A PostDoc position

There is an open PostDoc position in NLP for Bulgarian. Please see the details below.

RESEARCH AREAS

* Natural Language Processing for Bulgarian * LLM training and evaluation of Bulgarian academic texts * AI and Natural Language Processing * AI and epistemological development

REQUIREMENTS

* PhD in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Informatics or related areas * Excellent knowledge of Bulgarian * Excellent programming and LLM-related skills * Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, including early stage and experienced linguists as well as pedagogical specialists

OPTIONAL

* Previous experience with Digital Humanities tasks is an advantage * Previous experience with combining SOTA methods in NLP with LLMs is an advantage

SELECTION The selection will be performed on the basis of:

* Matching applicant’s education and skills to the position requirements * Scholarly excellence of the applicant * The relation of the previous applicant’s experience to the position requirements

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS The position falls within the project “Exploring the Triad of Academic Writing, Critical thinking and AI Literacy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Undergraduate Thesis Writing (TRAI)”, a Multilateral Academic Projects Programme (MAPS), financed by Swiss National Science Foundation and co-financed by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. The partners are from Switzerland, Romania and Bulgaria. A full-time commitment is expected, starting in 2026. The contract is envisaged for approximately 3 years with year-by-year assessment.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTION The project is in the AI and Language Technology division of the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT-BAS), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. IICT-BAS is a leader in a variety of contemporary technologies, among which are NLP for Bulgarian, large-scale computer models, supercomputer applications, big data, intelligent interfaces, optimization and intelligent management. More about the activities in IICT-BAS can be found here: https://www.iict.bas.bg/EN/

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

* a CV * Motivation Letter (max. 1 page) * List of Publications (especially in the last 2 years)

HOW TO APPLY If you are interested, please send an email with your questions and/or all the required application documents to Petya Osenova: petya@bultreebank.orgmailto:petya@bultreebank.org

Deadline: ongoing until fulfilled