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Open post-doc position in AMORE

09.05.2019

 

 

* This call is now closed. We are proud that Thomas Brochhagen joined the AMORE team! *

 

1 post-doc position on computational approaches to reference with memory-enhanced neural networks

Applications are welcome for one post-doc position on computational approaches to reference with memory-enhanced neural networks. The positions will be funded by a 5-year European Research Council Starting Grant awarded to the project AMORE: A distributional MOdel of Reference to Entities (https://www.upf.edu/web/amore). The post-doctoral position is for 2/2.5 years (depending on the starting date) and has a gross salary of around 36000 euros / year.

PROFILES

We seek outstanding researchers with a genuine interest in how human language, communication, and cognition work, with any of the following backgrounds: Machine learning, specifically deep learning (of special interest are recurrent models and models with dynamic trainable memories); Computer Vision and the integration of Language and Vision; Computational semantics, formal semantics, and computational approaches to discourse (particularly on topics related to reference, including DRT or similar frameworks, coreference and anaphora, conceptual aspects of meaning, and distributional semantics). Experience and interest in dataset construction, especially via crowdsourcing, is a plus. All candidates are expected to have excellent analysis and abstraction skills, and an interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment.

If you think that your background is relevant to the research program of the project (see https://www.upf.edu/web/amore) and you have good programming and quantitative skills, please do get in touch even if you do not fit the profiles above.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a small, research-oriented, highly international institution (www.upf.edu), placed 15th worldwide in Times Higher Education ranking "150 under 50".

The project will be carried out at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences in the Communication Campus of UPF (www.upf.edu/campus/en/comunicacio), rich in researchers working on Linguistics, Computer Science, and Cognitive Science, and specifically on Computational Linguistics / Natural Language Processing. The AMORE team will strengthen the already strong profile of the university in these areas.

Barcelona is a unique city, with a Mediterranean and cosmopolitan culture, and very livable (www.upf.edu/barcelona/en).

DATES

Position available starting June 17th 2019, and open until filled.

APPLICATION

Applications including a letter of motivation (at most 1 page) explaining why you are interested in this position and how your profile fits the project, CV, and the names and e-mail addresses of two referees should be sent as a single PDF file to Gemma Boleda (gemma DOT boleda AT upf DOT edu). We aim at building a diverse team; all applications are welcome, especially those of female researchers and members of other underrepresented collectives.

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