PhD position in Document-level Machine Translation (OP-20150930-142354)
Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland
http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs/
Idiap invites applications for several PhD and post-doctoral positions
in document-level machine translation and in multilingual speech
recognition. These positions are funded by a new 3-year EU Horizon 2020
project in big data, which will develop solutions for monitoring a
massive number of media streams through their automatic analysis and
aggregation into a dynamic knowledge base.
This announcement is for a PhD position in document-level MT, within
Idiap's Natural Language Processing Group (http://www.idiap.ch/nlp).
The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Andrei Popescu-Belis
and will have the opportunity to collaborate with other members of the
NLP Group, who have made significant contributions to document-level MT
and information filtering in the recent past.
Description of work
Statistical machine translation systems have shown impressive
robustness, adaptability and efficiency. Recently, the community
started to consider that document-level knowledge can be used to improve
MT at both local and document levels. Numerous open questions remain,
regarding the nature of such features and their optimal integration into
the training and decoding processes.
The goal of this PhD thesis is to design models for entity-aware machine
translation, tailored to the multilingual media streams provided by
project partners. These models should improve the translation of entity
mentions by hypothesizing story-level coherence and taking advantage of
correlations across streams. The models should also accommodate the
high input volume characteristic of the project.
The successful candidate will be registered as a PhD student in the EPFL
EDEE doctoral program (typically for 4 years), to which he/she will
apply with support from Idiap.
Required profile
Candidates should have a strong background in computer science,
engineering, or a related discipline. Previous experience with
statistical MT is an advantage. Candidates should have strong
programming skills (e.g. in Python, Perl, Java or C/C++) as well as good
knowledge of English as a working language. Knowledge of several other
languages is an advantage. A strong academic record and a clear
aptitude for creative research will be priority selection criteria.
Dates
Review of the applications will start on October 31st, 2015, and will
continue until the position is filled. The appointment will start on
February 1st, 2016 or at a date to be discussed. The position is for a
maximum duration of four years.
How to apply
Please fill in and submit your application through the Idiap online
recruitment system, by clicking on the position's title at
www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs.
Contact information
Further information about this position can be requested via the Idiap
online recruitment system (http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs/) or
by contacting Dr. Andrei Popescu-Belis, head of the NLP group.
About the host institution
Idiap is an independent, non-profit research institute recognized and
supported by the Swiss Government, and affiliated with the Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Geneva.
Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais, a scenic region in
the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe,
and offering exciting recreational activities, including hiking,
climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities. It is within
close proximity to Geneva and Lausanne. Although Idiap is located in the
French part of Switzerland, English is the working language. Free French
lessons are provided.
Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions at all levels in a
young, dynamic, and multicultural environment. Idiap is an equal
opportunity employer and is actively involved in the "Advancement of
Women in Science" European initiative. The Institute maintains a
principle of open competition (on the basis of merit) to appoint the
best candidate, provides equal opportunity for all candidates, and
equally encourage both genders to apply.
Andrei Popescu-Belis
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Idiap Research Institute | tel: (41 27) 721 7729
Centre du Parc, CP 592 | fax: (41 27) 721 7712
CH-1920 Martigny | [email protected]
Switzerland | www.idiap.ch/~apbelis
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