Job University of Amsterdam (UvA) - Postdoc in Statistical Machine Translation

The position is in the CoSyne project, which is a new European FP7 project starting in March 2010. CoSyne is a multi-national, collaborative research project involving seven prominent partner institutions in four European countries. The CoSyne project addresses the challenges and opportunities that Machine Translation and cross-language information integration face in a dynamic Wiki context.

The position is based at the University of Amsterdam. We offer a friendly and interactive inter-disciplinary working environment, excellent computing facilities, and newly built offices minutes from the city center.

Applicants must have a PhD in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics. The post-doctoral researcher will work on self-learning approaches to Machine Translation in the context of Wiki frameworks. This position is for two years (full time).

We are looking for very strong candidates who:

• Have research experience in statistical natural language processing. A background in statistical machine translation is a plus but not a mandatory requirement.
• Have a good knowledge of programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl.
• Enjoy working with large, real-world data sets
• Have excellent communication skills both oral and written

The salary is in accordance with the university regulations for academic personnel. The appointment is for two years.  The gross monthly salary will range from €2,861 up to a maximum of €2,977 (scale 10/4 and 10/5). Employees receive an 8% holiday bonus on top of the monthly salaries. The collective employment agreement of Dutch universities is applicable.

The Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam is one of Europe's foremost institutions of higher education and research in its chosen fields of specialization. It plays an active role in international science networks and collaborates with universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,500 students and 1,500 staff members spread over 4 departments and 10 research institutes. Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU and various private enterprises.

In March 2009, a large part of the Faculty moved to new premises in the Science Park Amsterdam; the entire Faculty will be located there by the end of 2010. The move will make the Park one of the largest centres of academic research in the Netherlands.

Further information can be obtained from Dr. Christof Monz: c.monz@uva.nl