The
Centre for Next Generation Localisation (www.cngl.ie) seeks to
revolutionise the way people interact with content, systems and each
other to achieve unprecedented levels of content access, process
efficiency and user empowerment. Breakthroughs in the creation,
processing, unification and integration of multilingual, multi-modal and
multimedia content are needed to meet the needs of an increasingly
mobile and multilingual society across global markets. CNGL will enable
content to be created, discovered, translated and personalised, so as to
efficiently and effectively deliver natural and engaging web-mediated
interactions between users, organisations and communities regardless of
language, device and preferences of the user.
CNGL is internationally renown for its strong, strategic mix of leading researchers in language,
adaptive
content, interaction and knowledge engineering technologies and its
tight engagement with innovation-driven companies that work with content
at a global level. CNGL has recently received further multi-million
funding from Science Foundation Ireland. As a result Trinity College
Dublin (TCD) is now offering 22 new PhD studentships in the areas of:
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Analytics for managing large scale multilingual corpora. Content-aware
multilingual Search and Discovery technologies Adaptive context-aware
search Intelligent slicing and adaptation of content Social-aware,
affective content adaptation Constructing affective dialogue solutions
Interoperability and analytics for intelligent content processing chains
Requirements:
The
successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first
class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g.
M.Sc.) in Computer Science, or a related discipline. They will be highly
motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a
demonstrated proficiency in software development. They must be eager to
work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams.
They should have English language certification if English is not their
first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 7.0+, TOEFL iBT: 100+,
TOEFL pBT: 600+, CEF:C1+, or equivalent.
Application Procedure:
For
further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD topic
details found at:
http://www.scss.tcd.ie/Dominic.Jones/cngl2-phd-details.pdf
Please directly contact the relevant supervisor, depending upon the position you're interested in, via email including:
A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) expressing your suitability for a position
A complete CV
Please also copy Dominic Jones - Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie
Applicants may then be invited to apply via the TCD graduate studies admission system.
Further Information:
Centre for Next Generation Localisation
CNGL is a €50M Academia-Industry partnership based in Ireland. It is unique internationally in
addressing
the integrated research and development of novel content, knowledge and
language processing technologies for the global, multi-lingual web
content and services supply chain. Â It is made up of over 100
researchers in labs integrated across Trinity College Dublin (TCD),
Dublin City University (DCU), University College Dublin (UCD),
University of Limerick (UL), as well as ten industrial partners,
including SMEs, NGOs and multinationals such as Microsoft, Symantec,
Intel and Welocalize. In addition to central funding from Science
Foundation Ireland (SFI), CNGL has a wide portfolio of European FP7
projects and commercial projects. It therefore offers unique
opportunities for international and industrial research collaboration at
the highest level in areas of language technology, multi-lingual web
and adaptive, personalised content. CNGL provides a world class
collaborative research and innovation environment. It provides:
world-class PhD supervision by integrated teams of leading academics; an
experienced and supportive lab community of postdoctoral researchers
and research programmers; excellent collaboration and computing
facilities; wide ranging skills training opportunities; a dedicated
management and administration team and an active commercialisation
development pipeline.
Trinity College Dublin
Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is the oldest university in Ireland and one of the older
universities
of Western Europe. On today’s campus, state-of-the-art libraries,
laboratories and IT facilities, stand alongside historic buildings on a
city-centre 47-acre campus. Based in the heart of Dublin, TCD offers an
exceptional working and social environment that attracts students and
researchers from around the world. TCD’s research impact is currently
ranked 44th in the World by the Times Higher Education Ranking of World
Universities and 10th in Europe by the Leiden University Ranking of
World Universities based on research performance. As Ireland’s premier
university, the pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship
is at the core of a Trinity education. TCD has an outstanding record of
publications in high-impact journals, and a track record in winning
research funding which is among the best in the country.
Equal Opportunities Policy
Trinity College Dublin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the employment
policies, procedures and practices which do not discriminate on grounds such as gender, marital
status, family status, age, disability, race, religious belief, sexual orientation or membership of
the travelling community. See also: https://www.tcd.ie/Graduate_Studies/Research2012.pdf
Application Deadline : 28 February 2013
Scholarship Description: UCD
Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is delighted to partner with
The Irish Times to offer one exceptional candidate the chance to win a
scholarship to cover full tuition fees for a part-time Executive MBA at
UCD Smurfit School, worth €29,500.