LINGUIST List 21.3178 Thu Aug 05 2010 Jobs: Cognitive Science; Computational Ling: Post Doc, U of Edinburgh Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.    Sharon Goldwater, Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Message 1: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Date: 04-Aug-2010 From: Sharon Goldwater <sgwaterinf.ed.ac.uk> Subject: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University of Edinburgh Department: Informatics Job Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom Web Address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics Description: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Language Processing School of Informatics University of Edinburgh Application closing date: 1 Sept., 2010 The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate on the project 'Word Segmentation from Noisy Data with Minimal Supervision', funded by the EPSRC and supervised by Dr. Sharon Goldwater. The project will design and implement novel language models for use in an unsupervised or minimally supervised setting to simultaneously perform word segmentation and correction of noise and variability in the realization of words (as might occur in the output of optical character recognition, or due to phonetic variability in speech). Applications of this general approach are many and varied. Examples include language acquisition (exploring how children begin to identify words in the speech they hear) as well as OCR and spelling correction. You will have (or be near completion) a PhD in computational linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, mathematics, or a related discipline. You will have proven programming skills and a background in natural language processing (e.g., language modelling, finite state methods, corpus processing, evaluation). Experience with machine learning and probabilistic modelling and inference techniques is essential; familiarity with issues in cognitive modelling and/or child language acquisition is also desirable. The starting date will be 01 Oct 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. Fixed Term: 3 years Salary Scale: £29,853 - £35,646 per annum Vacancy Reference: 3013193 Informal inquiries can be made by email to Sharon Goldwater (sgwaterinf.ed.ac.uk). For further details of this position and to submit your application, please visit http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/ and enter vacancy reference 3013193, or go directly by clicking the application URL below. Application Deadline: 01-Sep-2010 Web Address for Applications: http://alturl.com/gieer Contact Information: Sharon Goldwater Email: sgwaterinf.ed.ac.uk Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Aug-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.