Institution/ Organization: University of Groningen
Department: Center for Language and Cognition
Web Address: http://www.rug. nl/let/onderzoek /onderzoekinstit uten/clcg/
Level: PhD
Duties: Research
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis
Description:
Ph.D. position (100%) in Computational analysis of coherence relations in Dutch
(vacancy number AT209075)
University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts
Center for Language and Cognition
The research groups Discourse and Communication and Computational Linguistics are looking for a Ph.D. student to participate in the NWO-funded research programme Modelling Textual Organisation (http://www.let. rug.nl/mto). This programme studies the organisation of text into structural units by means of coherence (discourse relations between clausal and larger units) and cohesion (lexico-semantic relations between words in textual units). The programme is organised around two related Ph.D. projects, focussing on coherence and cohesion, respectively. Both projects contribute to and then work with an annotated corpus of expository and persuasive Dutch texts.
We are inviting applications for one of these Ph.D. projects (the other project is already underway). The successful candidate will study the mechanisms that are used to establish coherence in Dutch texts by focusing on three computational research questions:
(1) To what extent can syntactic pre-processing of text contribute to the task of annotating discourse structure?
(2) To what extent can discourse relations be added to a text automatically?
(3) Does annotation of discourse relations contribute to automatic summarization of text?
Requirements:
- Master's degree in (Computational) Linguistics, Computer Science, or a related
field
- excellent record of undergraduate and Master's level study
- knowledge of Dutch or the willingness to learn it
- ability to work together with other researchers
Conditions of employment:
- Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
- Duration of the contract: Four years (100%), starting as soon as possible.
- The positions require residence in Groningen, 38 hours/week research, and must result in a Ph.D. dissertation. After the first year there will be an assessment of the candidates' results and the progress of the project to decide whether the employment will be continued.
- The University of Groningen offers a salary of ? 2042 gross per month in the first year to ? 2612 gross per month in the fourth year (figures based on full employment) .
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from Dr. Gosse Bouma
(principal advisor; see contact information below) and Ms. Wyke van der Meer,
secretariat CLCG (Tel. +31 50 3635806; E-mail: w.a.van.der. meer@rug. nl)
Additional information can also be obtained through the following links:
http://www.rug. nl/let/onderzoek /onderzoekinstit uten/clcg/
http://www.let. rug.nl/mto
You can apply for these vacancies before 15 March 2009 by sending your
application by mail to the address provided below, or by e-mail to vmp@rug.nl.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the application deadline.
Please include
- a letter of application
- your CV
- a copy of your diplomas and a list of grades
- a list of publications (if applicable)
- the names and e-mail addresses of two referees
- a short statement (no more than 2,000 words) about your motivation to apply for this project
When applying for this project, please quote the vacancy number AT209075.
Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2009
Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Department Personnel & Organisation
University of Groningen
P.O. Box 72
Groningen 9700 AB
Netherlands
Web Address for Applications: vmp@rug.nl
Contact Information:
Dr. Gosse Bouma
g.bouma@rug. nl
Tel. +31 50 3635937
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