The Applied Computational Linguistics (ACoLi) Lab at the University of Augsburg is looking for one:

*Research Associate (m/f/d)* *in the field of Computational Linguistics*

The Applied Computational Linguistics (ACoLi) Lab at the University of Augsburg, Germany, has been created in early 2023 as part of the Hightech Agenda of the Bavarian State Government. Headed by Prof. Dr. Christian Chiarcos, the group concentrates on research topics in natural language processing, natural language semantics, and knowledge graph technologies, as well as the application of these technologies in digital humanities and language technology.

The University of Augsburg is a campus university in the city of Augsburg, Germany, in the Munich Metropolitan Region. It brings together fundamental research with applied research questions under the guiding vision of a network university. The university has a traditional focus on law, economics, social sciences and the humanities, along with promising fields in the natural and technical sciences as well as medicine. As part of a more general initiative in digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, the university is actively expanding its portfolio in the area of natural language processing and digital humanities with the creation of several new professorships in this direction.

The position is a faculty position (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (m/f/d) TV-L E13, 50%) for an initial period of 3 years. The successful candidate (m/f/d) will contribute to research and teaching activities within the group and in the wider context of the University of Augsburg. They are encouraged to participate in grant proposals, research collaborations and scientific networks of the group, and to develop their independent academic profile in this process. The successful candidate (m/f/d) will have the opportunity to obtain a PhD in computational linguistics. The first year of the contract will be devoted to find a suitable topic taylored to their individual interests and skills.

*Your tasks:*

- Contribute to the group’s research, network, dissemination and publication activities. - Co-operate with colleagues from the humanities and from computer science in the development of collaborative research and teaching. - Contribute to the course programme of the group on topics of computational linguistics and/or digital humanities. - Contribute to the development of interoperable tools and resources for NLP, corpus linguistics and digital humanities.

*Your profile / Our requirements:*

- Completed Master’s degree in computational linguistics, linguistics, digital humanities, linguistics, data science or a related field. - Demonstrated expertise in both technological (computational) and theoretical (linguistic) aspects of computational linguistics / language technology. - Background in one or more of the following technologies: - machine learning for NLP. - knowledge graphs, RDF, web technologies - morphological, syntactic or semantic parsing - digital humanities or corpus linguistics - Research interest in one or more of the following areas: - natural language semantics (e.g., WSD, SRL, NER, IE, AMR) - computational discourse (e.g., anaphor resolution, discourse parsing, implicit SRL) - computational lexicography - NLP for low-resource or historical languages - Familiarity with machine learning and/or knowledge graph technologies. - Demonstrated experience in software development and/or programming. Familiarity with state-of-the-art libraries for machine learning and data analytics.

Previous publications at major NLP, Semantic Web or DH conferences will be considered a plus.

*Your abilities:*

- Good programming skills (e.g., Python, Java) or the commitment to develop them. - Ability for self-initiated working and structured organization of work. - Good communication and interpersonal skills, in particular enjoyment to work in an interdisciplinary team and with international collaborators. - Ability to present complex scientific and technical matters in English or German. Commitment to develop such skills for both languages. - Motivation to teach aspects of NLP, computational linguistics or digital humanities, to participate in the supervision of students and in the group’s initiatives for public relations.

*We offer:*

- Interesting and diversified work in an interdisciplinary team - Engagement in national and international collaborations and dissemination activities in Germany, Europe, and worldwide - Flexible working hours - Training and further education opportunities - Lively campus and surroundings incl. family service & childcare facilities on campus

*Contract conditions:*

- Availability: as of now - Limited for an initial period of 3 years - The position is primarily tailored towards PhD candidates (m/f/d) but note that there is a parallel call of similar scope for Postdoc applicants (m/f/d). - Salary: up to pay group 13 according to the collective agreement for the public service (TV-L E13), in part-time (50%)

Applications should be transmitted by

*June, 20th 2023*

The University of Augsburg promotes the professional equality of women. Female candidates are explicitly invited to submit their application. The University of Augsburg stands up for compatibility of family and professional life. For more information, please contact the women’s representative office. Severely disabled applicants (m/f/div) are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applications, together with the usual documents should be sent to sekretariat.computerlinguistik@philhist.uni-augsburg.de. Applications should include a short motivation letter, scientific CV as well as diplomas (Bachelor/Master). We are happy to receive additional documents highlighting your scientific style (e.g., in the form of a master thesis or previous publications). Questions regarding the position can be directed to Prof. Dr. Christian Chiarcos, christian.chiarcos@uni-a.de.