Connectionists: Job Ad - Researcher in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

[Stephan Busemann]

(Sorry for crossposting)

Researcher in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, DFKI,
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany

The Multilingual Technologies (MLT) Lab at DFKI is looking to expand
its expertise in Machine Learning with a focus on Deep Learning,
Machine Translation and possibly other areas of NLP. Depending on
experience, the position is available at the
Junior/Researcher/Senior/Principal Researcher level.

Key research responsibilities include:
- machine and deep learning for natural language processing/machine
   translation
- software development and integration
- publication in top-tier conferences and journals

General responsibilities include:
- engagement with industry partners and contract research
- identification of funding opportunities and engagement
   in proposal writing
- contribution to teaching and supervision in accordance with
   University and DFKI rules and regulations
- administrative work associated with programmes of research

Requirements:
- MSc/PhD in computer science, machine learning, natural language
   processing, computational linguistics or similar
- Strong background and track record in machine learning, neural nets
   and deep learning
- Strong background and track record in NLP and MT - Excellent
   programming skills
- Excellent problem solving skills, independent and creative thinking
- Excellent team working and communication skills
- Excellent command of written and oral English
- Command of German and other  languages not a requirement but
   helpful

The successful applicant will work in the DFKI MLT lab led by Prof.
Josef van Genabith (Scientific Director MLT, DFKI, and Chair of
Translation-Oriented Language Technologies, Saarland University).

Working environment:
DFKI is one of the largest AI research institutes worldwide, with
several sites in Germany, covering basic research and applications.
DFKI is a not-for-profit company with more than 500 researchers from
60+ countries across the globe. DFKI is based on a shareholder model
including globally operating companies such as Intel, Google,
Microsoft, Nuance, SAP, BMW, VW, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom, several
SMEs, three German universities and three German Federal States.

The DFKI Multilingual Technologies lab partners in international,
national and industry funded research projects in all areas of
Language Technologies (including machine translation, question
answering, information extraction, human-robot communication, speech
and the multi-lingual web). The MLT lab currently leads the H2020
European Research project QT21 (http://www.qt21.eu/ ) on MT, the EU
CEF funded ELRC project (http://lr-coordination.eu/ ) and the EU
funded TRADR project on human-robot collaboration in disaster
scenarios (http://www.tradr-project.eu/ ).

The MLT lab is part of the DFKI site at the Saarland University
campus in Saarbrücken, Germany. Saarland University has exceptionally
strong Computer Science and Computational Linguistics departments,
two Max Plank Institutes in Computer Science, an Excellence Cluster
in Multimodal Computing and Interaction
(http://www.mmci.uni-saarland.de/en/start) and several International
Doctoral and Master programmes in Computer Science and Computational
Linguistics. DFKI staff regularly engage in teaching and supervision
at Saarland University.

Geographical environment:
Saarbrücken (http://www.saarbruecken.de/en) is the capital of
Saarland with approximately 190,000 inhabitants. It is located right
in the heart of Europe and is the cultural center of this border
region of Germany, France and Luxembourg. Some of the closest larger
cities are Trier, Nancy, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Frankfurt. Paris can
be reached by train in just under 2 hours. Living costs are modest in
comparison with other large cities in Germany and elsewhere in
Europe.

Starting date, duration, salary:
Preferred starting date is May/June 2017. The position is available
until June 30, 2020, with opportunities for extension depending on
performance and future funding. Compensation is competitive and
reflects individual competence, seniority and special skills.

Application:
Applications are required to include a short cover letter, a CV, list
of publications, a brief summary of research interests, and contact
information for three references. Please send your electronic
application (preferably in PDF format) to mlt-sek at dfki.de referring
to job opening no. "22/17-JvG". Deadline for applications is March
31st, 2017. The position remains open until filled. Please contact
josef.van_genabith at dfki.de for informal inquiries.

-- 
Prof.Dr. Stephan Busemann, Principal Researcher
Associate Head of Language Technology Department
DFKI GmbH, Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3, D-66123 Saarbruecken
phone: (+49 681) 85775-5286, fax: (+49 681) 85775-5338
http://www.dfki.de/~busemann

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Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Kuenstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Geschaeftsfuehrung:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender)
Dr. Walter Olthoff

Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats:
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. Aukes

Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313
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