[Corpora-List] 5 doctoral researcher positions for new Leibniz ScienceCampus, Heidelberg and Mannheim

[Anette Frank]

[ apologies for cross-posting ]

The Institute for the German Language (Institut für Deutsche Sprache, IDS)
in Mannheim and the Institute for Computational Linguistics (ICL) at
Heidelberg University will jointly establish the Leibniz ScienceCampus
"Empirical Linguistics and Computational Language Modeling". The Leibniz
ScienceCampus aims to conduct innovative research to support the
high-quality automatic annotation of large-scale corpus resources of German
language through induction of domain-, genre- and variety-adaptive natural
\language processing models, to enable advanced empirical research in
linguistics as well as innovative applications in the humanities and the
social sciences.

For more details on the Leibniz ScienceCampus, see: 
http://www.wisscamp.de/en<http://www.wisscamp.de/en>.

The Institute of German Language (IDS) and the Institute for Computational
Linguistics (ICL) at Heidelberg University fill vacancies starting
*1 April 2015 for *

**        five *doctoral researchers**(Reference number: 3/2015)*


Salary is based on Germany's academic salary level TV-L 13. The weekly 
working
hours correspond to 66% of the regular weekly working hours. The vacancy 
is for
an initial period of two years, with the possibility of extension for a 
further
year. After completion of the doctoral thesis a further one-year 
extension is
possible to allow for publications and project acquisition.

The doctoral researchers in the Leibniz ScienceCampus will be affiliated 
with
the Graduate Academy of the University of Heidelberg. The candidates may
participate in the joint doctoral program of ICL and the Heidelberg 
Institute
for Theoretical Studies (HITS gGmbH) as well as in the research training 
group
AIPHES. They benefit from special training programs, e.g. the attendance at
summer schools.

*Responsibilities*:

* Publications in leading conferences and workshops in the respective area
   (supported by a supervisor)
* Preparation of the doctoral thesis
* Active research within the Leibniz ScienceCampus
* Teaching activity in ICL's computational linguistics study program is 
welcome but not mandatory*
*

**

*Requirements*:
* Very good degree in the fields of computational linguistics, corpus 
linguistics
   or computer science (Dipl.-Inf. or M.Sc)
* Willingness to work independently on scientific topics
* Experience in the research areas of the ScienceCampus welcome
* Good programming skills
* Ability to work in a team, openness, flexibility as well as the 
ability to
   work independently
* Good knowledge of the German language and excellent knowledge of the 
English
   language

For more information please contact Prof. Anette Frank and Prof. Andreas 
Witt
at applications_lwc at cl.uni-heidelberg.de 
<mailto:applications_lwc at cl.uni-heidelberg.de>.

*
Application documents and application deadline:*

Please forward your application including:

* Letter of motivation and areas of interest relating to the research
   program of the ScienceCampus
* CV including information on scientific interests and experiences
* Degree certificates with Transcript of Record
* Electronic version of M.A. thesis or of a representative term paper

to Prof. Anette Frank and Prof. Andreas Witt until *31 January 2015*
exclusively in electronic form. Please use the following email address:
applications_lwc at cl.uni-heidelberg.de 
<mailto:applications_lwc at cl.uni-heidelberg.de>and make sure that your 
application
quotes the *reference number* and uses *pdf format*.

Applications will be accepted until the vacancies are filled.

IDS and the University of Heidelberg seek to increase the proportion of
qualified women in academic staff and strongly encourage women to submit
applications. The reconciliation of job and family is especially supported
by IDS and Heidelberg University. Handicapped persons with equivalent
qualifications will be given preference.

-- 

Prof. Dr. Anette Frankhttp://www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/~frank
Computational Linguistics Department   email:frank at cl.uni-heidelberg.de
University of Heidelberg                      phone: +49-(0)6221/54-3247
Im Neuenheimer Feld 325                        secr: +49-(0)6221/54-3245
69120 Heidelberg, Germany                       fax: +49-(0)6221/54-3242






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