6 November: fyi -- 2 postdocs, Xerox

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The Cross-Language Technologies (CLT) area of the Xerox Research Centre
Europe (XRCE) conducts research in the following areas: Statistical
Machine Translation; Multilingual Terminology Extraction; Cross-Language
Information Retrieval (CLIR), Categorization and Clustering. The team is
part of the PASCAL 2 European Network of Excellence, ensuring a strong
network of academic collaborations.

We are opening 2 Postdoc positions for researchers interested in the
areas of Statistical Machine Translation and/or CLIR. For the first
position, we are looking for a candidate with a strong Machine Learning
background, for the second position for a candidate with a strong SMT,
CLIR, or NLP background.

Required experience and qualifications:

For the first position:

* PhD in computer science, statistics or mathematics with focus on
Machine Learning.

* Acquaintance with SMT or NLP is a plus.

For the second position:

* PhD in computer science or computational linguistics with focus on
SMT, CLIR, or statistical NLP.

* Acquaintance with Machine Learning is a plus.

For both positions:

* Good programming skills in C, C++, and/or Python.

* A good command of English is required, as well as open-mindedness and
the will to collaborate within a team.

Starting date: January 2010

Duration: 18 months

Application instructions: please email your CV and covering letter, with
message subject containing the expression "[CLT Postdocs 2010]" to
xrce-candidates and to Nicola.Cancedda at xrce.xerox.com.

More details at:
http://www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Jobs/Two-Postdoc-Positions-Cross-La
nguage-Technologies .

Inquiries can be sent to Nicola.Cancedda at xrce.xerox.com.

XRCE is a highly innovative place and we strongly encourage publication
and interaction with the scientific community.

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