Postdoctoral Researcher in Natural Language Processing

Job title:

Postdoctoral Researcher in Natural Language Processing

Company

Universität Wien

Job description

Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where over 7,500 academic minds have found a unique blend of freedom and support. Join us if you’re driven by a passion for top-notch international research and scientific excellence. Ready to be part of our team? Welcome aboard!Your space for making an impactThis opening is a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the Faculty of Computer Science, and the candidate will work with Benjamin Roth in the area of deep learning for natural language processing.The natural language processing working group led by Prof. Benjamin Roth is jointly located at the Research Group Data Mining and Machine Learning (Faculty of Computer Science), and the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, with several interdisciplinary PhD and Postdoc positions in the areas of machine learning for natural language processing and computational linguistics.Possible research topics are:

• Analysis, explainability and interpretability of large language models
• Linguistic capabilities of large language models
• Extraction of structured information from text, linking knowledge graphs and language
• Weak supervision of natural language processing models
• Multimodal and multilingual deep learning

The group is well-equipped to cover conference travel and other research-related expenses. The Postdoctoral Researcher will have access to excellent compute facilities (such as GPU servers).The position is limited to 3 years and should be filled as soon as possible.Your future tasks:Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You develop and strengthen your independent research profile
• You support research projects and research studies
• You publish and present your work in excellent international outlets (top conferences and journals)
• You plan to submit project applications independently and to obtain third-party funding
• You teach independently in accordance with the collective agreement
• You advise and co-supervise students
• You will be involved in evaluation measures and quality assurance
• You will work in departmental administration as well as teaching and research administration

This is part of your personality:

• Doctoral degree/PhD degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Statistics, or a related field
• Strong publication record in top-tier international conferences.
• Strong background in mathematics, statistics and/or machine learning
• Background in linguistics or experience in applying natural language processing techniques
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Experience in the supervision of student projects or theses, and/or other mentoring, leadership or teaching experience
• Self-motivation, attention to detail, and a drive to produce high-quality work

What we offer:Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,752,30 (14 times a year) for a period of 3 years increases if we can credit professional experience.Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!It is that easy to apply:Apply via our job portal by uploading the following documents:

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications)
• Description of research interests and research agenda
• Contact details of two referees who can provide a letter of reference
• Relevant degree certificates and transcripts

If you have any content questions, please contact:Benjamin RothWe look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the and . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.​Application deadline: 04/24/2024Share this jobSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Get job alertsCreate a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.© 2015 – 2024 THE World Universities Insights Limited. Powered by Madgex Job Board SoftwareCloseBefore you apply –
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Expected salary

€4752.3 per month

Location

Wien

Job date

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 05:15:03 GMT

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