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From: Ruslan Mitkov (R.Mitkov@wlv.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 14 2001 - 14:56:54 MET DST

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    AHRB RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

    The University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities,
    Languages and Social Sciences invites applications for an
    AHRB-funded research studentship in Computational Linguistics.
    The successful candidate will work on the development of a
    user-friendly environment which will assist different users
    in the production of abstracts of scholarly papers. In particular,
    the research of the student will focus on designing and implementing
    discourse strategies for summarisation. We are looking for candidates
    with a good honours degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer
    Science or Information Sciences, with programming skills and some
    experience in Natural Language Processing. Candidates with a
    background predominantly in linguistics are also encouraged to
    apply provided they are willing to be involved in programming
    in the course of the work.

    The AHRB studentships are subject to residence restrictions
    in that the candidate must be either a UK citizen or must have been
    a resident in the UK for at least three years (1 year for EC citizens).
    Information on eligibility with respect to residence is available at
    http://www.clg.wlv.ac.uk/news/page1.htm

    Applications should be sent to

    Prof. R. Mitkov
    School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
    University of Wolverhampton
    Stafford St.
    Wolverhampton
    WV1 1SB

    and must include

    - completed application form
    - a CV
    - copy of university degree
    - evidence of postgraduate qualification or experience
    - proof of nationality or residence status
    - a covering letter in which candidates explain
    why they have applied for the studentship, give details of
    their research interests/experience, background,
    programming skills and an outline of any experience in
    Natural Language Processing or Linguistics.

    The application form can be downloaded from
    http://www.wlv.ac.uk/sles/compling/news/AHRB_app_form.doc

    The closing date for applications is 12 July 2001.

    The short-listed applicants will be interviewed in
    the week starting 23 July.

    The AHRB maintenance grant amounts to 7 500 GBP in the
    first year, 8 200 GBP in the second year and 9 000 GBP
    in the third year.

    The successful candidate is expected to start the studentship
    on 1 October 2001, joining the Research Group in
    Computational Linguistics at the University of Wolverhampton
    (http://www.wlv.ac.uk/sles/compling/).

    For further information/queries, please contact
    Prof. Ruslan Mitkov, tel. 01902 322471,
    Email R.Mitkov@wlv.ac.uk.



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