LINGUIST List 13.1347

Mon May 13 2002

Support: Computational Ling: PhD U/Groningen Netherlands

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1. Petra Hendriks, Computational Ling: Ph.D. at University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Rank of Job: Ph.D. position
Areas Required: Computational Linguistics
Other Desired Areas: -
University or Organization: University of Groningen
Department: Department of Dutch
State or Province: -
Country: The Netherlands
Final Date of Application: May 22, 2002
Contact: Petra Hendriks P.Hendrikslet.rug.nl

Address for Applications:
University of Groningen, Afdeling Personeel & Organisatie, PO Box 72
Groningen
- 9700 AB
The Netherlands

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) within the
Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen has an opening for a
Ph.D. student (AIO) for the subproject "A cross-modular analysis of
focus". 

This subproject is part of the Cognition program "Conflicts in 
Interpretation", which is financed by NWO. The program is carried
out in cooperation with the universities of Utrecht and Nijmegen. A
total number of three positions is available for two Ph.D. students
and one postdoctoral fellow.

The task of the Ph.D. position in Groningen is to carry out the
research project "A cross-modular analysis of focus", leading to a
Ph.D. dissertation.

Your profile:
- an MA in Computational Linguistics, Artifical Intelligence or 
comparable
- an interest in interdisciplinary research
- excellent writing skills
- preferably some research experience

The University of Groningen offers a gross salary beginning at gross
EUR 1.445 per month in the first year and rising to EUR 2.063 in the
last year. Ph.D. students receive a contract for one year extendible
for three further years subject to evaluation after one year. The
research project has to lead to a Ph.D. dissertation. See "What is 
expected from a graduate student" at the website 
http://www.let.rug.nl/clcg/graduate/aio-guidelines.html for a sketch 
of graduate study at the CLCG. The website of the CLCG can be found 
at http://www.let.rug.nl/clcg/.

Start of the project: September 1, 2002

Further information about the project can be obtained from dr. Petra
Hendriks (tel. +31-50-363 6327/5813, email: P.Hendrikslet.rug.nl).

A complete description of the three projects can be found at the
website http://baserv.uci.kun.nl/~hdehoop/cognitie.htm. 

Send your application before May 22, 2002, to:

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Afdeling Personeel & Organisatie
Postbus 72
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands

E-mail: vmpbureau.rug.nl

Identify "Vacaturenummer 202106" on the envelope and in your letter, 
or in your mail.