LINGUIST List 21.3836 Fri Oct 01 2010 Jobs: Language Technology; Comp Ling, Asst Prof, Technische U Darmstadt 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.    Niklas Jakob, Language Technology; Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany Message 1: Language Technology; Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany Date: 30-Sep-2010 From: Niklas Jakob <njakobtk.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de> Subject: Language Technology; Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Technische Universität Darmstadt Department: Computer Science, LOEWE Research Center Digital Humanities Job Location: Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Web Address: http://www.ukp.tu-darmstadt.de/ Job Rank: Assistant Professor Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Language Technology; Natural Language Processing Description: The LOEWE Research Center Digital Humanities at the Technische Universität Darmstadt is seeking to fill the position of an: Assistant Professor (W1-level) in Language Technology The holder of this position will represent the subject area of Language Technology within research and teaching. Furthermore, this includes an investigation of the connection between language technology and computational linguistics and their applications in the area of Digital Humanities. The assistant professor will be associated with the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab and will belong to the faculty of the computer science department. It is expected that the successful applicant will actively contribute to the LOEWE Research Center Digital Humanities as well as to the Research Initiative Web Research that is currently being established at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. We are seeking a candidate with a proven scientific record and outstanding knowledge in at least one of the following research topics: - statistical or (shallow) semantic approaches to language processing, - methods of corpus linguistics, - machine learning and text mining. For more details regarding this position please refer to: http://www.ukp.tu-darmstadt.de/services/jobs/assistant-professor-w1-level-in-language-technology/ Application Deadline: Open until filled. Mailing Address for Applications: Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych Dekanat des Fachbereichs Informatik Hochschulstr. 10 Darmstadt, Hessen 64289 Germany Email Address for Applications: gurevychcs.tu-darmstadt.de Contact Information: Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych Email: gurevychcs.tu-darmstadt.de Phone: 00496151165411 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 01-Oct-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.