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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
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