[Corpora-List] Vacancies: 2 PhD students in the area of Computational Psycholinguistics and Machine Learning

[Walter Daelemans]

2 Doctoral students in the area of Computational Psycholinguistics and Machine Learning - 2014BAPFDTLKEF197

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is seeking to fill two full-time (100%) vacancies in the Department of Linguistics for

Doctoral students in the area of  Computational Psycholinguistics and Machine Learning

Job description

	• You prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of  computational psycholinguistics, i.c., computational modeling  of bootstrapping in language acquisition;
	• You contribute to teaching and research in CLiPS (Computational Linguistics & Psycholinguistics Research Center) of the department of Linguistics
Profile and requirements

	• You hold a master degree  in (Computational) Linguistics, Computer Science, or Psychology;
	• You have achieved outstanding academic results;
	• Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy;
	• You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative;
	• You have excellent programming skills in Python (or similar), a keen interest in handling large text corpora, basic knowledge of linguistics, and have experience with statistical analysis.
We offer

	• A doctoral scholarship for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal for a further two-year period after positive evaluation;
	• The start date of scholarship will be  October 1 or November 1 (negotiable);
	• A gross monthly grant ranging from € 2 167,88- € 2 312,49;
	• A dynamic and stimulating work environment.
How to apply?

	• Applications may only be submitted online, until the closing date August 15, 2014;
See: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/ap/2014bapfdtlkex197/ 
	• A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel;
	• More information about the application form can be obtained from Robin Wynants (Tel. +32 (0)3 265 31 41) or Ellen Huijer (Tel. +32 (0)3 265 31 45);
	• For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact Prof.Walter Daelemans (walter.daelemans at uantwerpen.be) or Prof. Steven Gillis (steven.gillis at uantwerpen.be).


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prof. dr. Walter Daelemans
CLiPS, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp
http://www.clips.uantwerpen.be/~walter



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