From alta-tech at alta.asn.au Thu Jan 7 00:42:41 2010 From: alta-tech at alta.asn.au (Discussion list about ALTA) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:42:41 +0100 Subject: [ALTA-Tech] Job Posting: postDoc position at CLST, Radboud University Nijmegen In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: PostDoc (2 years) position available at the Radboud University Nijmegen. *Job description* The FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network "BBfor2" (Bayesian Biometrics for Forensics) provides an opportunity for young researchers to study several biometric technologies in a forensic context. The Network consists of 9 European research institutes and 3 associated partners. The Network will provide regular workshops and Summer Schools, so that the 15 PhD students (Early Stage Researchers - ESRs) and PostDocs (Experienced Researchers - ERs) and senior researchers can exchange research experience, insights and ideas. The main areas of research are Speaker Recognition, Face Recognition, Fingerprint Recognition, but also combinations of these techniques are studied. The challenge of applying biometric techniques in a forensic context is to be able to deal with the uncontrolled quality of the evidence, and to provide calibrated likelihood scores. The researchers in this Network will have the opportunity during their assignment to stay for some period at another Network institute and to get experience in an industrial or forensic laboratory. The PostDoc in the Network will be responsible for the scientific cohesion in the Network. He or she will work together with the PhD students in the Network, translate research approaches across biometric modalities, while overseeing the overall issues from biometric technology to forensic application. There will be a strong emphasis on organisational and reporting skills, stimulating, combining and extending research carried out in the Network, resulting in scientific publications. The PostDoc will work in close collaboration with the Scientific Co-ordinator of the Network. Successful candidates have extensive experience in Machine Learning, Speech or Image Processing, Forensic Sciences or related areas. Experience with processing of large data sets and skills in programming and scripting are important qualifications. *Requirements* Candidates should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie ITNs: Candidates should - be transferring from another country, i.e., not be of Dutch nationality, and not have resided more than 12 months in the last 3 years in The Netherlands. - be willing to work in at least one other country in the BBfor2 network. - hold a PhD, and have less than 5 years of research experience since their master degree. *Organization* The project will be carried out within the Centre for Language and Speech Technology (CLST), a research unit within the Faculty of Arts of the Radboud University Nijmegen. The CLST hosts a large international group of senior researchers and PhD students who do research at the frontier of science and develop innovative applications. *Conditions of employment* The duration of the contract is 2 years. The PostDoc will receive an initial contract for the duration of one year, with the possibility of prolongation for another 1 year. The salary is in accordance with the rules of the Marie Curie ITNs. In addition to the salary, travel allowances and career exploratory allowances are foreseen according to generous Marie Curie ITN provisions. *Additional information* For further information about the position, please contact David van Leeuwen, d.vanleeuwen at let.ru.nl . *Application* Letters of application, including extensive CVs, (with reference to the vacancy number 23.01.10 and preferably by e-mail) can be sent to: vacatures at let.ru.nl . -- -------------------------------------------------------- Henk van den Heuvel --------------------------------------------------------- CLST / SPEX Radboud University Nijmegen Erasmusplein 1 NL-6525 HT Nijmegen Netherlands ---------------------------------------------------------- Tel : +31 24 3611686 Fax : +31 24 3612907 e-mail: H.vandenHeuvel at let.ru.nl http://www.ru.nl/clst http://www.spex.nl --------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alta-tech at alta.asn.au Tue Jan 26 00:27:18 2010 From: alta-tech at alta.asn.au (Discussion list about ALTA) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:27:18 +0100 Subject: [ALTA-Tech] Job Posting: PhD position at CLST, Radboud University Nijmegen Message-ID: PhD (3 years) position available at the Radboud University Nijmegen. *Job description*** The FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network "BBfor2" (Bayesian Biometrics for Forensics) provides an opportunity for young researchers to study several biometric technologies in a forensic context. The Network consists of 9 European research institutes and 3 associated partners. The Network will provide regular workshops and Summer Schools, so that the 15 PhD students (Early Stage Researchers - ESRs) and PostDocs (Experienced Researchers - ERs) and senior researchers can exchange research experience, insights and ideas. The main areas of research are Speaker Recognition, Face Recognition, Fingerprint Recognition, but also combinations of these techniques are studied. The challenge of applying biometric techniques in a forensic context is to be able to deal with the uncontrolled quality of the evidence, and to provide calibrated likelihood scores. The researchers in this Network will have the opportunity during their assignment to stay for some period at another Network institute and to get experience in an industrial or forensic laboratory. The PhD student will investigate automatic speaker recognition in the forensic environment. The research will include theoretical aspects such as developing a general framework for evidence evaluation and reporting, and experimental aspects by conducting studies with automatic