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PhD student position in argument mining, Dundee (Scotland), Deadline: 31 Aug 2016

PhD Studentship Available in Argument Mining
Centre for Argument Technology, University of Dundee
***Closing date for applications is 31 August 2016***

RCUK Stipend (£14,296 per year, tax-free).

Fixed Term 42 months.

Applications are invited for a PhD student to work in the interdisciplinary
area lying between computational linguistics and argumentation. The
studentship aims to explore techniques in computational linguistics, text
mining and deep learning to exploit theories of argument structure and
classical rhetoric in order to automatically identify human reasoning in
unconstrained natural language texts. Because of the team?s current
research with IBM, the research conducted as a part of this PhD studentship
will also be able to make use of Bluemix and Watson components.

Argument Mining ? automatically extracting the structure of reasoning from
text ? is an exciting and rapidly expanding area of computational
linguistics and text analytics. In 2013, there were only a handful of
papers in the area; since then, there have been a range of specialised
international events, including a new annual workshop series, hundreds of
papers, and dozens of research groups around the world gearing up to tackle
the problem. The Centre for Argument Technology is playing a significant
role in this field, providing not only theoretical advances but also some
of the most widely used software tools and datasets.

The PhD student will be able to explore theories of argument structure from
linguistic and computational perspectives with a view to automatically
extracting such structure. The work will involve working in one or more
application domains, and could involve working with  commercial partners.

A basic understanding of linguistics or computational linguistics would be
a significant advantage, whilst exposure to theories of reasoning, argument
or critical thinking would be a benefit. Candidates would typically be
expected to have, or be on track for, a first class honours degree or
equivalent, or a distinction at Masters level.

The post will be held in the Centre for Argument Technology in the School
of Science & Engineering at the University of Dundee. At the most recent
REF, research in the discipline of Computer Science was rated third in
Scotland, with 79% of its research rated world-leading or internationally
excellent (4* or 3*). Dundee has been ranked amongst the top places in the
world for scientists to work (The Scientist), and has one of the lowest
costs of living in the UK.

The starting date for the 42-month PhD studentship is negotiable.

More information is available from the research group web site at
http://jobs.arg.tech, and applicants should apply by sending a CV and
covering letter to Prof. Chris Reed. Closing date for applications is 31
August 2016.

The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: SC015096
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