[Corpora-List] Job Announcement: NLP, MT or CLIR

From: zhang min (mzhang@i2r.a-star.edu.sg)
Date: Mon Nov 20 2006 - 03:18:41 MET

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    Job Announcement: NLP, MT or CLIR
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    INSTITUTE: Institute for Infocomm Research (IČR), Singapore

    JOB TITLE: Senior Research Fellow, Research Fellow or Research Engineer

    TECHNICAL SKILLS: Specialize in NLP, MT or CLIR. We are especially
    interested in multilingual term extraction from comparable corpus.

    JOB DESCRIPTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: The candidate shall contribute to
    current and future research in multilingual information access, in
    particular to machine translation and multilingual information retrieval
    technology. The candidates are expected to conduct in-depth study and
    research, and participate in developmental projects.

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • PhD or Master in Computer Science or a closely related area
    • Strong foundation in language technologies and advanced experiences
    in the following areas:
             - Statistical and/or Machine Learning approaches in NLP
             - Machine Translation
     - Multilingual term extraction from parallel/comparable corpora or
    monolingual corpora
             - Strong programming skills (C/C++, Perl or Java)
             - Strong interest in conducting applied research with the ability to
    deliver solutions
             - Ability to work as a team
             - High degree of integrity, passion and drive
    - Proficiency in written and spoken English and/or Chinese/Malay or any
    other language

    EMPLOYMENT TERM: Tenure or contractual with annual renewal

    We offer a friendly and enthusiastic working environment with competitive
    pay and comprehensive benefits. To apply, please forward your CV (with
    detailed experiences and your research interest, as well as name and contact
    information of two references) to Dr. Min ZHANG at mzhang@i2r.a-star.edu.sg
    and Ms. Aiti AW at aaiti@i2r.a-star.edu.sg.

    Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions
    are filled.

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    About IČR : IČR is Singapore's premier Information, Communications and Media
    (ICM) research institute. We are currently located on a wooded ridge amid
    tropical greenery, overlooking the sea. IČR currently employs over 300
    researchers coming from many nationalities and working in diverse areas
    including digital wireless, security, media and signal processing,
    networking, embedded systems, knowledge discovery, speech and natural
    language processing, automated video analysis, radio systems and fiber
    optics.

    IČR provides a vibrant research environment with strong support for
    patenting and publications and has close links with local and international
    universities and research institutes. Through industry programs, IČR helps
    local companies in the industry to upgrade technologically. Please see our
    website http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg for more information.

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