The Department of Psychology at Stockholm University invites
applications for a postdoctoral fellow in computational linguistics /
cognitive science. The position involves a full-time employment for a
maximum of two years, starting on November 1 2022, or as per agreement.
The applicant will work in a research project that investigates
crosslinguistic differences and similarities of smell vocabularies. In
the project, smell vocabularies of diverse languages are mapped partly
with the help of data-driven machine learning methods based on natural
texts (i.e. text corpora), and partly based on more traditional
lexical-typological, linguistic methods based on native speaker
elicitations.
Main responsibilities
- analysis of text corpora using NLP methods, word embedding
modeling, machine learning and similar methods
- quantitative data analysis and visualisation
- writing of scientific articles
- possibly also experimental data collection
Required qualifications
- PhD in linguistics, cognitive science or similar, completed no more
than three years before the application closing date (with some exceptions).
- high-level skills in Python programming
- documented experience in working with text corpora and various NLP
methods and word space modeling (such as Word2Vec, BERT, GPT2)
- documented experience of independent scientific work resulting in one
or several publications in scientific journals or conference proceedings
Desired qualifications
- documented experience of machine learning and other statistical
methods such as regression analysis, PCA, hierarchical clustering, or
neural networks
- documented experience of text data processing and pre-processing,
compilation of data from different sources, data visualisation
- documented experience of experimental or survey data collection
- good collaboration skills, be innovative, solution-oriented and able
to work independently
- basic knowledge of linguistics and cognitive psychology
Applications should include
- contact details and personal data
- highest degree
- cover letter
- CV – degrees and other completed courses, work experience and a list
of publications
- research proposal (no more than 3 pages) describing why you are
interested in the project, how you wish to contribute, and why you are
suitable for the project
- copy of PhD diploma
- letters of recommendation (no more than 3 files)
- publications in support of your application (no more than 3 files)
- language skills
- contact details for 2–3 references
Application deadline: 07-Oct-2022
Web adress for application:
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=18829&rmlang=UK
Contact information
Dr. Thomas Hörberg
[email protected]
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