[Corpora-List] Postdoctoral position in MT, Idiap, Switzerland

[Andrei Popescu-Belis]

Postdoctoral position in Machine Translation (OP-20131220-162727)

NLP Group, Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland

Description: 	

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher position in the 
field of machine translation (MT), in the context of the MODERN project 
(www.idiap.ch/project/modern) funded by the Swiss National Science 
Foundation. The MODERN project is headed by Idiap, with partners in 
Zurich, Geneva and Utrecht, and its overall goal is to model discourse 
entities and relations for improving MT.

The researcher will focus on enhancing the use of text-level features 
upon decoding, in a statistical MT framework. Several features are 
available from our previous projects, for instance pertaining to 
discourse relations or verb tenses, but also based on robust semantic 
relatedness measures. In addition, work in MODERN will focus on 
discourse entities (coreference and anaphora resolution) which will 
offer additional text-level constraints to experiment with. We are 
expecting from the postdoctoral researcher to advance the 
state-of-the-art in text-level decoding with linguistically motivated 
features, demonstrating improvement over existing options (such as 
factored models) through quantitative evaluation.

Candidates should hold a PhD degree in statistical machine translation 
or natural language processing, and demonstrate a strong publication 
record at the time of application. Strong skills in programming and 
statistical modeling are also expected, along with a sensitivity to MT 
evaluation issues. While English is the main working language, knowledge 
of French, German or Dutch (the languages targeted in MODERN) would be 
an advantage. The PhD degree must be obtained before the starting date 
of the position.

The position is offered for one year, with renewal for a second year 
conditional on satisfactory results. Review of the applications will 
start on February 1st, 2014, and will continue until the position is 
filled. The appointment will start on August 1st, 2014.

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, 
head of the NLP group.

About Idiap: 	

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). It 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 seeks to maintain 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.

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

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