[ For details see http://www.cs.ust.hk/~dekai ]
Fully funded PhD and Postdoctoral research positions in Computational Linguistics and Spoken Language Translation are available at the Human Language Technology Center at HKUST. The program offers numerous close collaboration opportunities with other top international research institutions, including our US and European partners in the DARPA BOLT and EU-BRIDGE research projects. PhD scholars will undertake work leading to a dissertation in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, with their research relating to one or more of various fast-moving areas pioneered at HKUST: - semantic models in statistical machine translation - syntax and structure in statistical machine translation - machine learning of syntactic and semantic models HKUST is a young, energetic, highly ranked American style research university offering a very international English-language intellectual environment, situated on a beautiful waterfront campus in one of the most cosmopolitan and vibrant hub cities of dynamic Asia. GRANTS Each student will receive a starting stipend of HK$150,000 per year (approximately US$19,250), rising after qualifying exams to HK$160,000 (approximately US$20,500). Graduate students are eligible for on-campus housing. The program offers generous laboratory, library, and dedicated HLTC computation server cluster facilities. REQUISITES The successful candidate will be capable of independent, creative and careful critical thinking, possess strong communication skills, and be self-motivated. A strong undergraduate or Masters background is expected in a relevant area, such as computer science, computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, pattern recognition or information theory. Strong programming skills are essential. APPLICATIONS Candidates should forward their CV to [email protected] as soon as possible. Complete applications should also include: - names, emails, and telephone numbers of three referees - copy of all university degrees (with English translation) - transcripts from all university work (with English translation) - cover letter explaining your motivation for applying, career objectives, relevant background experience, interests, programming skills and accomplishments, and any other relevant information -- Prof. Dekai Wu | [email protected] | http://www.cs.ust.hk/~dekai HKUST Human Language Technology Center Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong tel +852 2358.7000 | dir +852 2358.6989 | fax +852 2358.1477 _______________________________________________ Mt-list mailing list
