14 June: FYI -- PhD funding, NLP (Macquarie, AU)

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A new round of competitive PhD scholarships at Macquarie University has opened
for both Australian and non-Australian students, and we are encouraging top
students in all areas of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to
apply. Complete applications must be received by the 31st July, 2018.
Successful applicants will have a strong academic background and a good
research record.

We encourage students interested in the intersection of Natural Language
Processing and Deep Learning to apply. Specific research topics include
semantic parsing, dialog systems, information extraction, language learning
and vision and language. Successful applicants should have a strong
background in algorithms, linear algebra and calculus, and prior experience
with packages such as PyTorch or TensorFlow. For information about our group
see http://web.science.mq.edu.au/~mjohnson/. General information about the
application process and the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships
(IPRS) is here: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/scholarships/hdr-main-scholarship-rounds/.
You should email me (Mark dot Johnson @ MQ dot edu dot au) to discuss your
specific research topic.

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