PhD/Post-doc funding, Trinity College, U. Dublin, Ireland

[vogel at wilde.cs.tcd.ie]

Howdy.

Please pass on this notice as appropriate; I apologize if you've
already seen it.

Take care,

Carl




	    Research Funding in Computational Linguistics:
	Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships in
	      Computing and Language (French or German)


The Centre for Computing and Language Studies, at Trinity College,
University of Dublin, is pleased to announce the availability of two
postgraduate teaching fellowships funded by The Senior Lecturer's
Broad Curriculum Initiative.  The two three-year positions are open to
senior postgraduate research students who will contribute to small
group teaching within the Moderatorship in Computer Science,
Linguistics and a Language, while pursuing research towards a Ph.D.
Therefore, candidates must be of an excellent standard in either
French or German, and in computing.  Applications from qualified
native (and near-native) French and German speakers with an excellent
standard of English are quite welcome.

Specifically, the postgraduate teaching fellows will contribute to a
first year undergraduate module which is an introduction to
programming through the programming language, JAVA.  This is one
strand of the first year computing component of the degree.  Within
small group settings, second (natural) language skills will be
developed at the same time as programming concepts and techniques.

The research field is open; however, it should fall within
computational linguistics, broadly construed, and within the interests
of potential supervisors within Trinity College.

It is also possible for suitably qualified candidates to assume one of
the positions as a part-time Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow.  Similar
constraints on research area apply.

For an overview of the undergraduate degree involved, use the following
URL:  http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/csll



Candidates

    Applicants for the Postgraduate Teaching Fellowships should either
    already be enrolled as postgraduate students at Trinity College,
    University of Dublin, or should provide evidence of a Master's
    degree in an appropriate discipline and should file an application
    for supervised postgraduate study at Trinity College via the
    Graduate Studies Office by August 10, 2001.  Refer to the College
    web pages (http://www.tcd.ie/Graduate_Studies/index.html) for
    information on how to apply for postgraduate study.


Conditions of Studentships

    As part of their training in pedagogy, successful applicants will
    engage in a maximum of six hours per week of undergraduate small
    group teaching, during teaching terms.

    The studentship ceases to be tenable when the recipient ceases to
    be a registered postgraduate student.  In the event of this
    happening, the studentship may be converted to a part-time
    Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship.

Award Period

    The award period is for a maximum of 3 years.

Value of Studentship

    The value of the Postgraduate Teaching Studentship will be a
    stipend of 18,000 euros per annum, rising by 1,000 euros per annum
    in each subsequent year, plus fee remission at the level of EU
    postgraduate student rate.  The difference in fees from EU rates
    for non-EU candidates will not be supplemented.  The stipend is
    not subject to payroll taxes.


Value of (Part-Time) Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship

    The holder of a part-time Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship will
    be remunerated at the level of 16,071 euros per annum, rising by
    894 euros per annum, and will be subject to income tax and PRSI.


Application Process

    Full consideration for applications to the Postgraduate Teaching
    Fellowships (or part-time Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship) can
    be guaranteed only for those applications which arrive by August
    24, 2001.

    Applications for the Fellowships should consist of the following:

	0)  A research proposal with a nominated supervisor in TCD

	1)  A curriculum vitae

	2)  Report of academic progress to date

	3)  Evidence of expertise in JAVA programming

	4)  Evidence of fluency in French or German

	5)  Documentation of teaching experience

	6)  Details, particularly email addresses, of nominated
	    referees (or, preferably, directly sent letters of
	    reference)


    Applications should be posted to:


	Carl Vogel
	Centre for Computing and Language Studies
	University of Dublin
	Trinity College
	Dublin 2

    Informal inquiries can be made via email to vogel at tcd.ie;
    please do not send attachments.