Post-Doctoral position in Dialogue Processing: Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

Post-Doctoral Position in Incremental Dialogue Processing and Prosody,
University of Potsdam, Germany

We have one position for a Post-Doctoral Researcher available from
March 2007 within the newly formed, DFG-funded `Emmy Noether
Independent Research Group on Content and Coordination' led by David
Schlangen at the Institute for Linguistics, University of Potsdam,
Germany.

The successful applicant will work in the context of ``InPro:
Incrementality and Projection in Dialogue Processing'', a new project
on incremental processing for dialogue systems, with computational
modelling of smooth turn-taking as the central test case. The project
will run for three years, with the possibility of a subsequent
one-year extension.

Ideal candidates
- have a strong background in Computational Linguistics, Natural
  Language Processing and/or Computer Science,  
- with some experience in incremental parsing or incremental
  processing in general. 

Experience with spoken dialogue systems, dialogue management, and
research on prosody would be a definite plus; programming skills
and a keen interest in problem solving and research are essential.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree by the start of the
appointment. There is no obligatory teaching load, but if desired
successful applicants can get involved in teaching activities as
well, to develop their CV. 

The `working language' of the project will be English, so fluency in
English is required. 

We offer 
- a competitive salary with all benefits (German BAT IIa payscale (or
  equivalent according to new TV-L), the actual salaries vary
  depending on age and family situation, currently between 2900 and
  3800 E per month)
- a dynamic and international working environment (Computational
  Linguistics is a growing part of Linguistics in Potsdam, which
  already is one of the larger linguistics departments in Germany;
  there are also established inter-disciplinary connections to
  e.g. computer science and psychology); and 
- a nice (and affordable) living environment (Potsdam is a beautiful
  mid-sized city just on the outskirts of Berlin, from where, if
  desired, Potsdam is in easy commuting distance).

The position is open from March 2007 (with earlier or later starting
dates negotiable); candidates are asked to apply
                   ** no later than February 15th, 2007 **

To apply, please send
- a statement of research interests; 
- a cv, including details of research experience;
- if applicable, (links to) sample publications; and 
- addresses of at least two referees
to Dr. David Schlangen ( das@ling.uni-potsdam.de ).

If you would like to have further information, please don't hesitate
to contact us at the address above.