LINGUIST List 22.3876 Wed Oct 05 2011 Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/PhD Student, Heidelberg U 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.     Sebastian Pado , Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/PhD Student, Heidelberg University, Germany Message 1: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/PhD Student, Heidelberg University, Germany Date: 04-Oct-2011 From: Sebastian Pado <padocl.uni-heidelberg.de> Subject: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc/PhD Student, Heidelberg University, Germany E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Heidelberg University Department: Institute for Computational Linguistics Job Location: Heidelberg, Germany Web Address: http://www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de Job Rank: Post Doc/PhD Student Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Description: * This position has been filled. The Institute for Computational Linguistics (ICL) at Heidelberg University invites applications for a research associate position in the EU-funded project EXCITEMENT on multilingual semantic processing. This position can be filled by a Postdoc or a PhD student. The goal of the EXCITEMENT project is to develop generic semantic 'engines' or platforms for robust textual inference that are applicable across languages and linguistic frameworks. These inference platforms will be leveraged for unsupervised text exploration on customer interaction data. Concrete systems will be developed for English, German, and Italian. The other project partners are Bar-Ilan University, DFKI Saarbrücken, FBK Trento, Almawave S.r.l, NICE Systems, and OMQ GmbH. At Heidelberg, the project will be led by Sebastian Pado. Work will focus on cross-lingual and cross-framework interoperability and multilingual resource acquisition for textual inference. The ideal candidate will have a PhD or Master's degree (for the Postdoc and PhD position, respectively) in computational linguistics or computer science/linguistics with a specialization in NLP. Prior experience with semantic processing, machine learning, corpus- based methods or statistics are highly desirable. Strong programming skills (Java, C++, or Python) are required. Fluency in German is a plus. ICL at Heidelberg (www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de) is a lively research environment and one of the largest centers for computational linguistics in Germany. PhD students can take part in the joint doctoral program 'Semantic Processing' (semproc.cl.uni-heidelberg.de) run in collaboration with the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). The appointment is for 3 years, with a start date of 1 January 2012 or soon thereafter. Salary is paid according to the German TVöD 13 scale (100% for postdoc, 50% for PhD student). Review of applications begins at once and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by 31 October 2011 are guaranteed full consideration. Applicants should send a statement of research interests, university transcripts and a CV to Anke Sopka & Corinna Schwarz Sekretariat ICL sekretariatcl.uni-heidelberg.de Questions can be directed to Sebastian Pado, padocl.uni-heidelberg.de Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2011 (Open until filled) Email Address for Applications: sekretariatcl.uni-heidelberg.de Contact Information: Sebastian Pado Email: padocl.uni-heidelberg.de * This position has been filled. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Oct-2011       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.