Natural language research announcements

["Girju, Corina R" <girju AT illinois.edu>]

50% RA Position Available for Fall/Spring 2011-2012: Contribute to the car 
insurance technologies of the future
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The Semantic Frontiers Group @ the University of Illinois and the Beckman 
Institute are pleased to offer one 50% RAship for Fall/Spring 2011-2012 with 
funds from the car insurance industry.

We are seeking one hard working and enthusiastic RA with preparation in 
natural language processing (NLP) / computational linguistics or text mining, 
and machine learning (ML) or data mining. The task is to devise and build an 
information extraction prototype system for intelligent analysis of car 
insurance texts. 

Candidates should have programming skills in OO design and implementation 
using Java and C++, and demonstrable ability to work with various open source 
NLP and ML tools and libraries. PhD students are preferred; additional 
knowledge of data visualization is a plus.

Term of employment: Fall 2011 semester with continuation in Spring based upon 
good progress in the Fall.
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How To Apply: Email Prof. Roxana Girju 
(girju AT illinois.edu)
 with a resume; email subject should be “Information Extraction- Fall/Spring 
2011 RA application”
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!!! If you are looking for an exciting research project with a clear 
real-life application and high industry impact, this is your opportunity !!!