| More Information: | * Research Associate in Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning *
The NTU Computational Linguistic Group in the School of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
has an opening for a Research Associate in the area of Intelligent
Computer Assisted Language Learning (iCALL).
The position aims at developing new iCALL application for Chinese as a
Foreign Language, through the integration of syntactic parsing and
semantics-based MT to leverage information between Chinese and English.
The selected candidate will be responsible for:
(a) the implementation of a web-based tutoring system;
(b) surveying lexicon usage, syntactic complexity and
most common writing mistakes for early levels of Chinese (L2);
(c) designing and implementing ‘error-production rules’ in
an HPSG grammar of Mandarin Chinese;
(d) learning transfer rules between English and Chinese.
Job Requirements:
The ideal candidate should possess a good MA or equivalent in
cognitive science, computer science, linguistics or a related
discipline. A good command of English and Mandarin Chinese (both
spoken and written), as well as strong web-development skills
(including Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS) are required. In
addition, the ideal candidate will also have experience working with
wordnets and HPSG computational grammars,
Min. Years of Experience:
2 years
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All applications should include:
* a detailed CV
* names and contact details of 3 referees
* a sample of your research output (a paper or dissertation)
Send applications to and specify clearly which
post you are interested in.
Any inquiries about this position should be sent to:
Francis Bond
For more information about the research group, please see:
http://compling.hss.ntu.edu.sg/ |