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Doktorandtjänst inom Multilingual On-Line Translation

Nyhet: 2010-01-18

The research will take place in the Language Technology Group at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg.

The department constitutes an international research environment with about 70 faculty and 70 PhD students. They come from more than 30 different countries; about half of them are native Swedes. General information about the department is available at http://www.chalmers.se/cse/EN
 

Job description

We are looking for a student with a strong interest for grammar-based high-quality machine translation in a multilingual setting (reaching up to 15 languages), and applications on the Web. The position is within the FP-7 European project MOLTO (Multilingual On-Line Translation), which involves three universities and two companies.

The monthly salary is around EUR 2350 in the beginning, 2800 in the end. The position involves 10-20% teaching, in agreement with the student. Its duration is accordingly 4.5-5 years. The start of the work will be between 1 March and 1 May 2010, in agreement with the student.

Requirements

Applicants should have a strong Master's degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or in a related field. The degree must be formally completed before the employment starts. In addition to an outstanding MSc thesis, publications are appreciated.

As for technical skills, at least a couple of the following will be needed in the work:

•  functional programming (e.g. Haskell, ML)
• web programming (e.g. Java, JavaScript)
• logic (e.g. description logics, constructive type theory)
• formal grammars of natural language (e.g. GF, HPSG)
• a few natural languages in practice and theory
• machine translation (rule-based and/or statistical)

Good oral and written communication skills in English are required. Knowledge of Swedish is not a prerequisite, as English is our working language for research as well as for teaching at the master’s level.
Following a policy of equal opportunities, we are at the moment particularly encouraging female applicants. Further information of the PhD positions can be obtained from Professor Aarne Ranta

Application details

A complete application for this position shall include:

• cover letter stating your interest and qualifications for the position
• CV listing educational background and courses with grades or equivalent
• publications and/or term papers at advanced level, incl. MSc thesis
• work experiences from programming, research, and teaching
• letters of reference (optional)
   

Welcome with your application to University of Gothenburg, Registrator, Box 100, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.

Please quote reference number E 334 150/10.

Application together with all additional documents must arrive no later than 15th of February 2010.

Trade Union Representatives:
OFR-S Astrid Igerud, +46-31-786 11 67, SACO Gunnel Lindö +46-31-786 10 78, SEKO Lennart Olsson +46-31-786 11 73

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