Post-Doctoral position in Incremental Processing: Potsdam/Berlin, Germany (fwd)

[Ivan A. Sag]

> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:17:19 +0100
> Von: das at ling.uni-potsdam.de
> Datum: 23. Januar 2007 19:40:47 MEZ
> An: hpsg-l at lists.stanford.edu
> Betreff: Post-Doctoral position in Incremental Processing: Potsdam/ 
> Berlin, Germany
>
>
> Post-Doctoral Position in Incremental Processing for Dialogue
> University of Potsdam, Germany
>
> We have one position for a Post-Doctoral Researcher available from
> March 2007 within the newly formed, DFG-funded `Emmy Noether
> Independent Research Group on Content and Coordination' led by David
> Schlangen at the Institute for Linguistics, University of Potsdam,
> Germany.
>
> The successful applicant will work in the context of ``InPro:
> Incrementality and Projection in Dialogue Processing'', a new project
> on incremental processing for dialogue systems, with computational
> modelling of smooth turn-taking as the central test case. The project
> will run for three years, with the possibility of a subsequent
> one-year extension.
>
> Ideal candidates
> - have a strong background in Computational Linguistics, Natural
>   Language Processing and/or Computer Science,
> - with some experience in incremental parsing or incremental
>   processing in general.
>
> Experience with spoken dialogue systems, dialogue management, and
> research on prosody would be a plus, but not necessarily required;
> some programming skills and a keen interest in problem solving and
> research however are essential.
>
> Candidates must hold a doctoral degree by the start of the
> appointment. There is no obligatory teaching load, but if desired
> successful applicants can get involved in teaching activities as
> well, to develop their CV.
>
> The `working language' of the project will be English, so fluency in
> English is required.
>
> We offer
> - a competitive salary with all benefits (German BAT IIa payscale (or
>   equivalent according to new TV-L), the actual salaries vary
>   depending on age and family situation, currently between 2900 and
>   3800 E per month)
> - a dynamic and international working environment (Computational
>   Linguistics is a growing part of Linguistics in Potsdam, which
>   already is one of the larger linguistics departments in Germany;
>   there are also established inter-disciplinary connections to
>   e.g. computer science and psychology); and
> - a nice (and affordable) living environment (Potsdam is a beautiful
>   mid-sized city just on the outskirts of Berlin, from where, if
>   desired, Potsdam is in easy commuting distance).
>
> The position is open from March 2007 (with earlier or later starting
> dates negotiable); candidates are asked to apply
>                    ** no later than February 15th, 2007 **
>
> To apply, please send
> - a statement of research interests;
> - a cv, including details of research experience;
> - if applicable, (links to) sample publications; and
> - addresses of at least two referees
> to Dr. David Schlangen ( das at ling.uni-potsdam.de ).
>
> If you would like to have further information, please don't hesitate
> to contact us at the address above.
>
>
>
>

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