Summer Camp for Applied Language Exploration at the Johns Hopkins University Human Language Technology Center of Excellence Applications Due December 15, 2009 - US Citizenship Required The Summer Camp for Applied Language Exploration (SCALE) 2010 will be held from June 7 to August 13, 2010 at the HLTCOE offices near the campus of the Johns Hopkins University. Innovative Research-oriented Interested in solving open-ended problems Willing to accept a once-in-a-lifetime challenge We welcome you to apply for participation in this unique annual summer program at the Human Language Technology Center of Excellence (HLTCOE) at the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland, USA). The openings are for top researchers - faculty at all levels, industrial researchers, post-docs, graduate students, and skilled undergraduates. For highly qualified candidates, the salaries are competitive with the best summer positions with commercial companies, and the research environment is comparable to the best academic laboratories. What is essential is the ability to do innovative research on challenging open-ended problems. Furthermore, prior work in human language technology is not a requirement. We are actively recruiting people from many fields to give us the fresh perspective needed to generate exceptional, innovative ideas. · Complement and enhance academic year work · Attack important long-term research problems in computational learning · Contribute to projects with real-world impact · Work with a unique group of successful entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and researchers As part of SCALE, you will live and work near the beautiful Johns Hopkins University campus. You will need special security clearances to participate, and we will facilitate that process as soon as you are accepted for the program. US citizenship is required. Please contact us at hltcoe-hiring@jhu.edu by December 15, 2009. Once you are accepted to the program, we will invite you to planning meetings and begin your security clearance process. Website—http://web.jhu.edu/HLTCOE/scale2010.html | 
