[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 position is offered for one year, with renewal for a second year 
conditioned on satisfactory results.  The appointment should start in 
summer 2014.  For any questions, please contact 
Andrei.Popescu-Belis at idiap.ch.

The researcher will focus on enhancing the use of text-level features 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 MT 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.

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.

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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