Doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships in Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing

[Wintner Shuly]

Doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships in Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing

Computational Linguistics Group, University of Haifa, Israel
http://cl.haifa.ac.il/

Two fully-funded research positions are available.

1. Grammar engineering

You will develop and implement mechanisms for grammar engineering that will facilitate collaborative grammar development, including facilities for modularization, abstraction and information encapsulation. The framework is based on typed unification grammars, and is aimed to support the development of large-scale HPSG grammars.

The ideal candidate should:
- have a solid background in computer science, with excellent programming skills
- be familiar with contemporary syntactic theories, ideally HPSG
- be creative, innovative and hard-working
- possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written (in English).

2. Machine translation, machine learning and text categorization

You will develop classifiers that can distinguish between original and translated texts, and use such information to improve the quality of machine translation. 

The ideal candidate should:
- have a solid background in computer science, with excellent programming skills
- be familiar with statistical machine translation and machine-learning-based text categorization
- be creative, innovative and hard-working
- possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written (in English).

Post-doctoral scholarships require a PhD in hand (or about to be conferred). They are for one year, with very likely extension to a second (and maybe a third) year. Candidates should demonstrate a promising track record of publications. Doctoral scholarships require a Masters degree in Computer Science or a closely-related area. They are for three to four years.

To apply, please e-mail an updated CV, with the names and contact details of at least three references, to Shuly Wintner (shuly at cs.haifa.ac.il). Further documentation (e.g., transcripts of previous studies) may be needed at a later stage. While there is no firm deadline, we expect to fill these positions as soon as possible. For any inquiries on these positions please contact Shuly Wintner by e-mail.