, NICE
Systems, and OMQ GmbH.

At Heidelberg, the project will be led by Sebastian Pado. Work will
focus on cross-lingual and cross-framework interoperability and
multilingual resource acquisition for textual inference. The ideal
candidate will have a PhD or Master's degree (for the Postdoc and PhD
position, respectively) in computational linguistics or computer
science/linguistics with a specialization in NLP. Prior experience
with semantic processing, machine learning, corpus-based methods or
statistics are highly desirable. Strong programming skills (Java, C++,
or Python) are required. Fluency in German is a plus.

The ICL at Heidelberg (www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de) is a lively research
environment and one of the largest centers for computational
linguistics in Germany. PhD students can take part in the joint
doctoral program "Semantic Processing" (semproc.cl.uni-heidelberg.de)
run in collaboration with the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical
Studies (HITS).

The appointment is for 3 years, with a start date of 1 January 2012 or
soon thereafter. Salary is paid according to the German TVöD 13 scale
(100% for postdoc, 50% for PhD student).

Review of applications begins at once and will continue until the
position is filled. Applications received by 31 October 2011 are
guaranteed full consideration. Applicants should send a research
statement, university transcripts and a CV to

Anke Sopka & Corinna Schwarz 
Sekretariat ICL
sekretariat at cl.uni-heidelberg.de

Questions can be directed to Sebastian Pado, pado at cl.uni-heidelberg.de

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Sebastian Pado			   pado at cl.uni-heidelberg.de
Institut für Computerlinguistik    www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/~pado
Universität Heidelberg		   Tel. 06221 - 54 3591
Im Neuenheimer Feld 325, 69120 HD  Fax  06221 - 54 3242

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