LINGUIST List 21.3803 Tue Sep 28 2010 Jobs: Computational Ling; Historical Ling; Researcher, Ruhr-U Bochum Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, 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.    Stefanie Dipper, Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics: Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Message 1: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics: Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Date: 28-Sep-2010 From: Stefanie Dipper <dipperlinguistics.rub.de> Subject: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics: Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Ruhr-University Bochum Department: Linguistics Department Job Location: Bochum, Germany Web Address: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics Description: We are looking for two enthusiastic PhD students, prepared to collaborate in a team. The positions are within an interdisciplinary project group, funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation), which involve people from medieval studies, historical linguistics, and computational linguistics. The project deals with texts from Early New High German (14th-16th centuries). The project has three main goals: (i) developing automatic methods for the analysis of historical language data (e.g. POS tagging, normalization, alignment); (ii) computing similarity of historical dialects (at different linguistic levels); (iii) adapting and extending an existing corpus tool for the data. Applicants for both positions should have graduated from a master's program, or expect to graduate in the near future. They are supposed to pursue a PhD within the project context. Both positions require a background in corpus and/or computational linguistics, and good programming skills (e.g. Java, Perl, Python; experience in software development on Linux systems is a plus). Knowledge of German is desirable, and interest in working with historical language data is indispensable. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in two or more of the following areas: - Development of corpus tools (annotation tools, search tools) - (Semi-)automatic annotation (POS tagging, chunking, alignment, etc.) - Data mining, clustering - Historical linguistics The positions are at the rank of 'Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter'. The salary is determined by the pay scale for German public employees ('Entgeltgruppe' TV-L E13, 65%). The initial contract length is two years, with a potential extension for an additional year. Applications received by November 1, 2010 will receive full consideration. However, the search will remain open until the positions are filled. Candidates should send: - a short letter of interest - a detailed CV with a summary of research experiences/interests - one or two sample publications or a copy of the master thesis - the names and contact information of two referees - diploma copies. Please submit PDF files only. Email address for inquiries and applications below. The Ruhr-University Bochum is an equal opportunity employer. Severely disabled persons with equal qualifications will be prioritized. http://www.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/~dipper Application Deadline: Open until filled. Mailing Address for Applications: Jun.Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dipper Institute of Linguistics Ruhr-University Bochum D - 44780 Bochum Germany Email Address for Applications: dipperlinguistics.rub.de Contact Information: Stefanie Dipper Email: dipperlinguistics.rub.de Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 28-Sep-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.