The Speech and Language Technology group of the German Research Center for
Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), offers two research/PhD positions in
clinical text processing and clinical decision support. The position is
located in Berlin and would be in close collaboration with colleagues at
DFKI, but also partially with clinical partners.
Position 1: Clinical text processing
Your tasks:
The candidate will work within our team on topics related to (neural)
information extraction, concept normalization and medical guideline
matching. A PhD could be developed within the scope of the given tasks, but
could address problems such as cross-domain/cross-language learning, few
shot learning, knowledge integration or generation of synthetic (patient)
data. This research brings the opportunity to test, interdisciplinary,
novel technologies for medical care.
Your qualifications:
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A completed Masters degree (or equivalent qualification) in Computer
Science, Computational Linguistics, or a comparable field
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Good knowledge of and preferably hands-on experience with natural
language technologies (tools and libraries)
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Experience with python
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Experience in machine learning (e.g. Pytorch, Spacy, Transformers…)
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Ability to efficiently familiarize yourself with new tools and topics
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Team player, result-driven, highly self-motivated
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Very good English language skills (written and spoken)
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At least some Basic knowledge of German
Your benefits :
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A wide and interesting range of tasks and extensive development
opportunities
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Contribution to trend-setting, innovative projects in the field of
Language Technology and AI
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An innovative, agile and professional work environment
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An attractive workplace in the heart of Berlin
Position 2: Clinical decision support:
Your tasks:
The candidate will work within our team on the development of machine
learning models integrating longitudinal, semi-structured data, to support
physicians and clinical staff. The field would be in the intersection of
machine learning, natural language processing and explainability and would
include interdisciplinary work. A PhD could be defined/developed within the
scope of the given tasks.
Your qualifications:
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A completed Masters degree (or equivalent qualification) in Computer
Science, Computational Linguistics, or a comparable field
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Experience with python
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Experience in machine learning or neural networks (e.g. Pytorch, SPacy,
Transformers,...)
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Preferably hands-on experience with medical data
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Ability to efficiently familiarize yourself with new tools and topics
-
Team player, result-driven, highly self-motivated
-
Very good English language skills (written and spoken)
-
At least some Basic knowledge of German
Your benefits :
-
A wide and interesting range of tasks and extensive development
opportunities
-
Contribution to trend-setting, innovative projects in the field of
Language Technology and AI
-
An innovative, agile and professional work environment
-
An attractive workplace in the heart of Berlin
Successful applicants will be employed according to their qualifications.
We offer excellent working conditions with interesting research topics in
an interdisciplinary team at an internationally renowned research centre.
The position is initially limited to the duration of the underlying project
(until mid/end 2025).
Severely disabled applicants with essentially the same professional and
personal suitability will be given priority. The DFKI intends to increase
the proportion of women in the science sector and therefore explicitly
invites women to apply.
We look forward to receiving your application documents. Please send them
in electronic form to Roland Roller (roland.roller(a)dfki.de) and Philippe
Thomas (philippe.thomas(a)dfki.de). Deadline: October 14. Applicants who
submit their documents after the deadline may also be considered -
depending on whether the position has already been filled.