Thank you very much in advance.
Ruslan Mitkov
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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND EUROPEAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
OPPORTUNITY FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN=20
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE ENGINEERING
The University of Wolverhampton invites applications for=20
a PhD studentship from candidates interested in undertaking=20
research in Computational Linguistics and Language Engineering.
The project
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The successful applicant is expected to work on Language=20
Engineering approaches to anaphor resolution which will=20
complement the ongoing research on this topic at the School.
Prerequisites
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Applicants should possess a good honours degree=20
(or an equivalent degree if not obtained in a UK university)=20
and will be expected to register for a higher degree (MPhil/PhD).
Overseas candidates must have a good command of English.
Candidates should have a background of Computational Linguistics.
A good knowledge of one or more programming languages is essential.
Bursary
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The current value of the bursary is =A3 5, 500. In addition,=20
up to six teaching hours a week would be possible
(in consultation with the supervisor and depending on the=20
appropriateness of the various modules on offer).
Application and deadline
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Deadline for application is 25 June 1996. The following documents=20
are requested:
(i) Application form (to be obtained from Ms. Leslie Barlow
Email L.Barlow@wlv.ac.uk, tel. 44-1902-323317, fax
44-1902-323316; please cite reference RS138).
(ii) Curriculum Vitae
(iii) covering letter in which research interests are outlined,
previous (e.g. undergraduate) and/or current projects
are summarised and background in both Computational
Linguistics and programming is described.=20
Applications should be sent to:
Ms. Leslie Barlow
The Research Support Unit
University of Wolverhampton
Dudley Campus
Castle View
Dudley, DY1 3HR
United Kingdom
Enquiries=20
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Those wishing to discuss this opportunity for postgraduate study
in Computational Linguistics can contact Dr. R. Mitkov=20
Email r.mitkov@wlv.ac.uk, tel. (44-1902) 322471.
The appointment of a research student is part of the expansion of=20
the Division of Linguistics in the School of Languages and=20
European Studies and is in line with the research policy of=20
the School which has designated Computational Linguistics and
Language Engineering as areas of research excellence.
Topics of active research are anaphor resolution,
automatic abstracting, neural networks, natural language
interfaces.