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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Post
Doctoral Research Associate (m/f) in Computational Linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) at the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Innsbruck</st1:PlaceName> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Austria</st1:country-region></st1:place>) is seeking a candidate in
the position of postdoctoral research associate (m/f) in the area of Natural
Language Engineering and large-scale semantic annotation. The work will involve
statistical and symbolic language processing and knowledge technologies,
and their use in the eSWAN project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>DERI
is one of the leading research groups in the area of Semantic Web technologies
with excellent ties to relevant research groups worldwide and is located right
in the heart of the <st1:place w:st="on">Alps</st1:place>, with an exceptional
standard of living and an attractive combination of a beautiful city and unique
opportunities for sports activities all year round.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
expect<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
an excellent PhD degree in Computational Linguistics or related disciplines or
an equivalent academic degree,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
the willingness to combine formal scientific work with application-oriented
research in projects funded by the European Commission and national agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
following skills (and others) will be relevant:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
language processing, information retrieval, speech recognition<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
machine learning and information theory<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
technical authoring<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
research project administration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
ontological data modelling and knowledge management<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
use of GATE (http://gate.ac.uk)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
programming in Java and in script languages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
software engineering, components, systems modelling and design<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
programming tools like CVS, JBuilder, make, ANT, ...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
database programming in SQL and JDBC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
finite state language analysis<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
computational linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
are looking for individuals who will continue their existing stream of research
and lead a project that aims at large-scale information extraction from the
web, utilizing a a large, distributed cluster architecture. Leading this
project will also include management responsibility for a number of junior
researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
offer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
the stimulating environment of a leading research group in the area of Semantic
Web research,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
excellent ties to research groups worldwide,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
up-to-date infrastructure and resources, including sufficient funding for
attending international conferences, and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>*
standardized exchange tracks with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stanford</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and other
universities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>For
further information regarding this position and DERI, please see <a
href="http://www.deri.at/">http://www.deri.at</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
invite your application by e-mail to <a href="mailto:hr@deri.org">hr@deri.org</a>.
Please include a current resume, a list of publications, and digital versions
of your most relevant works.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Research Institute<br>
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck<br>
ICT Technologiepark, Technikerstrasse 21a<br>
6020 Innsbruck, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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