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Switzerland: Ph.D position in NLP in Geneva
Written by Administrator
Saturday, 20 September 2008
The University of Geneva, Departments of Computer Science and Linguistics, invite applications for a doctoral research assistant position in natural language processing. The successful candidate will be part of a group whose research focuses on statistical models of natural language. They will participate in a project on integrated statistical models of syntactic-semantic parsing for both English and French, with application to spoken dialogue system and possibly machine translation. For more information listing our recent publications and current research projects, see the web pages
Applicants will have received a Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics. Good programming skills are required. Knowledge of English and French is highly desirable, and good mastery of one is required. Previous experience in natural language processing is a plus.
Funding is guaranteed for 3 years, with a possible extension for a fourth year. Starting salary 38'400 CHF. The doctoral dissertation can be pursued either in the Department of Computer Science or the Department of Linguistics, depending on qualifications.
The University of Geneva is one of the leading research universities in Europe and offers excellent working conditions, as well as a stimulating scientific environment.
Review of the applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The appointment will start as soon as the necessary work permits and documents are obtained, but no sooner than the 1st of october 2008.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae indicating all classes and grades, a short statement of interest, and names and email addresses of at most 2 references.
Electronic applications are strongly preferred. Send your application to
with CANDOC as the subject line.
If electronic application is not possible, send you application package to
Paola Merlo Linguistics Department University of Geneva 5 rue de Candolle CH-1211 Geneve 4 Switzerland
Informal inquiries can be addressed to James Henderson (
) or to Paola Merlo (
).
The University of Geneva wishes to increase the proportion of female academic staff and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications from women.
