Overview
The position is in the CoSyne project, which is a new European FP7 project starting in March 2010. CoSyne is a multi-national, collaborative research project involving seven prominent partner institutions in four European countries. The CoSyne project addresses the challenges and opportunities that Machine Translation and cross-language information integration face in a dynamic Wiki context.
The position is based at the University of Amsterdam. We offer a friendly and interactive inter-disciplinary working environment, excellent computing facilities, and newly built offices minutes from the city center.
Requirements
Applicants must have a PhD in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics. The post-doctoral researcher will work on self-learning approaches to Machine Translation in the context of Wiki frameworks. This position is for two years (full time).
We are looking for very strong candidates who:
Have research experience in statistical natural language processing. A background in statistical machine translation is a plus but not a mandatory requirement.
Have a good knowledge of programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl.
Enjoy working with large, real-world data sets
Have excellent communication skills both oral and written
Further information
Further information can be obtained from Dr. Christof Monz: c.monz@uva.nl
Appointment
The salary is in accordance with the university regulations for academic personnel. The appointment is for two years. The gross monthly salary will range from €2,861 up to a maximum of €2,977 (scale 10/4 and 10/5). Employees receive an 8% holiday bonus on top of the monthly salaries. The collective employment agreement of Dutch universities is applicable.
Job application
Interested candidates should provide the following documents:
(a) A curriculum vitae indicating degrees obtained, disciplines covered (e.g. list of courses), publications, and other relevant experience.
(b) A cover letter.
(c) A one-to-two page statement of research interests, which should indicate what you see are interesting research issues relating to the project and what relevant experience you have.
(d) Two letters of recommendation, which must be received before the deadline. The two letters must be sent separately by email to application-science@uva.nl and should indicate the vacancy number (see above).
Documents (a), (b), and (c) should be sent in PDF format by email to application-science@uva.nl and clearly indicate the respective vacancy number (see above) in the subject line.
Closing date: 30 september 2010
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
The position is in the CoSyne project, which is a new European FP7 project starting in March 2010. CoSyne is a multi-national, collaborative research project involving seven prominent partner institutions in four European countries. The CoSyne project addresses the challenges and opportunities that Machine Translation and cross-language information integration face in a dynamic Wiki context.
The position is based at the University of Amsterdam. We offer a friendly and interactive inter-disciplinary working environment, excellent computing facilities, and newly built offices minutes from the city center.
Requirements
Applicants must have a PhD in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics. The post-doctoral researcher will work on self-learning approaches to Machine Translation in the context of Wiki frameworks. This position is for two years (full time).
We are looking for very strong candidates who:
Have research experience in statistical natural language processing. A background in statistical machine translation is a plus but not a mandatory requirement.
Have a good knowledge of programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl.
Enjoy working with large, real-world data sets
Have excellent communication skills both oral and written
Further information
Further information can be obtained from Dr. Christof Monz: c.monz@uva.nl
Appointment
The salary is in accordance with the university regulations for academic personnel. The appointment is for two years. The gross monthly salary will range from €2,861 up to a maximum of €2,977 (scale 10/4 and 10/5). Employees receive an 8% holiday bonus on top of the monthly salaries. The collective employment agreement of Dutch universities is applicable.
Job application
Interested candidates should provide the following documents:
(a) A curriculum vitae indicating degrees obtained, disciplines covered (e.g. list of courses), publications, and other relevant experience.
(b) A cover letter.
(c) A one-to-two page statement of research interests, which should indicate what you see are interesting research issues relating to the project and what relevant experience you have.
(d) Two letters of recommendation, which must be received before the deadline. The two letters must be sent separately by email to application-science@uva.nl and should indicate the vacancy number (see above).
Documents (a), (b), and (c) should be sent in PDF format by email to application-science@uva.nl and clearly indicate the respective vacancy number (see above) in the subject line.
Closing date: 30 september 2010
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
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