Vacancy Reference: 3005373
·   Department: Informatics
·   Job Title: Marie Curie Fellow
·   Job Function: Research
·   Job Type: Full Time
·   Live Date: 15-Dec-2005
·   Expiry Date: 31-Mar-2006
·   Salary Scale: £18,340 - £20,194
·   Internal job: No. Anybody can apply for this
position.
 
Five PhD positions funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Early Stage Research Training (EST) scheme are available in the Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR). The project - Edinburgh Speech Science and Technology (EdSST) - is an interdisciplinary training programme in speech science and technology featuring a strong interaction between the two disciplines. It will be carried out in partnership with Queen Margaret University College (QMUC).

You should have a first or upper second class honours degree or its equivalent, and/or a Masters degree, in Informatics or Linguistics. Informatics includes areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Information Engineering, and Computational Linguistics. Linguistics includes areas such as Phonetics, Speech Science and Human Communication Sciences. Applicants with degrees in these disciplines will also be considered: Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Physics. You must also fulfil European Union, Marie Curie EST selection criteria.

Fixed Term: 36 months (from 11 September 2006 -negotiable)
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