Postdoctoral Research Associate In Language Processing

University or Organization: University of Edinburgh Department: School of Informatics Job Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom Web Address: http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Machine learning Description: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Language Processing Vacancy Reference Number: 3009969 The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, invites applications for a full-time, fixed term Research Associate position on the project 'Synchronous Linguistic and Visual Processing' funded by the European Research Council. The aim of this project is to investigate the cognitive processes that unfold when humans view a visual scene and listen to a speech stimulus at the same time. The project encompasses both experimental research using eye-tracking and computational work using machine learning and probabilistic modeling. The successful candidate will work as part of a team of experts in linguistic and visual processing; he/she will design and implement models that capture the alignment of linguistic and visual representations and evaluate them against eye-tracking data. You will have a Ph.D. in computational linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, or a related discipline. You will have strong programming skills and a background in natural language processing (e.g., language modeling, parsing, alignment methods, corpus processing, human evaluation). Experience with machine learning and probabilistic modeling techniques is essential. This is a fixed position for three years, starting January 1, 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary in the range of GBP 29,704 to GBP 35,469. For further information please contact Dr. Frank Keller. Details about the position, as well as an online application form, can be found at: http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_r ef=3009969 More information about the project can be found at: http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/keller/projects/synproc.html Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2008 Contact Information: Dr. Frank Keller Email: [email protected]