18.706 senior research positions in mathematical linguistics, 2005-8

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 18, No. 706.
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         Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:40:39 +0100
         From: "Carlos Martin-Vide" <carlos.martin_at_urv.net>
         Subject: research positions 2005-8

   A few permanent senior research positions may be available starting in
   2005-2006 in the Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics at Rovira i
   Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain).

   The web site of the host institute is:

   http://www.grlmc.com

   ELIGIBLE TOPICS

   The eligible topics are the institute's current or future research
   directions:

   - Formal language theory and its applications.
   - Biomolecular computing and nanotechnology.
   - Bioinformatics.
   - Language and speech technologies.
   - Formal theories of language acquisition and evolutionary linguistics.
   - Computational neuroscience.

   Other related fields might still be eligible provided there exist strong
   enough candidates for them.

   JOB PROFILE

   - Duration: permanent, subjected to periodical evaluation of outcomes.
   - Work contract with all Social Security rights.
   - The main duty of the position is research, with possible supervising and
   doctoral teaching too.
   - The scheme funding the position is extremely competitive.

   ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

   - PhD degree got before May 6, 2001.
   - Experience at a foreign institute for at least 4 years.
   - Exceptional research career, with a very strong record of publications
   and other achievements.
   - Great leadership capacity.
   - There is no restriction on nationality or age.

   ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

   - Salary at the level of a Full Professor in the Spanish university
system.
   - Full public health insurance coverage.

   EVALUATION PROCEDURE

   It will consist of 2 steps:

   - a pre-selection based on CV and carried out by the host institute,
   - a full proposal (application form + CV + letters of reference + letter
of
   acceptance by the host institute), to be assessed externally by the
funding
   agency.

   SCHEDULE

   Expressions of interest are welcome until April 23, 2005. They should
   contain the researcher's CV and mention "2005-8" in the subject box. The
   outcome of the preselection will be reported immediately after.

   Preselected candidates will be given full support in the application
process
   by the host institute. The deadline for completing the whole process is
   May 6, 2005.

   CONTACT

   Carlos Martin-Vide
   carlos.martin_at_urv.net
Received on Wed Apr 13 2005 - 03:39:25 EDT