Research Associate - Literature-based Discovery for Cancer Biology (Fixed Term) Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (DTAL) Salary: £28,695 - £37,394 pa Start Date: 01st June 2015 Vacancy Reference: GZ05437 Closing Date: Midnight (BST) on Sunday 5th April 2015 Interview date: Week commencing Monday 20th April 2015, subject to confirmation Further Particulars Applications are invited for one post-doctoral Research Associate position in the University of Cambridge, working with Dr Anna Korhonen on the Literature-based Discovery for Cancer Biology project. The project is funded by the MRC and aims to develop next-generation technology for automatic literature-based discovery which can facilitate broad, deep, and dynamic discovery of new scientific knowledge from biomedical literature. Responsibilities of the successful candidate include research into novel, adaptive techniques for natural language processing, text mining and data mining that can be applied to discover new scientific knowledge in diverse biomedical literature. The project will develop a tool for cancer biology which integrates the new technology and supports the entire process of knowledge discovery from biomedical literature. The post holder will take part in system architecture design (however, the implementation will be carried out by a software engineer), performance evaluation, and dissemination of research findings. The project will involve close collaboration with the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Karolinska Institute (Sweden) and will take place in the Computational Linguistics Research Cluster at DTAL. This arrangement provides an excellent environment for research and career development, as the post holder will benefit from the expertise of both NLP and domain partners in this multidisciplinary project. Candidates will have completed (or about to be awarded) a Ph.D. in a relevant field such as computational linguistics, information retrieval, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics or computer science and be able to demonstrate an excellent track record of independent research and strong publications. Essential skills include: excellent programming skills, statistical natural language processing techniques, machine learning, as well as proven collaborative/communication/networking skills. Familiarity with biomedical text and data mining will be an advantage. Terms and Conditions Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 36 months in the first instance. This is a 100% FTE post. Salary for this post will be in the range of £28,695 - £37,394 pa (points 39 to 48). Salary will normally rise annually by one point on the anniversary of appointment. The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance. The appointment will run from 01st June 2015 for 36 months, and is subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period of six months. The post is pensionable, and is based in the city of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge and the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading Universities, with an outstanding reputation for academic achievement and research and a leading centre for Natural Language Processing. Cambridge comprises 31 Colleges and more than 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions plus a central administration. The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages is made up of five language departments and the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (DTAL). DTAL offers excellent support both in terms of research collaboration and infrastructure. DTAL was formed in 2011 by merging the former Department of Linguistics and the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. The Department pursues an interdisciplinary approach to theoretical and applied linguistics and conducts research in a broad spread of areas which compliment the Literature-based Discovery project. To Apply To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. In order for your application to be considered, please upload a covering letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications (if not included in your CV) and one sample of a recent publication. Applicants must provide the names and contact details of two referees who are familiar with your work in the relevant field. It would be extremely helpful if both of your referees could submit their letters of reference directly to the Faculty before the vacancy closing date, so they can be considered at the shortlisting stage. Referees should submit their letters to Dr Anna Korhonen by email to [email protected]. The closing date is midnight (BST) on Sunday 5th April 2015. Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 20th April 2015, subject to confirmation. The post is intended to start on 01st June 2015. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Anna Korhonen ([email protected]). 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