FYI,
I've long grumbled about AGI being used to assess
political, social an moral issues. So I found the announce
below interesting.
--linas
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From: Bei Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2008/12/10
Subject: [Corpora-List] postdoc position at Northwestern University
Postdoctoral Position in Computational Linguistics
Language and Political Behavior
Northwestern University
Pending availability of funding, the Analytical Crisis and Reputation
Management group at Northwestern University is seeking to fill a
postdoctoral research position for the project "Language and Political
Behavior." This project brings together researchers from the
Departments of Linguistics and Managerial Economics and Decision
Sciences as part of the Northwestern Institute in Complex Systems
(NICO). Its goal is to analyze written and spoken text in business
and politics in order to detect and trace issues and opinions,
tonality of documents, and to explore the relationship between
linguistic output and voting patterns, interest group positioning and
survey data. The project also explores applications to political and
reputational risk management.
Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in Linguistics, Computer
Science, or a related area. Requirements include: (i) a solid
theoretical background and practical experience in quantitative
methods in computational linguistics and/or information retrieval;
(ii) excellent programming skills; and (iii) a strong motivation and
proven ability to work and publish collaboratively.
The position is available immediately. The initial appointment will be
for 12 months, with the possibility of extension by another 12 months,
subject to performance and availability of funding. Financial
compensation will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate's
qualification.
Prospective candidates should send their curriculum vitae, including
list of publications, to the following address:
Justin Heinze
Center Administrator
Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship
Kellogg School of Management
586 Donald P. Jacobs Center
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2001
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel. (847)-467-0524
Fax. (847)-467-1220
Applicants should arrange for two letters of reference to be sent
directly to the same address. For full consideration, application
materials including letters should arrive no later than January 31,
2009. For further information, contact Stefan Kaufmann at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer, and applications from minority and women candidates are
especially welcome. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in
the United States.
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