Associate professorship or tenure-track assistant professorship in Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing
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The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for
an associate professorship or a tenure-track assistant professorship in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP) to be filled by December 1st, 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The successful candidate will be attached to the Centre for Language Technology (CST), see Center
for Sprogteknologi – Københavns Universitet (ku.dk). CST conducts research in different areas of language technology, such as computational linguistics
and natural language processing (NLP), language technology resources and the infrastructure around them, multimodal communication, computational cognitive modelling, digital humanities, and machine learning applied to NLP. The Centre has a strong international
profile, at the same time as pursuing the development of language technology methods and resources for the Danish language. CST has considerable experience managing international research projects, frequently attracts visiting researchers and has organised
major conferences in the field. Together with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Copenhagen, it offers an international MSc programme in IT and Cognition. The programme, which currently admits about 30 students a year, offers a range of
courses in the areas of NLP, computer science, and cognitive
Job requirements and content
The candidate must demonstrate:
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A research record in the field of computational linguistics and NLP
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Knowledge of and experience with machine learning and deep learning methods applied to the study of language
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Programming skills, preferably using Python
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Relevant teaching experience at university level.
The following qualifications constitute additional strengths:
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A demonstrated interest in linguistics
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Interest in and experience with human language technology applications
The successful candidate will engage in cutting-edge research in computational linguistics and NLP in collaboration with the CST researchers and is expected
to contribute actively to the Centre’s research environment. The candidate will also be expected to strengthen the Centre’s project portfolio by applying for external funding for research and development.
Furthermore, the candidate will contribute with teaching to the MSc in IT and Cognition. More specifically, the candidate is expected to contribute to the
Language Processing courses and to supervise students for thesis and electives projects within computational linguistics and NLP.
For details about the qualification requirements and the application procedure: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1307&ProjectId=156735&DepartmentId=19229&MediaId=5&IsAdPreviewRequest=true&AdvertisementId=111396
For further information about the position, please contact Head of Department, Anne Jensen, e-mail: annejensen@hum.ku.dk or
Deputy Head of Department for research Bolette S. Pedersen, bspedersen@hum.ku.dk.
The closing date for applications is 1 August 2022 at 23:59 [*CEST/CET]
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Costanza Navarretta
PhD, senior researcher/assoc.professor
Centre for Language Technology
Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics
University of Copenhagen
DIR +45 35329079