[Corpora-List] Deadline approaching: PhD position (computational semantics) at the University of Groningen

[Johan Bos]

*Job description*

Applications are invited for a PhD candidate in the area of computational 
semantics. This position is part of the D-MAP project currently running at 
the University of Groningen, aiming to combine formal with empirical and 
statistical approaches to semantics. A first milestone reached by D-MAP 
was the recently released Groningen Meaning Bank, a large annotated 
resource comprising texts annotated with discourse representation 
structures.  


*Requirements*

- Master's degree in computational linguistics (or related field) 
- excellent record of undergraduate and Master's level study
- experience in the area of semantics or machine learning 
- programming experience 
- ability to work in a research team 
- strong motivation to complete a PhD dissertation in four years 
- good command of English (TOEFL 620, IELTS 7,5, Cambridge Advanced CAE).


*Conditions of employment*

The University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2,083 gross per month in 
the first year to € 2,664 gross per month in the fourth year (figures 
based on full employment).  The full-time appointment is temporary for a 
specified period of four years. The position requires residence in 
Groningen, 38 hours/week research and research training, and must result 
in a PhD dissertation.  After the first year there will be an assessment 
of the candidate's results and the progress of the project to decide 
whether the employment will be continued.


*Affiliation*

The PhD candidate will be affiliated with the computational linguistics 
group of the Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) at the 
Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. This institute embraces 
all the Linguistics research in the faculty. The PhD candidate will be 
enrolled in the research training program of the Graduate School for the 
Humanities and will be supervised by Prof Johan Bos.


*Application*

You may apply for this position before 1 July 2013 Dutch local time 
by means of the application form at: 
 http://www.tangram-tis.nl/10378/Kandidaten/Inschrijven/00347-0000005225


Please include in your application (in English): 

- a letter of motivation 
- a curriculum vitae 
- a copy of diplomas, a list of grades, and a passport copy 
- the names and contact details of two academic referees 
- a two-page summary of your research topic, including objectives, method,  and embedding within the D-MAP project. 

Send us your entire application in PDF format, using the link to 
the application form below. Incomplete dossiers will not be taken 
into consideration. Interviews with a selection of the most 
appropriate candidates will presumably take place in the first two weeks 
of July.

The starting date of the PhD project is 1 September 2013. 
Principals only.
Contract type: 48 months

Additional information:

- Prof Johan Bos: johan.bos at rug.nl
- The Groningen Meaning Bank: gmb.let.rug.nl
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