[Corpora-List] PhD Positions in NLP and Education, LEAD graduate school, University of Tuebingen

[Detmar Meurers]

The LEAD Graduate School invites applications for

         up to six three-year doctoral positions or stipends
                        starting October 2014

We welcome  applications from students  interested in research  at the
intersection  of  linguistics,  computational linguistics  /  NLP  and
education.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- language technology and educational assessment
- language complexity in educational contexts, for instance language
  learning or domain-specific discourse, for instance math education
- NLP and clinical psychology, such as analyzing linguistic correlates
  of ADHD
- intelligent tutoring systems (extending activity types, feedback,
  learner modeling)
- linguistic analysis and/or computational modeling of learner
  language in Second Language Acquisition Research (SLA)
- SLA-motivated input enhancement and ICALL
- integrating cognitive and linguistic modeling in educational
  contexts

Requirements
- Successfully or  nearly finished MA  or MSc or equivalent  degree in
  linguistics,   computational   linguistics,   language   technology,
  computer science, cognitive science, psychology, or a related field
- excellent grades and  a strong interest in  conducting research from
  an interdisciplinary perspective
- ideal candidates  bring in linguistic and  computational background,
  programming experience,  and strong interest in  educational science
  and applications

The   interdisciplinary   Graduate   School   "Learning,   Educational
Achievement, and  Life Course Development"  (LEAD) is situated  at the
University of Tübingen.  LEAD PhD candidates benefit from:
- A  prestigious, internationally  focused  and interdisciplinary  PhD
  program funded by the German Excellence Initiative;
- Regular thesis  discussions with  peers and supervisory  teams, plus
  retreats, lectures and workshops by international guest researchers
- Individual and project funds to support research and training
- Training and research support from the LEADing Research Center
- LEAD support systems for families, equal opportunity, and diversity

Applications should include a completed application cover sheet, a CV,
degree certificates and transcripts  (or documentation of degree about
to  be  obtained),  two  letters of  recommendation,  a  statement  of
research interest  and experience, and a  motivation letter describing
your interest  in obtaining a PhD  in LEAD.  The related  forms can be
found at: http://purl.org/lead/apply

Application deadline:  June 22, 2014

Please contact  potential advisors  from the  LEAD faculty  to discuss
your interests and potential PhD projects before applying. The faculty
members  in  the "Language"  intersection  of  LEAD  can be  found  at
http://purl.org/lead/language

For informal inquiries contact:

Dr. Magdalena Wolska <magdalena.wolska at uni-tuebingen.de>
http://www.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/~mwolska

Prof. Dr. Detmar Meurers <dm at sfs.uni-tuebingen.de>
http://purl.org/dm

Send all application documents in  one single pdf attachment via email
to  the  Director  of  the  LEAD Graduate  School,  Prof.  Dr.  Ulrich
Trautwein,  at ulrich.trautwein at uni-tuebingen.de,  no later  than June
22, 2014. Applications  beyond this date are welcome and  may be taken
into  account  as  further   positions  become  available.  Note  that
interviews will be scheduled for July 15/16, 2014.

The University of Tübingen is  an equal opportunity employer regarding
professional  opportunities  for  women and  men.   Equally  qualified
candidates  with   physical  challenges  will  be   given  preference.
Employment will be conducted by the central university administration.

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