I
am seeking a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join my lab at the
School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of
Arizona. The researcher will work full time on a NSF funded project
that will employ natural language processing techniques to extract
organism character/trait information from the evolutionary literature
for the purpose of constructing the tree of life. At the University of
Arizona, our focus is on natural language processing techniques, but the
researcher will also have the opportunity to work with a team of
biologists, computer scientists, and paleontologists from ten
universities. Cost of relocation from another state will be reimbursed.
Position start date: As soon as a candidate is selected.
Salary: $45,000 with 3% increase annually Qualifications: 1. Must have an earned Ph.D (or close to completion) in Computer Science, Information Science, Biology, or related fields 2. Must have experience with Java programming language and application development environment such as Eclipse. 3.
Knowledge and experience in natural language processing such as regular
expression pattern match, syntactic parsing, and/or semantic analysis
are highly desirable but not required 4. Knowledge and background in systematics and/or evolutionary biology are highly desirable but not required
Responsibilities: The
post-doc researcher will be involved in 1) activities related to
developing, implementing, and evaluating natural language processing
algorithms, 2) communicating with other collaborators and participating
in project meetings, including short visits to other sites, 3)
activities related to project management, such as project reporting to
NSF., 4) activities related to publish and present research findings,
and 5) other miscellaneous activities related to the project in general.
Application:
Applications are reviewed immediately until a candidate is selected.
Please send cover page, CV, and three letters of recommendation via the
UA Career application system (https://www.uacareertrack.com/, search for Job Number: 49679) .
-- Hong Cui, Ph.D Assistant Professor, Information Technology School of Information Resource and Library Science University of Arizona