Job: Positions in NLP, University of Wolverhampton

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:03:04 +0100
From: "Ha, L A" <L.A.Ha at wlv.ac.uk>
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Apologise for multiple postings.

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***** POSITIONS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
      WOLVERHAMPTON *****

 

The research group in computational linguistics, Research Institute of
Information and Language Processing, University of Wolverhampton is
pleased to announce TWO positions in Computational Linguistics/Natural
Language Processing:

 

1) Professor (Salary £ 45,954-£ 51,855* ) or Reader (Salary £35,254 -
         £44,328*) in Computational Linguistics / Natural Language
         Processing

2) Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in
         Computer-aided Multiple-Choice Test Item Development (Salary
         £19,430 - £25,184 * pa or £29,211 - £37,521 * pa; level of
         appointment dependent on qualifications and experience)

 

POSITION 1: Professor or Reader in Computational Linguistics / Natural
Language Processing

Professor or Reader in Computational Linguistics / Natural Language
Processing

Salary in the range £35,254 - £44,328* (Reader) or £ 45,954-£ 51,855*
(Professor)

 

The Research Group in Computational Linguistics, University of
Wolverhampton is inviting applications for a Professor or Reader
(depending on track record and qualifications) in Computational
Linguistics / Natural Language Processing. We are seeking candidates
with an excellent research record as evidenced by publications in
reputable journals and successful grant applications. Teaching
experience and experience in mentoring younger researchers would be an
advantage.

 

Duties include collaborative research and producing first class
research / publications, grant applications, PhD / younger researcher
supervision and some teaching.

 

Candidates should send a completed application form (downloadable from
http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/projects/CAID/app_form_jobs.pdf), their CV
including publication list and a statement of research plans,
detailing the contribution they could make to the Research Group in
Computational Linguistics. They should also list the names, email
addresses and telephone numbers of 5 referees that could be contacted
to comment on their application. Completed applications should be sent
to Personnel Services Department, University of Wolverhampton,
Molineux Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB. Email applications
(per at wlv.ac.uk) are also acceptable. For informal inquiries, please
contact Prof. Ruslan Mitkov (R.Mitkov at wlv.ac.uk). For more details on
the Research Group in Computational Linguistics, visit
(http://clg.wlv.ac.uk).

 

Application deadline: 25 September 2006

Ref: A4553

 

The position is initially available for 2 years but could be renewable
subject to successful external funding.

 

POSITION 2: Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Computer-aided
Multiple-Choice Test Item Development

Salary £19,430 - £25,184 * pa or £29,211 - £37,521 * pa (level of
appointment dependent on qualifications and experience)

 

As postdoctoral research fellow/senior research fellow you will work
on a project to develop a system for computer-aided item development,
focusing on the analysis of item structure and content, as well as
evaluation of the system. You will also be involved in the
implementation/fine tuning of various NLP components. The initial
contract is for two years with the possibility of extension, subject
to successful completion of this project. You should have a PhD in
linguistics/computational linguistics or equivalent experience
together with native or near native English language comprehension and
excellent knowledge of English grammar, syntax and discourse
analysis. Experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques
and programming as well as experience working on industrial projects
(or working to tight deadlines) are desirable. For appointment at
Senior Research Fellow level you will need to demonstrate a very good
publications record, grant applications experience, and potential
leadership qualities.

 

 

Closing date: 18 September, 2006

Start date: End of September/Beginning of October 2006

Ref: A4462-B

 

Applications should include a completed application form, CV, and
covering letter in which the candidates explain why they have applied
for the position and give details of their research
interests/experience and background. Candidates should also give the
names of three referees with their email addresses and telephone
numbers. The interviews are scheduled to take place in the second half
of September, and the starting date is as soon as possible after the
interviews.

 

For informal inquiries, please contact Mr. Le An Ha (L.A.Ha at wlv.ac.uk)
or Prof. Ruslan Mitkov (R.Mitkov at wlv.ac.uk).

For an application form, please download it from
http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/projects/CAID/app_form_jobs.pdf.

More information on this forthcoming project can also be obtained at
http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/projects/CAID/

 

* In line with the University pay modernisation programme, salaries
  may be subject to review.

 

The RESEARCH GROUP IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS at the University of
Wolverhampton (http://clg.wlv.ac.uk <http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/> )

 

Established by Prof. Mitkov in 1997, the Research Group in
Computational Linguistics is a highly successful one, delivering
cutting-edge research in a number of NLP areas such as anaphora
resolution, automatic abstracting, question answering, lexical
knowledge acquisition, text categorisation, named entity recognition,
information extraction, corpus construction and annotation, automatic
terminology processing, multilingual processing, and multiple-choice
question generation. To a large extent, this research has been
undertaken in projects funded by major UK funding bodies and
commercial partners.


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