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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Language Technology

POSITION AS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (reference number: 2009/6364) in Language Technology

available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.

The research group in Language Technology (LT) at the University of Oslo (UiO) announces the position of a postdoctoral research fellow in Language Technology. This position has a duration of three years, with an expected start date of September 1, 2009. The position has as its primary goal further academic qualification after a completed PhD in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science (with a specialization in Language Technology). The appointment includes teaching and supervision duties, according to the needs of the research group, at an average level of one third of the total time. For background on the LT research environment and the UiO study programme in IT: Language, Logic, and Psychology, please see:
http://www.ifi.uio.no/research/groups/lns/lt.html

http://www.uio.no/studier/program/it-slp/

The LT research group has its focus in hybrid approaches to Natural Language Processing (NLP), and the successful candidate will have competency in both rule-based and statistical methods within Computational Linguistics, as well as an understanding of the use of these methods in core NLP tasks like parsing, generation, machine translation, or others. The group pursues a predominantly applied research agenda, hence at least a minimal level of implementation experience is a prerequisite for this position. Finally, a personal interest and readiness to contribute to teaching in Computational Linguistics (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) and supervision of MSc candidates is expected; prior teaching experience is a plus.

The postdoctoral research associate will interact closely with ongoing research at the UiO Language Technology group, and experience that connects to the group activities (or directly complements these) will be an additional advantage, but not a requirement. Such experience could comprise, for example, prior knowledge of some of the frameworks used (HPSG and MRS), methods (constraint-based parsing or generation, MaxEnt or SVM modeling), resources (the LinGO English Resource Grammar), software (from the DELPH-IN open-source repository), or programming languages (Common Lisp or C++).  The University of Oslo is a multi-lingual environment, where knowledge of Norwegian is not a prerequisite.  UiO wants to increase the number of women among its scientific staff; female applicants are especially encouraged and will be prioritized, assuming otherwise equivalent qualifications.

Applications should include (a) a detailed resume (providing complete information on education, prior employment, teaching competency and experience, a list of publications, and any other relevant expertise), (b) contact information for at least two academic references, (c) copies of up to five scientific publications, and (d) a statement of research purpose. All applications will be evaluated by an independent search committee, where candidates may be invited for interviews or a trial lecture. We expect the selection process to be complete by mid-July. 

For general information about the terms of appointment, please see:
http://www.matnat.uio.no/internt/administrasjonen/personal/Forskrifter-phd-postdoc-eng.pdf  

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For further information please contact:
Professor Stephan Oepen, email: oe@ifi.uio.no, phone: (+47) 2284 0125.

The position is available for 3 yerars.

Compensation will be according to the Norwegian pay scale, in the range LTR 57–64
(NOK 435 700 – 496 100 per year), reflecting experience and qualifications. 

Applications must be received no later than May 15, 2009. 

Reference no.: 2009/6364

And must be addressed to:
University of Oslo
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
c/o Grete Andresen
Boks 1032 Blindern
0315 Oslo (Norway)

Electronic applications (using open document standards, preferably Adobe PDF) can be sent to apply-to@matnat.uio.no. 
Please include the reference number for this position (see above) in all correspondence.

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Redaksjon: OPA, opa-annonser@admin.uio.no
Dokument opprettet: 21.04.2009