Experienced Researcher (R2) - Analysis of social media and disinformation
With respect to its intensive development in 2022, the Institute GATE (in
Sofia, Bulgaria) is looking for:
Experienced Researcher (R2) – Analysis of social media and disinformation
Application deadline: 15 November 2022
GATE is a joint initiative between Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”,
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden and Chalmers Industrial
Technology, Sweden. The Swedish institutions are leading organizations in
strategic initiatives such as AI Sweden, AI Research Centre, AI Innovation
of Sweden and the Digital Twin Cities Centre.
GATE develops research capacity and potential in Big Data and Artificial
Intelligence, cultivating the next generation of leading scientists by
expanding the existing research network and establishing long-term
agreements with leading global organizations. The Institute builds
sustainable stakeholder relationships, focusing on technological
collaboration between government, industry, academia and non-governmental
organizations towards Artificial Intelligence and smart decision-making
models.
We use artificial intelligence for a better and safer life.
Be part of the future and participate in applied research that develops
innovations in the field of big data and artificial intelligence in
collaboration with the scientific community, business and government.
For our research team, we are looking for young at heart, motivated for
high results and open to the unlimited possibilities of the future.
Experienced Researcher
Research group: Analysis of social media and disinformation
Disinformation is not a new phenomenon; however, it reached an impressive
level with the growing use of social media by the population. The
extraction of data from social media, the various analysis and
visualization methods are essential instruments in the study of dynamics of
information flows and in the understanding of the mechanisms used for
creating and spreading disinformation.
GATE Institute is looking for experienced researchers who are interested in
data extraction and analysis from social media for developing analyses
tools for content in the Bulgarian language.
The suitable applicants for this post should have a solid background,
experience and publications in the domain of information and communication
technologies, preferably with a specialization in one or more of the
following domains: data retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural
language processing. The practical experience in the development and
testing of methods for social media analysis is an asset.
Your responsibilities:
- Designs, implements and supports complex data models data in the
domain of social media analysis in Bulgarian and English;
- Develops solutions for extracting data from different sources: text
documents, relational databases, etc.
- Develops models which help in the analysis of social media content;
- Plans educational activities and teaches in programs in the domain of
analysis of natural language and social media contents;
- Participates in research on methods for analysis and content analysis
in Bulgarian and other languages;
- Evaluates new methods in comparison with the academic literature and
the best international practice;
- Develops ontologies to present the data semantics;
- Contributes to the development of research projects in the domain of
social media content analysis;
- Keeps themselves up to date with the newest technological trends;
- Contributes in publications with high research impact;
- Participates in suitable activities for education and development.
Requirements:
- PhD Degree in computer science, computational linguistics, natural
language processing, or another technological or philological area.
Alternatively, a Master’s Degree in the same areas plus a minimum of 4
years of relevant experience in industry or academia;
- Experience in the analysis of social media data;
- Experience in the documentation and creation of datasets;
- Experience in tools for collecting social media data, e.g.
Crowdtangle, APIs for Twitter, YouTube;
- Experience in developing models and machine learning, e.g. Python
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work on multiple tasks and motivation
for achieving high-quality results;
- Understanding of the principles of Open Science;
- Excellent knowledge of English language;
- Preferably - knowledge of Bulgarian;
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Experience and good knowledge of the concepts of natural language
processing (text extraction, analysis, generation of texts in natural
language) and processing of models for machine learning: Supervised and
Unsupervised machine learning, Neural Networks, Support vector machines,
Kernel methods;
- experience in extracting data from social media.
Our offer:
- You will have the freedom to conduct research in any area within the
scope and priorities of GATE, creating new visions for the future
- You will be provided with numerous opportunities for learning,
knowledge exchange and career development, locally and internationally
- Your research will be supported by an advanced research
infrastructure, comprising of the GATE platform and Open Innovation Labs
- You will have a flexible work schedule and, a modern and appealing
work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity
- Competitive working conditions and a salary commensurate with your
skills and experience
How to apply
Please send your contact data and files with personal documents on our
Application
Form – Gate (gate-ai.eu) <https://gate-ai.eu/en/application-form/> till 15
November 2022:
- Cover/motivation letter that explains the motivating factors for
considering the position (max. 1 pp),
- CV with complete publication list,
- Copies of diplomas for completed education and certificates of
qualification,
- Copies of documents certifying past work experience in the relevant
field,
- Brief description of important scientific achievements and scientific
outlook (max. 2 pp),
- Two references letters or personal recommendations, arranged by
applicants and directly submitted by the letter or provided as contact data
in the cover letter,
- As an attachment to your application please sign and enclose the
following declaration:
*I agree to the processing of my personal data included in this
application for the needs necessary to carry out the recruitment.*
Additional information on the site www.gate-ai.eu or contact us on:
[email protected]
By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data
and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of
personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in
accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data
Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal
acts in Bulgaria.
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*Irina Temnikova, Experienced scientific researcher*
*Computational linguistics, Natural Language Processing*
*Translation technologies*
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<https://gate-ai.eu/en/staff/irina-temnikova-phd/> *
https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-temnikova/
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