Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Duties & Responsibilities: Applications are invited for an anticipated postdoctoral position at Northwestern University in the area of computational modeling of the lexicon in many different languages. The postdoctoral fellow will work with linguistics professor Janet Pierrehumbert as a member of an interdisciplinary team that includes outstanding researchers at four other American research institutions. The Northwestern component of the collaborative project will focus on novel methods for bootstrapping lexical networks from sparse statistical samples. Negotiable start date in early 2012. Initial appointment for one year with renewal subject to performance and availability of funding.

Position Qualifications: Ph.D in computational linguistics, statistics, EECS, applied mathematics, physics, or a related field. Demonstrated ability to create and document robust software. Familiarity with C, Python and Unix/Linux environments are a plus. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Non-US-residents will receive consideration for the position.

Salary Range: Competitive salary scale comparable to postdoctoral positions in computer science.

Benefits: Benefits described at: http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/emptype/index.html#postdoc

Web Site: http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~jbp/

Application Address: Send an application consisting of a statement of research interests and a CV including the names and contact information for three references to: linguistics@northwestern.edu using the subject line: Pierrehumbert postdoc

Contact Email: jbp@northwestern.edu

Application Deadline: Consideration of applicants will begin on Dec. 10 and continue until the position is filled.