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<p>Osnabrück University’s School of Human Sciences, Institute of
Cognitive Science invites applications for the following position,
to start as soon as possible:
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Full Professor of Cognitive Natural Language Processing and
Communication
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(salary level W2)
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The Institute of Cognitive Science is seeking to appoint an
internationally recognized researcher contributing to an enduring
enhancement of its international collaborative network.
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In research and education the successful applicant will represent
the field of Cognitive Natural Language Processing and
Communication in its breadth with an emphasis on computational
models for language and multi-media data on different abstraction
levels and on (neuro)cognitive inspired processing of language
data. She/He is particularly expected to collaborate with more
than one of the existing work groups that are closely related to
the fields of processing visual data, machine learning, knowledge
representation, and (neuro)cognitive aspects of language.
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The successful candidate takes active part in teaching at all
levels of the Cognitive Science study programs (BSc, MSc, PhD) and
is, in particular, expected to offer interdisciplinary courses.
All classes are taught in English.
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Qualifications include a university degree (at the level of a
Master or PhD) in computational linguistics or directly related
areas, proven pedagogic and didactical skills acquired from
practical experience, outstanding ability of autonomously
pursuing scientific work, usually proven by an excellent PhD
thesis together with additional academic achievements according to
section 25 (1) of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act [NHG]
(e.g. German-style habilitation, i.e. post-doctoral lecturing
qualification).
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In particular, it is expected that she/he has thorough knowledge
as well as a coherent research program in the computational
modeling of natural language.
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International experience acquired from employments at universities
and scientific institutions abroad as well as international
collaborations are highly appreciated.
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Candidates are expected to have an excellent command of both the
English and German language.
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The position is available on a full-time or part-time basis.
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Osnabrück University has been certified as a family-friendly
university committed to helping working/studying parents and
carers balance their family and work life.
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The university aspires to ensure that more women are appointed to
professorial positions. Women’s applications are therefore
particularly welcome.
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If equally qualified candidates apply, preference will be given to
those with special needs.
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Applications with the usual documentation should be submitted by
e-mail in a single PDF-file to Osnabrück University, Dean of
School of Human Sciences, Prof. Dr. Thomas Staufenbiel,
Seminarstraße 20, 49074 Osnabrück (<a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:dekanatfb08@uni-osnabrueck.de">dekanatfb08@uni-osnabrueck.de</a>)
no later than April 21, 2017.
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Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe
Kühnberger (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kkuehnbe@uni-osnabrueck.de">kkuehnbe@uni-osnabrueck.de</a>).</p>
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