[TYPES] research positions 2005-11

[D.FILROM - CARLOS MARTIN VIDE]

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One-two 2-year postdoctoral research positions may be available starting before July 1st, 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: 2 years.
- Work contract with Social Security rights.
- The main duty of the position is research, with possible doctoral supervising too.
- The scheme funding the position is extremely competitive.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

- PhD degree got after January 1st, 2000 (or to be got in the next 6 months).
- Strong research career, with a remarkable record of publications and other achievements.
- There is no restriction on nationality or age.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

- Net salary amounting 1,600 euro/month approximately.
- 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 + research project), to be assessed externally by the funding agency.

SCHEDULE

Expressions of interest are welcome until October 5, 2005. They should contain the researcher's CV and mention "2005-11" in the subject box. The outcome of the preselection will be reported immediately after.

Preselected candidates will be given support in the application process by the host institute. The deadline for completing the whole process is October 15, 2005.

CONTACT

Carlos Martin-Vide
carlos.martin at urv.net