PhD and postdoc positions in memory-based language modeling and
machine translation in Tilburg
http://ilk.uvt.nl/jobs/ilk2006-vici/
The Induction of Linguistic Knowledge (ILK) research group of Tilburg
University's Department of Language and Information Science (Faculty
of Arts) has openings for a full-time PhD student (four years) and a
full-time postdoc researcher (three years).
The two positions, funded by the Netherlands Organization for
Scientific Research (NWO), are part of the NWO VICI project "Implicit
linguistics: Machine learning of text-to-text processing", with
project leader Antal van den Bosch, focusing on memory-based language
modeling and machine translation. Memory-based language modeling is a
classification-based take on the classical problem of predicting the
next or the missing word in a sequence, and has applications ranging
from spelling correction to language modeling for speech recognition
and machine translation. Memory-based machine translation,
analogously, is a new classification-based implementation of example-
based machine translation. Underlying both goals is the development
of highly scalable memory-based classifiers (based on the TiMBL class
of algorithms developed at Tilburg University) trained on very large
monolingual and bilingual textual corpora.
We are looking for enthusiastic and competent researchers to enrich
the current ILK research group, which since its inception in the
early 1990s has focused on machine learning applications in natural
language processing, and to complete the five-person team for this
particular project, which also consists of two scientific programmers
and the project leader.
Profile PhD student
For the PhD position, we are looking for an academically oriented
person with an MSc (or equivalent) in computer science, natural
language processing, or artificial intelligence. Familiarity with
machine learning and natural language processing is an advantage, as
is a proficiency in written and spoken English. Programming skills (C
(++), Perl, Python, or Java) are a pro.
Profile Post-doc researcher
For the postdoc, we are looking for a researcher with a PhD in
computational linguistics, computer science, or a related area,
preferably with a proven record in machine learning of natural
language, or in data-driven methods for machine translation. The
project calls for an all-round team player who knows how to do
fundamental research, and who enjoys creating natural language
processing software.
Application and more information
Applications should include cover letter, CV, and names of two
references. Application letters should be sent before the
application deadline of June, 21, 2006, by regular mail to mr. P. van
Balen, Human Resources, Faculty of Arts, Room Y302, Tilburg
University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, or
by email to solliciterenFDL@uvt.nl. In your letter, please refer to
vacancy code 810.06.04 for the PhD position or 810.06.05 for the
postdoc researcher position. More detailed information on salary and
other terms of employment can be found on http://ilk.uvt.nl/jobs/
ilk2006-vici/ . For more background information please contact Antal
van den Bosch via email (Antal.vdnBosch@uvt.nl) or phone
(+31.13.4663117).
Links
http://ilk.uvt.nl - ILK Research Group
http://www.uvt.nl - Tilburg University
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