About this role
A three-year position exists for a Research Associate to work on the project LEXICAL: Lexical Acquisition across Languages. The project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) in the form of a Consolidator Grant awarded to Anna Korhonen. The aim is to develop a novel computational framework for learning and transferring lexical information across languages without the need for parallel resources. The project will cover a variety of typologically diverse languages and language domains and will demonstrate the usefulness for NLP applications such as machine translation.
Company:
University of Cambridge
Qualifications:
The successful applicant will have completed a Ph.D. degree in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer science, or a related discipline and will be able to demonstrate an excellent track record of independent research and strong publications. Essential skills include: excellent programming skills, statistical natural language processing techniques, machine learning, as well as proven collaborative/communication/networking skills. Previous experience with joint learning and inference may be considered an advantage.
Specific requirements:
The post is for 3 years starting from 1 September, 2015.
Educational level:
Ph. D.
How to apply:
Please mention NLP People as a source when applying