University of Groningen
(Groningen), 38 hours per week
Job description
Function title: PhD position
for the following project. The STEVIN PaCo-MT aims at developing an open domain hybrid MT system integrating proper linguistic analysis and syntactic transfer into a data-driven approach to be used by professional translators. Translation will be based on transfer (lexical and syntactic) from a parsed source language sentence into a corresponding target language structure. From this the final output is generated using information from a large target language Treebank that will ensure grammaticality and fluency. The MT application will be developed for the language pairs Dutch<>English and Dutch<>French. A post editing interface will be provided to adapt the output to user needs. The Flemish-Dutch consortium consists of two academic partners (Leuven and Groningen University) and one industrial partner (Oneliner Language and Business Solutions).
The PhD project within PaCo-MT in Groningen will be focused on building bilingual resources necessary for our translation approach. In particular, we will create resources such as translation dictionaries, translation memories and structure mapping rules. We will emphasize the use of syntactic annotation (in both, source and target language) in the automatic extraction of bilingual lexical data and transfer rules. Programming skills are required and knowledge about SMT and alignment techniques are definitely a plus.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
- a MA degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or related field
- knowledge of Dutch, or willingness to learn Dutch
- ability to work together in a project with members from different institutes.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Language & Culture)
Organization
University of Groningen
Founded in 1614. One of the best universities in Europe and the world. A wide variety of disciplines. Internationally oriented. Rooted in the North of the Netherlands. Socially active. Our researchers and lecturers are inspired academics. Ambitious students. We respect the differences in talent, ambitions and performance of the 25.000 students and members of staff.
The university provides a career advisory service for partners of new staff who move to Groningen.
The university is an equal opportunities employer. Because women are still underrepresented in a number of fields, they are particularly encouraged to apply.
Faculty of Arts
The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) is a research institute within the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. It embraces all the linguistic research in the faculty. A considerable number of the researchers participate in the Graduate School for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), and in the Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap (LOT). Within the CLCG there are six research groups: Syntax & Semantics, Discourse and Communication, Language Variation and Language Change, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, and Language and Literacy Development over the Life Span. The following position is located in the Computational Linguistics group.
Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: Four years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2000 gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 2558 gross per month in the fourth year. The appointment is temporary for a specified period of four years. After the first year there will be an assessment of the candidates results and the progress of the project. Based on this, it will be decided whether the employment will be continued. The position requires residence in Groningen, 36 hrs/week research, and must result in a PhD dissertation.
Starting date: September 1, 2008.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Jörg Tiedemann, project supervisor (about the position)
Telephone number: 31 50 3635935
E-mail address: J.Tiedemann@rug.nl
Or Mrs. Wyke van der Meer, CLCG secretariat (for general information)
Telephone number: 31 50 3635806
E-mail address: w.a.van.der.meer@rug.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
You can apply for this job before 01-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
University of Groningen
Personnel and Organization Office
P.O. Box 72
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail: vmp@rug.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT208128.
Job description
Function title: PhD position
for the following project. The STEVIN PaCo-MT aims at developing an open domain hybrid MT system integrating proper linguistic analysis and syntactic transfer into a data-driven approach to be used by professional translators. Translation will be based on transfer (lexical and syntactic) from a parsed source language sentence into a corresponding target language structure. From this the final output is generated using information from a large target language Treebank that will ensure grammaticality and fluency. The MT application will be developed for the language pairs Dutch<>English and Dutch<>French. A post editing interface will be provided to adapt the output to user needs. The Flemish-Dutch consortium consists of two academic partners (Leuven and Groningen University) and one industrial partner (Oneliner Language and Business Solutions).
The PhD project within PaCo-MT in Groningen will be focused on building bilingual resources necessary for our translation approach. In particular, we will create resources such as translation dictionaries, translation memories and structure mapping rules. We will emphasize the use of syntactic annotation (in both, source and target language) in the automatic extraction of bilingual lexical data and transfer rules. Programming skills are required and knowledge about SMT and alignment techniques are definitely a plus.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
- a MA degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or related field
- knowledge of Dutch, or willingness to learn Dutch
- ability to work together in a project with members from different institutes.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Language & Culture)
Organization
University of Groningen
Founded in 1614. One of the best universities in Europe and the world. A wide variety of disciplines. Internationally oriented. Rooted in the North of the Netherlands. Socially active. Our researchers and lecturers are inspired academics. Ambitious students. We respect the differences in talent, ambitions and performance of the 25.000 students and members of staff.
The university provides a career advisory service for partners of new staff who move to Groningen.
The university is an equal opportunities employer. Because women are still underrepresented in a number of fields, they are particularly encouraged to apply.
Faculty of Arts
The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) is a research institute within the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. It embraces all the linguistic research in the faculty. A considerable number of the researchers participate in the Graduate School for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), and in the Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap (LOT). Within the CLCG there are six research groups: Syntax & Semantics, Discourse and Communication, Language Variation and Language Change, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, and Language and Literacy Development over the Life Span. The following position is located in the Computational Linguistics group.
Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: Four years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2000 gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 2558 gross per month in the fourth year. The appointment is temporary for a specified period of four years. After the first year there will be an assessment of the candidates results and the progress of the project. Based on this, it will be decided whether the employment will be continued. The position requires residence in Groningen, 36 hrs/week research, and must result in a PhD dissertation.
Starting date: September 1, 2008.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Jörg Tiedemann, project supervisor (about the position)
Telephone number: 31 50 3635935
E-mail address: J.Tiedemann@rug.nl
Or Mrs. Wyke van der Meer, CLCG secretariat (for general information)
Telephone number: 31 50 3635806
E-mail address: w.a.van.der.meer@rug.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.rug.nl)
- CLCG (http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/index)
You can apply for this job before 01-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
University of Groningen
Personnel and Organization Office
P.O. Box 72
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail: vmp@rug.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT208128.
