30 October: fyi -- phd funding, Darmstadt

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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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