PhD scholarship Program “Semantic Processing”, jointly organized by the Computational Linguistics Department at Heidelberg University and the NLP Group at HITS gGmbH, Heidelberg, Germany.
Study Subject(s):Semantic Processing
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: Computational Linguistics Department at Heidelberg University and the NLP Group at HITS gGmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: -Candidates should have a strong background in computational linguistics and possess a Masters or a Diploma degree in either Computational Linguistics or Computer Science/Linguistics with a specialization in Natural Language Processing.
-Experience with machine learning, corpus-based methods and statistics is a plus.
-Strong programming skills (Java, C++, or Python) are required.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Within the doctoral program ‘semantic processing’, we have received funding for a research initiative under the heading ‘Coherence in language processing: semantics beyond the sentence’. We are currently inviting applications for five three-year PhD positions within this initiative.
We are soliciting applications for 5 PhD scholarships (EUR 1310 per month, tax-free) within the research initiative “Coherence in Language Processing: Semantics Beyond the Sentence”. They are associated with the Graduate Program “Semantic Processing”, jointly organized by the Computational Linguistics Department at Heidelberg University and the NLP Group at HITS gGmbH, Heidelberg, Germany.
The scholarships are available from October 1st, 2011, and will run three years (dependent on positive intermediate evaluations after the first and second years).
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: before July 31st 2011
For Further Scholarship Information and Application, Visit: http://semproc.cl.uni-heidelberg.de/discourse-semantics/
