21.230 research assistantships in machine translation

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 21, No. 230.
       Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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         Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:14 +0100
         From: Shuly Wintner <shuly_at_cs.haifa.ac.il>
         Subject: Research assistantships available: Machine
translation / Hebrew processing

For an ISF-funded project on Hebrew to English machine translation,
the following positions are available immediately:

Research Assistant (doctoral or post-doc level)

- MSc or PhD in computer science or a closely related field
- Background in computational linguistics or natural language processing
- Good programming skills, preferably in Java and Perl
- Fluency in Hebrew and English; knowledge of Arabic a great plus
- Excellent communication skills

You will lead the development of a transfer-based Hebrew-to-English
machine translation system. This is an excellent opportunity to
combine practical, large-scale software development with cutting-edge
research. This position can be part of a doctoral dissertation,
leading to a PhD. The position is offered for one year, with a likely
extension of up to two more years.

Research Assistant (Masters level)

- BSc or BA in computer science
- Knowledge of computational linguistics or natural language
processing preferred
- Excellent programming skills, preferably in Java, Perl and SQL
- Fluency in Hebrew and English; knowledge of other languages a plus
- Good communication skills

You will develop methods for lexical representation, morphological
processing and automatic identification of multi-word tokens in
Hebrew. This position combines practical software development with
original research. This position can be part of a masters thesis,
leading to an MSc. The position is offered for one year, with a
likely extension of up to two more years.

For more information on both positions please contact Shuly Wintner
either by e-mail or by phone: 04-8288180.
Received on Mon Aug 27 2007 - 07:15:37 EDT