LINGUIST List 17.397

Mon Feb 06 2006

Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Macquarie U

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Directory         1.    Robert Dale, Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia


Message 1: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia
Date: 06-Feb-2006
From: Robert Dale <rdaleics.mq.edu.au>
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia


University or Organization: Macquarie University Department: Centre for Language Technology Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics

Description:

Centre for Language Technology Department of Computing Division of Information and Communication Sciences Macquarie University

Research Fellow in Language Technology (Level A or B) (Full-time (fixed-term)) Ref. 19478

The appointee will work on a project funded by the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre on the application of language technologies to company announcements, and will contribute to the development of the general framework and the design, implementation and integration of various parts of the project, which includes text categorization, named entity recognition, information extraction and text summarization. Applicants should indicate the level at which they are applying or whether they wish to be considered at both levels.

Essential Selection Criteria for Level A: PhD ( or submitted) in Computer Science or Mathematics or a related area or equivalent; strong background in an area related to language technology, natural language processing or computational linguistics; good programming skills; ability to present research results at scientific meetings and to publish in the scientific literature; good written and interpersonal communication skills.

Additional Essential Selection Criteria for Level B: PhD in a relevant area; at least three years postdoctoral research experience or equivalent in the areas of language technology, natural language processing or computational linguistics; established publication record.

Enquiries: http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/jobs or Professor Robert Dale at (02) 9850 6331 or rdaleics.mq.edu.au Phone: +61 2 9850 6331 Website: http://www.clt.mq.edu.au