30 March: fyi -- research jobs (2), Norway
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2 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPs (SKO/post code 1352)
Available at EYE-to-IT, an EU-FP6-FET supported project at the
Department of Literature, Area Studies, and European Languages (ILOS),
Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo.
For further information, please contact: Norwegian project leader,
professor Antin Fougner Rydning, phone: +47 22 85 68 32, e-mail:
a.f.rydning (at) ilos.uio.no
or: Departmental research officer Beate Trandem, phone: +47 22 85 68
52, e-mail: beate.trandem (at) ilos.uio.no.
or: EYE-to-IT?s project leader, Professor Maxim Stamenov, New Bulgarian
University, e-mail: maximstam (at) yahoo.com
Pay grade: 54-58 (depending on competence). The gross monthly salary
will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic
personnel, and will range from approximately EUR 3955 to a maximum of
EUR 4248 gross per month.
Generally: A 2% contribution to the Norwegian pension fund is obligatory.
Closing date: April 28th 2006
REF.NO: 06/4087/GDO in psycholinguistics
REF.NO: 06/4088/GDO in neurolinguistics
The application should be addressed to the University of Oslo and should
include: CV (including list of publications), certified copies of
references, diplomas, a writing sample (total word limit: 10 000), all
in four copies.
Applications must be written in English. Please mark applications with
the REF.NO: 06/4087 or REF.NO: 06/4088 and send within deadline to: The
Faculty of Humanities, P.O. Box 1079 Blindern, 03l6 Oslo, Norway.
EYE-to-IT is an EU-FP6-FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) supported
project directed by Professor Maxim Stamenov, at the New Bulgarian
University. In connection with EYE-to-IT, two fellowships are awarded
for a period of one year with the possibility of a second year renewal
contingent upon complementary project funding. One within
psycholinguistics, the other within neurolinguistics. Both research
positions associated with ILOS are financed by EU-FP6-FET and the
Faculty of Humanities/University of Oslo. Further information about the
EYE-to-IT project can be found here:
http://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/index.html
EYE-to-IT: Outline of Project
The purpose of the project is to investigate, under controlled
experimental conditions, the task of translating by professional
translators. The visual input in the source language (L1) of
professional translators will be monitored with eye-tracking technology.
The translators? keystrokes during typing in the target language (L2)
will be logged with the output monitoring tool Translog. Furthermore,
the brain performance during perceptual input and motor output will be
monitored with a brain activity recording technique (EEG). The task
requirement ? translation of identical semantic content from L1 into L2
? will guarantee the compatibility of input and output patterns at a
certain level of structure and make it possible to compare and interpret
output and input in terms of the complementary pair: comprehension and
production. In addition, the interface between the working memory (WM)
and long-term memory (LTM) of the translator will be prompted when
feedback provided by a modified version of the computerized tool iDict
is given. Simultaneously, the brain performance during the prompting
with EEG will be monitored. The intention is to achieve an integrated
experimental and application design that fulfils the requirements of a
human-computer monitoring and feedback system. The building of such a
system will allow the in depth study of a mind-brain-behaviour-computer
interaction system with a complete-cycle mini-max set of variables.
Complete-cycle monitoring offers the possibility of providing its
operator with feedback in different combinations for different purposes,
e.g. with automatic prompting of the translator?s LTM for fast finding
of means of expression in L2.
We are looking for candidates who work on these kinds of issues, broadly
construed
The candidates will be expected to work in close cooperation with the
other researchers in the project, and to participate in the various
workshops and conferences organized by the project-leader as part of
EYE-to-IT.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in psycholinguistics (REF.NO 06/4087/GDO)
Requirements
- A PhD in psycholinguistics or related areas in linguistics.
- The candidate's work must be closely connected to the central topic of
EYE-to-IT, broadly construed.
- The candidate is expected to have a good command of Norwegian or one
of the other Scandinavian languages, as well as of English.
- The University of Oslo has as a goal to recruit more women in research
positions. Women are encouraged to apply.
- The final candidates will be called to an interview at the University
of Oslo on May 16th 2006.
- Applicants should send an application with CV (including list of
publications), certified copies of references, diplomas, a writing
sample (total word limit: 10 000), all in four copies.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in neurolinguistics (REF.NO 06/4088/GDO)
Requirements
- A PhD in neurolinguistics or related areas in linguistics.
- The candidate's work must be closely connected to the central topic of
EYE-to-IT, broadly construed.
- The candidate is expected to have a good command of Norwegian or one
of the other Scandinavian languages, as well as of English.
- The University of Oslo has as a goal to recruit more women in research
positions. Women are encouraged to apply.
- The final candidates will be called to an interview at the University
of Oslo on May 16th 2006.
- Applicants should send an application with CV (including list of
publications), certified copies of references, diplomas, a writing
sample (total word limit: 10 000), all in four copies.
Guidelines for appointments to post-doctoral research fellowships at the
University of Oslo may be obtained at:
http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/guidelinespostdoctor.xml
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