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http://adaptcentre.ie/careers/PhD-improving-machine-translation-for-information-retrieval-and-multimodal-interaction-tg-phd5.html --------------------------------------------------------- PhD Studentship - Improving Machine Translation for Information Retrieval and Multimodal Interaction Closing Date: 31st December 2015 Post Status: 4 years Department: ADAPT Centre, DCU Benefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees General enquires concerning this post can be addressed to sinead.gor...@adaptcentre.ie. Please include the reference code TG_PhD5 in the subject of your email. Research Topic The PhD student will conduct research on how to improve the performance of machine translation when it is used in an information retrieval or a multi-modal interaction (via video/speech) use case. This post is within the "Platform Theme B: Understanding Global Content" of the SFI-funded ADAPT centre at Dublin City University. This theme focuses on achieving translation of targeted quality, handling different levels of noise when spanning language pairs and domains and optimally leveraging human quality judgements. Background on ADAPT ADAPT is Ireland’s global centre of excellence for digital content technology. Led by TCD, it combines the expertise of researchers at four universities (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and Dublin Institute of Technology) with that of its industry partners to produce ground-breaking digital content innovation. ADAPT brings together more than 120 researchers who collectively have won more than €100m in funding and have a strong track record of transferring world-leading research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from Science Foundation Ireland and industry, ADAPT is seeking talented individuals to join its growing research team. Our research and technologies will continue to help businesses in all sectors and drive back the frontiers of future Web engagement. Why join ADAPT @ DCU? Work on hard, relevant problems in an interdisciplinary and exciting research environment. The ADAPT Centre combines expertise of researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. It brings together more than 120 researchers who have collectively won more than €100M in competitive research funding and have an international track record of bridging research and innovations to more than 140 companies. With €50M in new research funding from SFI and industry, ADAPT research and technologies will help businesses in all sectors to manage, personalise and deliver digital content more effectively. Work in a centre focussed on advancing your career. Whether you want to take an academic, industrial, or entrepreneurial career path, ADAPT prides itself in the support and mentoring that enables all its Students and early-stage researchers to reach their full potential. This year alone its postdoc-to-PI programme has helped three postdocs transition to be Principal Investigators on their own H2020 projects, while four others have recently won funding with ADAPT support to realise the commercialisation of their research through spin outs and licensing. Requirements The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g. M.Sc.) in Computer Science or a related discipline. They will have a good knowledge of machine learning and statistics, with a background in Natural Language Processing being a distinct advantage. They will be highly motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated proficiency in software development, with strong design and programming skills. They must be eager to work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams. They should have English language certification if English is not their first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 6.5+, TOEFL iBT: 92+, TOEFL pBT: 580+, or equivalent (Please visit: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml for details). Funding Information The position is funded through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) ADAPT Research Centre. Application Procedure: For further information and informal contact, please email sinead.gor...@adaptcentre.ie. Please apply via email to vacanc...@adaptcentre.ie, including: A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) expressing your suitability for a position A complete CV Names and contact details of two academic referees Please include the reference code TG_PhD5 in the subject of your email There will be a screening and interview process. Dublin City University is an equal opportunities employer -- Qun LIU, Prof.Dr. ADAPT Centre School of Computing Dublin City University --------- Email Disclaimer: "This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this email may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. 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