I am looking to fill a PhD (3 years) or postdoc (2 years) position in natural language processing/computational linguistics at the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Vienna, as part of my new research group there.

About the position

This position offers great flexibility in developing your own research agenda, and collaborations with other research groups are encouraged. It is also flexible with respect to topic, as long as it connects thematically with topics of interest to the research group. These currently include:

- evaluation of large language models and large language model agents - robust long context understanding - computational pragmatics - computational psycholinguistics

The annual salary for the PhD position is approximately EUR 39,000/year and for the postdoc position, approximately EUR 69,000/year.

Profile of successful candidates

- Master degree in computer science, computational linguistics, or related fields - Strong background in mathematics, statistics and/or machine learning - Strong motivation to publish in top refereed conferences/journals - Strong interest in recent developments in large language models, deep learning, and natural language processing - Good knowledge of a deep learning programming framework - Very good command of written and spoken English

For the postdoc position, additionally: - A strong publication record, including publications at EMNLP, *ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or COLM - A PhD in computer science, computational linguistics, or related fields

How to apply

Application deadline: April 4, 2025 (Late applications maybe considered but for full consideration, please apply by this date.) Start date: Autumn 2025 (start date flexible)

Please submit your application by email to s.schuster@ucl.ac.uk mailto:s.schuster@ucl.ac.uk and use the subject "[PhD position]" or "[Postdoc position]", depending on which position you are applying to.

Include a single PDF file with the following information:

- a statement of research interests that motivates why you are applying for this position and outlines your research interests (1-3 pages) - a full CV, including a list of publications (if applicable) - university transcripts - the names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of two people who can provide letters of reference for you

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

If you have any questions about these positions, please contact me at s.schuster@ucl.ac.uk mailto:s.schuster@ucl.ac.uk.

---- Sebastian Schuster https://sebschu.com