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Senior research positions in Mathematical Linguistics (Tarragona, Spain)

- Senior research positions on Mathematical Linguistics, Tarragona, Spain

  A few permanent senior research positions may be available starting in 
2005-2006 in the Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics at Rovira i 
Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain).

The web site of the host institute is:

http://www.grlmc.com

ELIGIBLE TOPICS

The eligible topics are the institute's current or future research 
directions:

- Formal language theory and its applications.
- Biomolecular computing and nanotechnology.
- Bioinformatics.
- Language and speech technologies.
- Formal theories of language acquisition and evolutionary linguistics.
- Computational neuroscience.

Other related fields might still be eligible provided there exist strong 
enough candidates for them.

JOB PROFILE

- Duration: permanent, subjected to periodical evaluation of outcomes.
- Work contract with all Social Security rights.
- The main duty of the position is research, with possible supervising and 
doctoral teaching too.
- The scheme funding the position is extremely competitive.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

- PhD degree got before May 6, 2001.
- Experience at a foreign institute for at least 4 years.
- Exceptional research career, with a very strong record of publications 
and other achievements.
- Great leadership capacity.
- There is no restriction on nationality or age.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

- Salary at the level of a Full Professor in the Spanish university system.
- Full public health insurance coverage.

EVALUATION PROCEDURE

It will consist of 2 steps:

- a pre-selection based on CV and carried out by the host institute, - a 
full proposal (application form + CV + letters of reference + letter of 
acceptance by the host institute), to be assessed externally by the 
funding agency.

SCHEDULE

Expressions of interest are welcome until April 23, 2005. They should 
contain the researcher's CV and mention "2005-8" in the subject box. The 
outcome of the preselection will be reported immediately after.

Preselected candidates will be given full support in the application 
process by the host institute. The deadline for completing the whole 
process is May 6, 2005.

CONTACT

Carlos Martin-Vide carlos.martin@urv.net