LINGUIST List 13.824

Tue Mar 26 2002

Jobs: Computational Ling: for EMBL-EBI, Cambridge UK

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  • Peter Stoehr, Text retrieval/extraction, Computational Ling: EMBL-EBI, Cambridge UK

    Message 1: Text retrieval/extraction, Computational Ling: EMBL-EBI, Cambridge UK

     Date: 26 Mar 2002 09:46:00 -0000
    From: Peter Stoehr <stoehrebi.ac.uk>
    Subject: Text retrieval/extraction, Computational Ling: EMBL-EBI, Cambridge UK


    Rank of Job: Areas Required: Text retrieval/extraction Other Desired Areas: computational linguistics, biology University or Organization: EMBL-EBI Department: State or Province: Cambridge Country: UK Final Date of Application: 15-April-2002 Contact: Peter Stoehr stoehrebi.ac.uk

    Address for Applications: Wellcome Trust Genome Campus 6Hinxton Cambs CB10 1SD UK

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Text Management in the Biological Sciences

    At European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK

    http://www.embl.org/ExternalInfo/jobs/01136.html

    Job Description : The European Bioinformatics Institute is looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager for text handling in the life sciences. The candidate would be working with the E-BioSci initiative for biological text delivery (www.e-biosci.org). Textual data, such as published papers and their abstracts has a massive untapped potential for knowledge discovery in the bioinformatics field.

    Qualifications and Experience : The successful candidate will have at least a PhD in a biological science or a Masters (or equivalent) in a computer science related field. He or she will have experience in programming in a language such as C, Java, Perl or Python and database experience, in particular Oracle would be a benefit. He or she will also have an interest in biological research, in particular molecular biology and a desire to engage with the problems of managing texual information with a goal of advancing Life Science research worldwide.

    Contract : An initial contract of 3 years' duration will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of the review.

    Closing Date : 15 April 2002

    For more information about the EBI, please refer to: http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/ and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/

    EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.

    Please send a complete CV, quoting ref. no. 01/136, to:

    The Personnel Section, EMBL, Postfach 10.2209, 69012 Heidelberg, Germany. Fax: +49 6221 387555 email: jobsEMBL-Heidelberg.de