speaker recognition systems. The candidate will collaborate with other PhD students and senior researchers in the Network, in a highly interdisciplinary environment. Successful candidates have a Master Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant disciplines with a strong background in pattern recognition and / or signal processing, and excellent communication and writing skills in English. *Requirements*** Candidates should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie ITNs: Candidates should - be transferring from another country, i.e., not be of Dutch nationality, and not have resided more than 12 months in the last 3 years in The Netherlands. - be willing to work in at least one other country in the BBfor2 network. - have less than 4 years of research experience since their master degree, and not hold a PhD. *Organization*** The project will be carried out within the Centre for Language and Speech Technology (CLST), a research unit within the Faculty of Arts of the Radboud University Nijmegen. The CLST hosts a large international group of senior researchers and PhD students who do research at the frontier of science and develop innovative applications. *Conditions of employment* The duration of the contract is 3 years. The PostDoc will receive an initial contract for the duration of one year, with the possibility of prolongation for another 2 years. The salary is in accordance with the rules of the Marie Curie ITNs. In addition to the salary, travel allowances and career exploratory allowances are foreseen according to generous Marie Curie ITN provisions. *Additional information*** For further information about the position, please contact David van Leeuwen, d.vanleeuwen at let.ru.nl. *Application*** The Radboud University is an equal opportunity employer. Female researchers are strongly encouraged to apply for this vacancy. Letters of application, including extensive CVs, (with reference to the vacancy number 23.02.10 and preferably by e-mail) can be sent to: vacatures at let.ru.nl. -------------------------------------------------------- Henk van den Heuvel --------------------------------------------------------- CLST / SPEX Radboud University Nijmegen Erasmusplein 1 NL-6525 HT Nijmegen Netherlands ---------------------------------------------------------- Tel : +31 24 3611686 Fax : +31 24 3612907 e-mail: H.vandenHeuvel at let.ru.nl http://www.ru.nl/clst http://www.spex.nl --------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alta-tech at alta.asn.au Wed Jan 27 11:20:08 2010 From: alta-tech at alta.asn.au (Discussion list about ALTA) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:20:08 +1100 Subject: [ALTA-Tech] Research Position: Biomedical Text Mining (Melbourne, Australia) In-Reply-To: <53d5921b0912220333p10f3ac3k972e088c1eb9838c@mail.gmail.com> References: <53d5921b0912220333p10f3ac3k972e088c1eb9838c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <53d5921b1001261620y3dce29e5l4cda3df8fdad697@mail.gmail.com> [Apologies for cross-posting] Research / Senior Researcher in Biomedical Text Mining NICTA Victoria Research Laboratory Melbourne, Australia Closing date for applications: February 26, 2010 National ICT Australia (NICTA) is Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence. NICTA aims to bring together world-class researchers and professional staff, enhance their skills, and build a culture of entrepreneurship and achievement in use-inspired research that will build Australia's ICT capacity. We are seeking a Researcher /Senior Researcher for a project in Text Mining for Biomedical Applications. The successful candidate will work with an existing team---of researchers, software engineers, University of Melbourne research students, and collaborators from biomedical partners---in developing new techniques in Information Retrieval, Language Technology, and Text Mining, of value to biomedical researchers and clinicians. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field, with a proven research contribution in the topic areas of this project. Good communication and teamwork skills are also essential; previous experience in biomedical applications and a demonstrated history of innovation are highly desirable. Candidates for the Senior Researcher level are expected to have 4+ years of postdoctoral experience, or equivalent relevant industry experience, as well as demonstrated experience in developing research agendas and supervising junior staff and research students. This is a fixed-term position, commencing May 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. Further information: Please contact Dr. Lawrence Cavedon (lawrence.cavedon at nicta.com.au) or go to ? http://www.nicta.com.au/research/projects/BioTALA Application process: Please visit NICTA Careers to view the criteria essential to this role and apply online (http://nicta.com.au/director/careers.cfm). Closing date: February 26, 2010 From vadim.berman at digitalsonata.com Tue May 25 20:40:29 2010 From: vadim.berman at digitalsonata.com (Vadim Berman) Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 20:40:29 +1000 Subject: [ALTA-Tech] Japanese <-> English language professionals Message-ID: <760959CE04C348859CAD963BFBB79818@vadimbermandell> Wanted: Japanese language professional, fluent in Japanese and English, with good written communications skills. Linguistic background is a plus, anywhere in the world (telecommuting is OK). Task: QA of a MT system on last stages. Plain translation + explanations where the system made errors. On a later stage, inclusion in the linguistic development will be considered, but only for local candidates in Melbourne, Australia. Contact me for details. Best regards, Vadim Berman Digital Sonata Pty Ltd www.digitalsonata.com Australian Business Number: 54 122 188 998 Address: PO Box 803, Camberwell, Vic 3124, Australia Phone: +61 (0)3 98094461 Mobile: +61 (0)432 894 862 Skype: vadimberman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: