We are happy to announce one PhD position in Computer Science with specialization in Computational Linguistics at Gavagai in Stockholm, Sweden (with formal affiliation to Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden).

Application deadline: 15 March, 2013.

Description

The position entails graduate studies and research in Computer Science with specialization in Computational Linguistics, with a doctoral degree as the goal. The PhD thesis should be completed and defended within the official appointment duration of four years. The position is part of the StaViCTA project on advances in the description and explanation of stance in discourse using visual and computational text analytics (http://cs.lnu.se/stavicta/). The PhD student will be expected to collaborate closely with the other project members in an interdisciplinary research environment. The position is a salaried employment (starting salary is about 23,000 SEK before taxes (around 30%)) with the right to social benefits and paid vacations. The position is located at Gavagai in Stockholm, Sweden, with formal affiliation to Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.

Qualifications

• Master´s degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or the equivalent.
• Excellent knowledge in machine learning/data mining.
• Excellent knowledge in natural language processing.
• Excellent programming skills (e.g. Java, Python).
• Solid training in mathematics and statistics.
• Experience with deep learning algorithms.
• Knowledge of linguistics and semantics.
• Excellent command of English.
• Teamwork experience.

Application

http://lnu.se/about-lnu/jobs-and-vacancies?l=en

Further information

http://cs.lnu.se/stavicta/index.php/jobs

The Greek political scene is in full swing preparing for new elections on June 17, little more than a month after the previous elections in May failed to provide a useful basis for forming an executive cabinet.

The blogsite Politik i Grekland has published some measurements we made on the relative stature in Greek-language social media for the eleven main parties campaigning for seats in the parliament. Their blog post is in Swedish but the main observation is that left wing party Syriza claims most of the attention – positive, negative, and worried alike – and that the traditional labour party Pasok has gained some ground during the last few days.

There is a moratorium on opinion polls until the election, but our monitors will stay trained on the Greek social media until the polls close. We will publish an update on the electoral sentiment in the next few days!