The MT group at DCU (http://www.nclt.dcu.ie/mt/) has a number of R&D vacancies to be filled with immediate effect given the award of the EU-funded FP7 project PLUTO (Patent Language Translation Online):
http://www.pluto-patenttranslation.eu/ These comprise one Post-doctoral research position and two Java Software Development positions. The successful candidates will report to Prof. Andy Way in the CNGL (http://www.cngl.ie) at DCU. All positions are offered on a fixed-term contract basis to work in the area of MT focused on cross-language search and translation of patent and other Intellectual Property material. The post-holders will be responsible for the following: -- Specification, design and implementation of system components from DCU’s MATREX MT framework for use in the multi-partner PLUTO project targeted at deploying novel search and translation technologies in a specific document domain (patents). -- Configuration and deployment of the MATREX MT framework in a grid computing/cloud computing environment. -- Specification, design and implementation of a range of file handling and parsing modules as pre- and post- processing steps in the MT framework. -- Specification, design and implementation of user-facing tools for the control and administration of the MT process including training the MT system. The successful applicants will work at the interface of both Translation Memory and MT systems and with both statistical and hybrid rule-based MT systems. Experience and Skills Desired The post-doctoral candidate have a strong background in statistical modelling, NLP and MT. In addition, we would expect that post-doctoral applicants would have a track record of publications in the area. The programmers must possess excellent Java Software Development skills and demonstrated commercial experience in Java software development. Experience with software development in the area of machine learning, statistical modelling, NLP or MT would be a significant advantage. To apply, please send a CV and contact details of three referees by 31st July 2010 to [email protected] in .pdf format, indicating also your preferred starting date, if successful. Please use this email address also for informal inquiries. Prof. Andy Way Centre for Next Generation Localisation School of Computing Dublin City University Dublin 9, Ireland. _______________________________________________ Mt-list mailing list
