13 April: fyi -- phd funding, Amsterdam

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*The vacancy is found at:*
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~simaan/VacancyPHDstudent_EW2010.html

What follows is a summary.

Vacancy: PhD Position

Topic: Statistical Machine Translation

Keywords: Statistical machine translation; syntactic models

Site: ILLC, University of Amsterdam

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to work on
challenges in statistical machine translation between language pairs
that exhibit substantial divergence in syntax and morphology. The
position is financed by the NWO Exact Sciences project "Machine
Translation When Exact Pattern Match Fails" lead by Dr Khalil Sima'an.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have an excellent Master's degree (or
equivalent qualification) in Computational Linguistics or another
discipline relevant to the project (e.g, Artificial Intelligence) by
the time of their appointment. Applicants should have a strong
interest in pursuing empirical research of an interdisciplinary
nature. Master course-level knowledge of Statistical Parsing, Machine
Translation and/or Machine Learning is a requirement. Linguistic
knowledge of syntax and morphology is desirable. Good communication
skills in English, both oral and written, are essential.

For details regarding how to apply follow the link:
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~simaan/VacancyPHDstudent_EW2010.html

For additional information on the project or the open position see the
webpage contact Dr Khalil Sima'an (k.simaan@uva.nl)

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