Institution/ Organization: Technical University of Darmstadt
Department: Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing
Web Address: http://www.ukp. tu-darmstadt. de/
Level: PhD
Duties: Research,Project Work
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Required Language(s): English (eng)
Description:
The Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany) has an immediate opening for several PhD students to carry out research in the areas of (1) lexical semantic processing utilizing collaboratively constructed resources, (2) enhancing question answering systems by means of semantics, and (3) natural language processing for educational purposes. The positions are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and other third parties.
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in computer science and/or
computational linguistics. Previous work experience with one of the themes mentioned above is a definite asset (M.Sc., or equivalent). A keen interest in the topic and the will to pursue a doctoral degree in Natural Language Processing at the Computer Science Department of the Technical University of Darmstadt are expected.
Interested candidates are invited to send their application (CV, list of publications, statement of research interests and the names of three referees) to the address provided below (preferably by email: gurevych (at) tk (dot) informatik (dot) tu-darmstadt (dot) de).
Application Deadline: 29-Mar-2009
Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych
Hochschulstrasse 10
Darmstadt 64289
Germany
Contact Information:
Dr. Delphine Bernhard
delphine@tk. informatik. tu-darmstadt. de
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