We are looking for an enthusiastic researcher with an MA degree in (computational) linguistics, computer science or a related area, with an interest in computational linguistics and text mining.

The junior researcher will join the CNTS computational linguistics research group (University of Antwerp) and work in close cooperation with researchers from the department of Molecular Genetics and ADReM (data mining), also located at the University of Antwerp.

Your task will be to develop innovative text mining techniques and apply them in the biomedical domain.

The position is for four years, fulltime, and should result in a PhD in the area of computational linguistics.

Profile

• You have an MA in Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or a related area.
• You have an interest in computational linguistics and text mining, especially statistical or machine learning approaches.
• You have excellent programming skills and a good command of spoken and written English.

Information
For more background information on this vacancy, please contact Walter Daelemans via email (Walter.Daelemans[at]ua.ac.be) or phone (+32 3 820 27 66).

Terms of employment
Selected candidates starts with a full-time contract for one year, concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive outcome of the first-year evaluation, the candidate will be offered an employment contract for the remaining three years.

The postdocs will be ranked in the Belgian university job ranking system as a “doctor-assistant” with a starting salary of minimally EUR 3392 gross per month (or higher depending on number of years of experience).

The PhD will be ranked according to the Dehousse PhD bursary system with a salary between 1270 and 1590 net per month depending on experience.

Applications
For more background information on this interdisciplinary project, please contact Walter Daelemans via email (Walter.Daelemans[at]ua.ac.be) or phone (+32 3 820 27 66).

Applications should include cover letter and CV. Applications should be sent before the application deadline of September 15, 2007, by e- mail to Walter Daelemans.

The University of Antwerp
The University of Antwerp (UA) is characterized by its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach. It was founded in 2003 after the merger of the three universities that were previously known as RUCA, UFSIA and UIA, the university’s roots go back to 1852. The University of Antwerp has approximately 10.000 students, which makes it the third largest university in Flanders.

The University of Antwerp has faculties in Applied Economics, Arts and Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Pharmaceutical - Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Political and Social Sciences and Sciences. The four campuses are situated in the historic city centre and in the green belt to the south of the city.

Websites:
Molecular Biology - http://www.molgen.ua.ac.be/
Text Mining - http://www.cnts.ua.ac.be/cnts/
Data Mining - http://www.adrem.ua.ac.be/
University of Antwerp - http://www.ua.ac.be/