In the framework of three research projects - one funded by EC on the detection of multimodal information on anti-vax and anti-immigrant movements, and two funded by Spain on disinformation and hate speech, and on fairness and transparency in NLP (FairTransNLP-Stereotypes) - Santa will bring to the Pattern Recognition and Human Language Technology Research Center (PHRLT) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, two postdoc and one 3-year PhD positions.
We invite applications for joint pre- and post-doctoral positions in Natural Language Processing and Social Media Studies.
Qualification requirements:
In order to be considered for the postdoc positions, applicants should have a PhD within Natural Language Processing or Digital Humanities with a particular focus on Natural Language Processing. For the PhD position, applicants should have preferably a M.Sc. in computer science or related discipline.
The following qualifications are required: - Knowledge in Natural Language Processing SOTA models (especially for the postdoc positions) - Experience with working with textual data, preferably from social media - A positive, curiosity-driven attitude - Enthusiasm and commitment!
What we offer to you:
- Two first 18-month postdoc contracts with potential for continuity / one 3-year PhD contract - Joining an interdisciplinary team working in NLP, ML, and Social Sciences - Being involved in one of the above research projects - The possibility to live in Spain (Valencia) for a while: always an attractive place where to live!
In order to keep this email short, please feel free to contact me by email to know more about the positions. Interested applicants should send their CV by January 31 by email to: prosso@dsic.upv.es
Best regards and happy holidays, also from Santa!
Paolo Rosso Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain http://personales.upv.es/prosso