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Research position in Computational Linguistics and Dialogue Processing
Institute for Logic, Language & Computation (ILLC)
University of Amsterdam
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The Institute for Logic, Language & Computation (ILLC) at the
University of Amsterdam invites applications for a research position
at either the PhD student or the postdoc level in the recently
established Dialogue Modelling Group led by Raquel Fernandez. The
mission of the group is to understand linguistic interaction by
developing empirically-motivated formal and computational models that
can be applied to various dialogue processing tasks and to
human-machine interaction.
Applicants should hold, or be about to complete, an excellent Master's
degree (if applying for the PhD position) or PhD degree (if applying
for the postdoc position) in computational linguistics, computational
psycholinguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, or a
related field. Candidates with an interdisciplinary background are
particularly encouraged to apply. Good programming skills, proficiency
in spoken and written English, as well as a keen interest in problem
solving and research are essential.
The exact research topic is flexible, but must fit the general
research agenda of the group, which is centred around computational
semantics and pragmatics, in particular in interactive or dynamic
linguistic settings.
ENVIRONMENT
The ILLC (www.illc.uva.nl) is part of the University of Amsterdam, one
of the largest comprehensive universities in Europe, with a rich
history dating back to 1632. The institute offers a very international
English-speaking research environment. Research is interdisciplinary
and aims at bringing together insights from various fields concerned
with information and information processing, such as logic,
mathematics, computer science, artificial intelligence, linguistics,
computational linguistics, cognitive science, musicology, and
philosophy. For research done by the individual staff members of the
ILLC, please see http://www.illc.uva.nl/People/Staff/ and check their
personal webpages. The institute is located in the beautiful city of
Amsterdam, renown for its historic canals, its cosmopolitan laid-back
atmosphere, and its excellent connections to the rest of Europe and
beyond.
APPOINTMENT
The successful candidate will be employed by the Faculty of Science of
the University of Amsterdam on a fixed-term full-time contract (38
hours per week).
- PhD level: The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a
maximum period of four years. At first, a contract will be given for
18 months. If positively evaluated, the contract will be extended by a
further 30 months and should lead to a completed PhD thesis. On the
basis of a full-time appointment, the gross monthly salary amounts
to 2,174 EUR during the first year, rising to 2,779 EUR during the
fourth year.
- Postdoc level: The appointment will be on a temporary basis for an
initial period of one year, with the possibility of a contract
extension for a maximum period of three years after positive
evaluation. The gross monthly salary will range from 2,532 EUR in
the first year to 3,996 EUR (scale 10), excl. 8% holiday allowance
and 8.3% annual bonus.
For both types of position, the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch
Universities is applicable.
While this is primarily a research position, the successful candidate
will be expected to also make a contribution to teaching tasks at the
ILLC in subjects relevant to the candidate's research activities.
Preferred starting date: 1 November 2016.
APPLICATION
For details of the application process please see the vacancy notice
on the ILLC website:
http://www.illc.uva.nl/NewsandEvents/News/Positions/#item1469610809
Application deadline: 15 September 2016
If you have further questions, contact Raquel Fernandez at
raquel.fernandez@uva.nl
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