LINGUIST List 22.821 Fri Feb 18 2011 Support: Cog Sci, Comp Ling, Speech Technology: PhD Student, U. Edinburgh Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Frank Keller , Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Speech Technology: PhD Student, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Message 1: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Speech Technology: PhD Student, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Date: 16-Feb-2011 From: Frank Keller <kellerinf.ed.ac.uk> Subject: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Speech Technology: PhD Student, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University of Edinburgh Department: Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation Web Address: http://www.ilcc.inf.ed.ac.uk/ Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Psycholinguistics Speech Technology Description: PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS, SPEECH TECHNOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation School of Informatics University of Edinburgh The Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation (ILCC) at the University of Edinburgh (formerly ICCS) invites applications for three-year PhD studentships starting in September 2011. ILCC is dedicated to the pursuit of basic and applied research on computational approaches to language, communication and cognition. Primary research areas include: - Natural language processing and computational linguistics - Spoken language processing - Dialogue and multimodal interaction - Information extraction, retrieval and presentation - Computational theories of human cognition - Educational and assistive technology Approximately 5 studentships for EU and UK students are available. These cover maintenance at the research council rate of around GBP 13 500 per year, plus tuition fees at the EU/UK rate. Applicants should have a good honours degree or equivalent in computational linguistics, speech technology, cognitive science, computer science, or a related discipline. For a list of academic staff at ILCC, their research areas, and a description of potential PhD topics, please consult: http://www.ilcc.inf.ed.ac.uk/ Details regarding the PhD programme and the application procedure can be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/postgraduate/degrees/phd In order to ensure full consideration for funding, applications (including all supporting documents) need to be received by March 31, 2011. Please direct inquiries to Hiroshi Shimodaira ed.ac.uk>, the ILCC PhD admissions coordinator. Applications Deadline: 31-Mar-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/postgraduate/degrees/phd Contact Information:         Dr Hiroshi Shimodaira         h.shimodairaed.ac.uk Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-Feb-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.