Postdoctoral researcher is expected to conduct independent research with projects embedded in the group’s research themes

Study Subject: Science
Employer: Heidelberg University
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The Department of Computational Linguistics at Heidelberg University opens a full-time position for a researcher in Computational Linguistics starting from April 2011.

The Computational Linguistics Department at Heidelberg University hosts a young and dynamic team conducting cutting-edge research in natural language processing. With three full professorships, a growing number of PhD students and researchers, the department is one of the important centres of Computational Linguistics in Germany.

The position is located in the group of Anette Frank. The research of this group focuses on corpus-based statistical methods for semantic natural language processing. Topics include multilingual lexical semantics and knowledge acquisition, discourse-level semantic processing and NLP applications built on these methods. For more details see our research pages at http://www.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/research.

The position is open for a post doctoral researcher or a doctoral student with a strong research profile. A post doctoral researcher is expected to conduct independent research with projects embedded in the group’s research themes. Prerequisites are a masters/diploma or a PhD degree in Computational Linguistics or related fields. We expect a solid background and experience in statistical techniques for natural language processing, good programming skills, and a clear research profile. Prior experience in the area of statistics-based computational semantics and NLP applications is a plus.

The position involves four hours of teaching per term, participation in administrative duties, and supervision of students. A good command of German is mandatory.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 08.11.2010