Hi folks,
My lab at UC Davis has two open positions for postdoctoral scholars. Both involve computational linguistic analysis of real-world data sources to answer impactful social questions. Strong NLP background is required, and multimodal skills are a plus.
One position (https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07972) targets large-scale analysis of police body camera footage to ask questions about interpersonal and legal/policy factors in police-community interaction. We are working on several related projects with a large amount of footage access - many possibilities! Another position (https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07977) aims to understand pragmatic and social factors in language associated with autism and Fragile X syndrome. Similarly, we have large, rich data sources and are working in collaboration with clinical domain experts; many possible exciting directions.
Review of applications will start later this month, start date could be as early as January 2027 but later is also possible. Please spread the word if you know anyone who might be appropriate or interested! Glad to answer any questions folks might have, just email me. Thanks!
-Rob