Full time PhD position 

The UNED IR & NLP group has an open PhD position. The successful candidate is expected to work as part of the joint research project FAIRTRANSNLP-DIAGNOSIS: Measuring and quantifying bias and fairness in NLP pipelines, together with colleagues from the Universidad de Barcelona and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. 

The project focuses on developing methodologies and metrics for measuring bias, fairness and transparency in NLP systems.  The detection of bias, their types and sources, is essential for developing unbiased datasets for training fair systems in NLP. 

Within the FAIRTRANSNLP project, the PhD candidate will work in the formalization of the detection of bias, fairness, and transparency of NLP pipelines from three different angles: (i) bias embedded in the dataset; (ii) degree of fairness in ML algorithms; and (iii) transparency techniques used in ML to achieve explainability in NLP. The candidate will also participate in the compilation and annotation of datasets. 

* Candidate profile * 

• Academic background (university degree, preferably master) in computer science or related discipline. 
• Knowledge of natural language processing and machine learning. 
• Excellent programming skills. 
• Ability to research and work as part of a team. 
• Fluent in English. 

* Terms and conditions * 

One year position with a possible extension to three years (1+2) after a positive evaluation. Salary equivalent to a FPI/FPU grant. 

* Application * 

The position is open until filled. Follow instructions in the official call: 

 https://www2.uned.es/bici/Curso2022-2023/12212121/11-1.htm#2.-_____   

Please send an email to lplaza@lsi.uned.es and jcalbornoz@lsi.uned.es for more info. 

* More about us * 

The UNED NLP & IR group is a leading group in Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing. Our team consists of more than 30 people. 

https://sites.google.com/view/nlp-uned/home