Open jobs: PhD-level researchers at AIPHES

The newly established Research Training Group „Adaptive Information Preparation from Heterogeneous Sources“ (AIPHES) at the Technische Universität Darmstadt and at the Ruprecht‑Karls‑University Heidelberg is filling several positions for three years, starting on April 1st, 2015, for PhD-level Researchers in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Information Management or related areas.

The positions provide the opportunity to obtain a doctoral degree in the research area of the training group with an emphasis, e.g., in graph-based discourse processing, in natural language processing tasks such as automated summarization, in representation and analysis of text-induced structures, or in a related area. The group will be located in Darmstadt and Heidelberg. The funding follows the guidelines of the DFG, and the positions are paid according to the E13 public service pay scale.

We are looking for exceptionally qualified candidates with a degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related study program. We expect ability to work independently, personal commitment, team and communication abilities, as well as the willingness to cooperate in a multi-disciplinary team. Desirable is experience in scientific work. Applicants should be willing to work with German-language texts, and, if necessary, to acquire German language skills during the training program. We specifically invite applications of women. Among those equally qualified, handicapped applicants will receive preferential consideration. International applications are particularly encouraged.

For further details and application instructions, please refer to the full job posting on the AIPHES website.