[Corpora-List] Post-doctoral researcher, University of Potsdam

[Alexander Koller]

The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of
Linguistics is seeking to fill the following position:

Academic Staff Member (Post-doctoral Researcher)
Salary scale: 13 TVL (Area East)
Requisition No.: 154/2014

to be part of the research group on Theoretical Computational
Linguistics (Prof. Dr. Alexander Koller). The position is for 40 hours per week. 
If possible, employment should begin on 1 March 2015. The position is initially
limited to two years and can be extended. Contracts are time-limited according
to the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Law (WissZeitVG).

A successful candidate should have proven expertise in statistical methods
in computational linguistics and be willing to take an active role in the group's 
research activities. Current topics in the research group include

- parsing
- semantic parsing
- dialogue and natural language generation
- automata theory

The candidate should ideally hold or be about to complete a PhD
in computational linguistics, computer science, or a related field.

The position includes four hours of teaching per week in the BSc
Computational Linguistics (in German) and/or the MSc Cognitive
Systems (in English). Although it is not a strict requirement, preference 
will be given to applicants who are able to teach in German.

The computational linguistics group in Potsdam is part of the
Department of Linguistics and the university's Research Center
on Cognitive Science. It provides a dynamic and
international research environment and maintains close ties with the
departments of computer science and psychology. The department offers
a BSc in Computational Linguistics and an MSc in Cognitive Systems,
which is taught in English and covers computational linguistics,
artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

The city of Potsdam is the historical residence of the Prussian kings
and the German emperors. It is part of the Berlin metropolitan area,
one of the cultural and scientific capitals of the world. The city of
Berlin is within commuting distance, and many researchers and students
choose to live there. The region offers a high quality of urban life
at very modest living costs.

The University of Potsdam strives to increase the proportion of women
in research and teaching and specifically encourages female applicants
to apply for these positions.

Handicapped applicants will be given preference in case of equal suitability.

Applications will be processed immediately.

Please send your application (including the requisition number 154/2014)
by 31 January 2015 to koller at ling.uni-potsdam.de <mailto:koller at ling.uni-potsdam.de>,
or to University of Potsdam, Department of Linguistics,
Prof. Dr. Alexander Koller, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476
Potsdam, Germany.




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