University of Copenhagen and the Information Retrieval Lab of the Department of Computer Science invites applications for the 2 fully-funded PhD positions. The lab develops models and algorithms that allow computers to retrieve and analyse large-scale text. Applications of the work include search engines, recommender systems, text understanding and analytics.
About the PhD positions:
PhD position 1: Investigate the level of uncertainty in probability estimates of ranking models.
PhD position 2: Investigate compositionality in text semantics.
Qualifications:
- Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
- Applicant must possess strong programming skills and mathematical background
- Applicant must be proficient in English (spoken and written).
Selection criteria:
- Grades that document an outstanding academic record
- Scientific publication(s) in recognized, peer-reviewed venues
- Awards and honors
- Professional qualifications and work experience
Application:
- Application to be submitted in English. The application must contain the following:
- Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages) including a description of how the qualifications are met
- CV
- Master thesis as pdf (final or in draft; if draft, then state the expected submission date)
- Assessment of master thesis (final or provisional if the thesis is not submitted)
- 2 Reference letters (signed and dated)
- Grade Transcripts, documenting an outstanding academic record.
- Scientific publications in pdf format (if any).
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| Organization | University of Copenhagen |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Denmark |
| Subject areas | Computer Science |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | April 30 2017 |
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