23.4958, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/Researcher, University of Canterbury

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Subject: 23.4958, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/Researcher, University of Canterbury

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:47:39
From:  HR [hr at arts.canterbury.ac.nz]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/Researcher, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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University or Organization: University of Canterbury 
Job Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand 
Job Rank: Post Doc; Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Description:

Full-time, Fixed-term position

The University is seeking a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow to join a team of
researchers working on the ‘Wordovators’ project which is a 3 year project
funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The project will conduct large-scale
experiments in the form of computerised word games. These games will be
designed to probe the factors underpinning morphological productivity and
lexical creativity, and how these develop through the life-span.

Applications are invited from researchers interested in models of productivity
and word creation, and/or how social factors drive word learning and
directions of change. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with the
research team on devising and running a series of experiments relating to the
goals of the overall program. The research will likely be related to one or
more of the following broad questions.

1. What factors make words maximally learnable?
2. What factors facilitate the emergence of morphological structure, and the
productive creation of new words?
3. How are the factors identified in 1 & 2 mediated by or influenced by the
participants’ age?
4. How are the factors in 1 & 2 mediated by language experience, and/or the
perceived regional origin of the language being learned?
5. Does social similarity between participants facilitate increased alignment
in words or word creation strategies?

This project is a collaboration between the University of Canterbury, New
Zealand and Northwestern University, USA. The postdoctoral fellow will be
employed by the New Zealand Institute of Language Brain and Behaviour, and
will be primarily supervised by Professor Jen Hay. The other academic members
of the research team are Janet Pierrehumbert (Northwestern University/Adjunct
Professor NZILBB), Professor Stephanie Stokes, and Dr Christoph Bartneck. The
postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to spend some time at
Northwestern University, and to travel to international conferences.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant field, such as
linguistics, psychology, or computer science. Applicants with strong technical
skills (such as experimental design and implementation skills, scripting and
programming, statistical analysis in R, corpus analysis) will be at an
advantage.

Applications for this position should include a covering letter and CV,
research interests and direction, and contact information for 3 professional
referees combined into the 1 document and submitted online at the application
URL below.

Up to three reprints of publications should be sent via email to accompany
your application to the application email address below.

Further information about this role and the project can be obtained by
contacting Jen Hay jen.hay at canterbury.ac.nz

Information about NZILBB is available at: 
http://www.nzilbb.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date is: 
13 January 2013

Download the full Position Description from here:
https://ucvacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/PositionDescriptions/NZILBB_PostDoc_Wordo
vatorProject_Nov12.pdf

For more information about the benefits of joining the University of
Canterbury please visit us online at the application URL below.

The University of Canterbury is an EEO employer and actively seeks to meet its
obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi.

Application Deadline: 13-Jan-2013 

Email Address for Applications: hr at arts.canterbury.ac.nz 
Web Address for Applications: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus 
Contact Information
	HR 
	Email: hr at arts.canterbury.ac.nz 

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