14 June: FYI -- NLP (Lisbon, PT)
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Research positions in Natural Language Processing (Lisbon)
Applications are invited for 1-year position initially in
the area of Natural Language Processing, Conversational Interfaces
and Machine Translation.
Successful candidates will be based in the Department of Informatics
of the University of Lisbon, the leading university of the country.
The Department of Informatics consists of more than 40 faculty members
and over 50 PhD students. Members of the institute are actively
pursuing a variety of research initiatives, including natural language
processing, human computer interaction, social network analysis,
bioinformatics, multi-agent systems, etc.
The Department of Informatics is coordinating a number of projects,
including the implementation of the CLARIN research infrastrutcure,
and there will be also ample opportunities for collaborative work
with other international research centers and industrial partners.
Lisbon is an Atlantic city full of charm, and one of the best
places to work and live: http://www.lisbonlux.com/
Positions
The application period will be open until the positions are
filled, with the starting dates for the positions occurring
since September 1, 2018.
The net monthly salary is in the range of 1500-2000 euro (Postdoc)
and 1000-1500 euro (MA holders), with 12 payments per year. Insurance
and social security contributions are ensured by the projects.
Requirements
Applicants must have an MA or PhD in computer science, artificial
intelligence, computational linguistics or a related area, with focus
on natural language processing and/or machine translation. Having
a good track record in publications, solid programming skills,
and knowledge of neural methods for natural language processing
are competitive factors.
We are looking for candidates that have good communication skills
in English, both oral and written, enjoy to work in a closely collaborating
team in view of participating in exciting multi-year research projects.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (including a list
of publications), and the names and contact information of
two referees to António Branco .
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