26.2953, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Pennsylvania

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Subject: 26.2953, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Pennsylvania

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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:04:44
From: Charles Yang [charles.yang at ling.upenn.edu]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Pennsylvania 
Department: Computer and Information Science and Linguistics
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Job Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Computational Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 


Description:

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow research associate position
in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of
Pennsylvania.  This is a full time position for 24 months, starting
immediately.

The main aim of this project is to develop new unsupervised algorithms to
extract several levels of linguistic structure including morphology, part of
speech (POS) tags, and noun phrases from unannotated corpora.  The project
will exploit many different descriptive properties and constraints of
language, all of which are close to universal in applicability. Such so-called
universals have been developed across a wide range of often conflicting
theoretical frameworks by both theoretical and descriptive linguists over many
years, and we intend to shamelessly exploit them all. 

The candidate will work under the supervision of Profs. Mitch Marcus and Lyle
Ungar in Computer and Information Science and Prof. Charles Yang in
Linguistics.

Requirements 

The candidate should have a very strong background in Natural Language
Processing and possess a PhD in either Computational Linguistics or Computer
Science with a good publication record.  Experience in machine learning, good
programming skills, and a good knowledge of modern linguistics are required.

How to Apply 

If interested, please email your CV and the names and contact information of
three or more references to Mitch Marcus at the email provided below.

Contact: Mitch Marcus (mitch at cis.upenn.edu), Lyle Ungar (ungar at cis.upenn.edu),
and Charles Yang (charles.yang at ling.upenn.edu)



Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2015 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: mitch at cis.upenn.edu 
Contact Information:
	Charles Yang 
	Email: charles.yang at ling.upenn.edu 


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