*Postdoctoral position in machine translation* Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in machine translation within the COMTIS project funded by the Swiss NSF (http://www.idiap.ch/comtis). COMTIS aims at improving the accuracy of MT by modeling dependencies across sentences and integrating these models into statistical MT systems. The postdoc will measure the improvement in MT using these techniques, defining new evaluation metrics and resources, and coordinating their application to several systems. The postdoc will develop metrics, test suites and automatic procedures, and will integrate them in the FEMTI framework. Contributions to system integration, preparation and fine-tuning for evaluation are also expected. *Requirements* Candidates should hold a PhD in natural language processing, MT or speech technology, and demonstrate previous experience with language resources, evaluation, and quantitative methods. Previous participation in the definition of test campaigns for NLP or MT systems is a plus. Good communication skills in English, as well as some knowledge of French, German or Italian (for MT evaluation) are required. *Duration and starting date* The position is offered for one year, with a possible renewal for a second year based on satisfactory results. The appointment will start preferably on March 1st, 2011, or no later than September 1st, 2011. *How to apply* Please fill in and submit your application through the Idiap online recruitment system, by clicking on the position's title at http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs. Further information can be requested via the recruitment system or by contacting Andrei.Popescu-Belis@idiap.ch. Idiap Research Institute Rue Marconi 19 - BP 592 1920 Martigny, Switzerland http://www.idiap.ch