Support Announcement:

Level:	PhD
Duty:	Research
Linguistic Field(s):	Computational Linguistics [Other]
Application Deadline:	25-Mar-2012
Supporting Institution:	HITS gGmbH NLP Group
LL Issue:	23.874
Posted:	20-Feb-2012
Support Description:	PhD scholarship available in the NLP group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) in Heidelberg, Germany One PhD scholarship is available for a PhD student in Natural Language Processing/Computational Linguistics, in particular in the areas of Discourse Processing, Natural Language Generation, Lexical Semantics, Automatic Summarization, Sentiment Analysis. Different topics may be possible as long as they are within the general interests of the NLP group (semantics, pragmatics, discourse, generation, see http://www.h-its.org/nlp).The scholarship will be granted initially for two years with the possibility for a one year extension after successful evaluation (please refer to http://www.h-its.org/english/info/ST_PHD-scholarship.php for terms and conditions). The candidate should have a strong background in computational linguistics and possess a Masters or a Diploma degree in either computational linguistics, computer science, or linguistics with a specialization in Natural Language Processing. Experience with machine learning and corpus-based methods and knowledge about statistics are a plus. Strong programming skills, preferably in Java, are required. HITS gGmbH is a private non-profit research institute carrying out multidisciplinary research in the computational sciences. It receives its base funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation. The NLP group at HITS is an interdisciplinary research group that works on applications in the area of discourse and dialogue, in particular coreference resolution, lexical semantics, text generation, automatic summarization, and knowledge extraction from semistructured input. The NLP group at HITS works closely together with the Computational Linguistics Department at the University of Heidelberg. The PhD student will participate in a jointly organized PhD colloquium. To apply, please enter your application via the following link: https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=5q7c605 (reference PhD NLP HITS-01-2012) Applications must be submitted by March 25, 2012. Please note that applications not submitted via the online system will not be considered. Inquiries about the position can be directed at Michael Strube (michael.strube (at) h-its.org).
Application Web Address:	https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=5q7c605
Contact Information:	Prof. Michael Strube michael.strube@h-its.org