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Netherlands: Phd ad for CLST, Radboud University Nijmegen
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Job description The project focuses on indexing and retrieving information in multimedia archives, more specifically of programmes broadcasted by the Flemish broadcasting corporation VRT. The eventual goal of the project is to retrieve fragments in documents that concern specific topics or specific speakers. To that end broadcast documents must be segmented in fragments dealing with a specific topic or in fragments that are spoken by one and the same speaker. All speech must be automatically transcribed in text so that the fragments can be indexed. The task of the PhD is to carry out a requirements analysis, investigate topic detection scenarios, apply speaker detection techniques, and to develop and test an interactive retrieval procedures. The PhD thesis will consist of a collection of journal papers about the project elements mentioned above.
The project will be carried out in close collaboration with the Catholic University of Leuven (Prof. H. Van Hamme).
Requirements: The successful candidate must have a strong background in signal processing and pattern recognition and computer science. In addition, he/she must have an interest in human factors issues and user interface design. Good communication skills in English are essential, as well as a good record of collaboration in teams. Candidates must have been authorized to work in the EU.
Organization The Faculty of Arts consists of eleven departments in the area of language and culture, history, history of arts, linguistics and business communication, which together cater for about 2,700 students and collaborate closely in teaching and research. The project will be carried out at the research institute Centre for Language Studies as part of the Linguistic Information Processing research programme.
Conditions of employment The total duration of the contract is 3.5 years. The PhD student will receive an initial contract for the duration of 18 months with the possibility of prolongation for another 2 years.
Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Dr David van Leeuwen (T +31 (0)346 356235; E
) or prof. dr Lou Boves (T +31 (0)24 361 2902; E
).
Additional information The starting gross salary is € 2.000 per month based on a full-time employment. Preferable starting date: December 2008.
