29.411, Support: Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Darmstadt/Heidelberg University

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Subject: 29.411, Support: Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Darmstadt/Heidelberg University

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:08:37
From: Anette Frank [frank at cl.uni-heidelberg.de]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Darmstadt/Heidelberg University, Germany

 Institution/Organization: TU Darmstadt/Heidelberg University 
Department:  

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Description:

PhD positions in DFG Graduate School AIPHES: Natural Language Processing and
Computational Linguistics
The Research Training Group “Adaptive Information Preparation from
Heterogeneous Sources” (AIPHES) [1] at Technische Universität Darmstadt and
Heidelberg University is filling several positions for three years, starting
as soon as possible. Positions remain open until filled.

The positions provide the opportunity to obtain a doctoral degree within
research areas of the group, e.g., in opinion and sentiment, in constructing
structured summaries of complex contents, in content selection and
classification enhanced by reasoning, or a related area. The group is located
in Darmstadt and Heidelberg. Funding follows the guidelines of the DFG, the
positions are paid according to the E13 public service pay scale.
The goal of AIPHES is to conduct innovative research in knowledge acquisition
on the Web in a cross-disciplinary context, applying methods in computational
linguistics, natural language processing, machine learning, network analysis,
computer vision, and automated quality assessment. AIPHES investigates a novel
scenario for information preparation from heterogeneous sources. In-depth
knowledge in one of the above areas is desirable but not a prerequisite.

Participating research groups at Technische Universität Darmstadt are
Knowledge Engineering (Prof. Fürnkranz), Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing
(Prof. Gurevych), Machine Learning (Prof. Kersting), Visual Inference (Prof.
Roth), Algorithmics (Prof. Weihe). Participants at Heidelberg University are
the Institute for Computational Linguistics (Prof. Frank) and the Natural
Language Processing Group (Prof. Strube) of the Heidelberg Institute for
Theoretical Studies (HITS). 

Prerequisites:

We are looking for exceptionally qualified candidates with a degree in
Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related study program. We
expect ability to work independently, personal commitment, team and
communication abilities, as well as the willingness to cooperate in a
multi-disciplinary team. Desirable is experience in scientific work.
Applicants should be willing to work with German-language texts, and, if
necessary, to acquire German language skills during the training program. We
specifically invite applications of women. Among those equally qualified,
handicapped applicants will receive preferential consideration. International
applications are particularly encouraged.

The Department of Computer Science of TU Darmstadt [2] is regularly ranked
among the top ones in respective rankings of German universities. The
Institute for Computational Linguistics (ICL) of the Ruprecht Karls University
Heidelberg [3] is one of the largest centers for computational linguistics
both in Germany and internationally. The ICL and the NLP department of the
HITS jointly run the graduate program “Semantic Processing” [4], which has a
close connection to topics within AIPHES.

Applications should include a motivational letter that refers to one or two of
the planned research areas of AIPHES [1], a CV with information about the
applicant’s scientific work, certifications of study and work experience, as
well as a thesis or other publications in electronic form. 
Application materials must be submitted via the
following form by February 11th, 2018:
https://public.ukp.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/aiphesrecruitment/

Applicants should be prepared to solve a programming and a reviewing task
within two weeks after their application.
[1] http://www.aiphes.tu-darmstadt.de/ (Guiding Themes A3, B1, B2)
[2] https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/
[3] http://www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/
[4] http://semproc.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/

Application Deadline: 11-Feb-2018 

Web Address for Applications: https://public.ukp.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/aiphesrecruitment/ 

Contact Information: 
	Anette Frank 
	frank at cl.uni-heidelberg.de  

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