LINGUIST List 17.2918
Fri Oct 06 2006
Jobs: English; German, Standard & Comp Ling: Scientist, Saarland U
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1. Andrea
Kowalski,
English; German, Standard & Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Saarland University, Germany
Message 1: English; German, Standard & Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Saarland University, Germany
Date: 05-Oct-2006
From: Andrea Kowalski <kowalskicoli.uni-sb.de>
Subject: English; German, Standard & Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Saarland University, Germany
University or Organization: Saarland University Department: Computational Linguistics Web Address: http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/ Job Rank: Scientist Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Semantics
Required Language(s): English (eng) German, Standard (deu)
Description:
The Department of Computational Linguistics at Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany, invites applications for a scientist position ('Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter') in a DFG-funded project on Lexical Semantics (subject to final confirmation).
The successful candidate will have a good background in Natural Language Processing and Computational Semantics, preferrably holding a PhD in Computational Linguistics or a related field. He/she will contribute to a project with a focus on corpus-based methods for the acquisition of lexical-semantic information. Experience in data-intensive methods is essential. A background in lexical-semantic theory is a definite plus. He/she will join a young, creative research team and should have good team working skills.
Saarbruecken University is one of the leading European research sites in Computational Linguistics and offers an active, stimulating research environment. Close cooperations exist with other disciplines (esp. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence). The institute offers an international MSc program and hosts the International Post-Graduate College in Language Technology and Cognitive Systems.
Salary and social benefits are according to Germany's public sector BAT IIa scale, currently between 2900 and 3800 Euro per month (before taxes), depending on age and family situation. Saarland University aims at increasing the proportion of women in academic research and teaching, and encourages women to apply.
Please send applications (including CV and list of publications) in electronic form to job-salsacoli.uni-sb.de
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