23 March: FYI -- PhD funding, Vision and Language (Saarbruecken, DE)
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PhD position: Integrating Models of Vision, Knowledge and Language
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(Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or similar)
Statistical models of natural language so far have only considered the
preceding words as a context. We would now like to generalize this to
include also knowledge from images or data bases. To this end, suitable
neural network architectures will be explored and their properties
analysed. Alternative machine learning based approaches will also be
considered.
Requirements: The successful candidate should have a masters degree in
Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or a related discipline,
with a strong background in mathematics and programming. A good command
of English is mandatory as English is the working language of the
department.
The position is 75% of full time on the German E13 scale and subject to
the final approval by the funding agency. Starting dates can be between
July and October, 2018. The appointment will be for up to four years.
About the department: The department of Language Science and Technology
is one of the leading departments in the speech and language area in
Europe. The flagship project at the moment is the CRC on Information
Density and Linguistic Encoding. Furthermore, the department is involved
in the cluster of excellence Multimodal Computing and Interaction. It
also runs a significant number of European and nationally funded
projects. In total it has seven faculty and around 50 postdoctoral
researchers and PhD students.
How to apply:
Please send us:
* a letter of motivation,
* your CV,
* your transcripts,
* a list of publications,
* and the names and contact information of at least two references,
as a single PDF or a link to a PDF if the file size is more than 3 MB.
Please apply by April 10th, 2018.
Contact: If you are interested in the project, please send an email to
Dietrich Klakow (dietrich.klakow@lsv.uni-saarland.de)
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