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ORGANISATION/COMPANYUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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RESEARCH FIELDComputer science › ProgrammingInformation science › Information managementLanguage sciences › Linguistics
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RESEARCHER PROFILEFirst Stage Researcher (R1)Recognised Researcher (R2)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE21/09/2018 17:00 - Europe/Brussels
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LOCATIONSpain › Madrid
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TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
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JOB STATUSFull-time
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HOURS PER WEEK37,5
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OFFER STARTING DATE01/10/2018
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EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMEH2020 / ERC
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REFERENCE NUMBERPOSTDATA GA 679528
We are looking for two (2) Computational Linguist / Natural Language Processing developers for the ERC research project POSTDATA http://postdata.linhd.es/. The project, born at the Digital Humanities Innovation Lab from UNED, LINHD, is a Digital Humanities project which deals with poetry analysis, standardization and classification. It combines semantic web technologies, natural language processing and digital scholarship editing with the analysis of more than 30 poetry projects and databases in different European languages. The team is an interdisciplinary group of high-qualified researchers from different disciplines, from linguistics, philology and literature to computer science, mathematics and semantic web engineers.
Requirements for this position are:
- Knowledge of Natural Language processing (NLP) or Computational Linguistics
- Knowledge of NLP toolkits
- Experience using language technology in the Humanities
- Good programming skills in Python or Java
- Languages: Spanish and English
- Demonstrable good writing skills in English
- Experience with software version control (git)
- Autonomy combined with good communication and collaboration skills, team-oriented
Desirable
- Experience with machine learning
- Experience using machine learning for non-canonical language varieties
- Experience with managing annotation projects
- Experience with deep learning
- Knowledge of web development frameworks (e.g. Django or Flask, or Drupal)
- Additional languages (modern or historical varieties)
- Good publication record in NLP or related areas
- Experience with software prototyping
- Experience with iterative development
- Linux shell, shell scripting
- Experience deploying web applications on Linux
Candidates must sent a short CV (maximum 4 pages) and a motivation letter (maximum 2 pages) explaining why they fit for the position, with references to previous projects developed. CVs sent in other formats or motivation letters missing will NOT be accepted.
Mandatory SUBJECT of email message: POSTDATA Developer Application _ LastName, Name
The positions will be filled as soon as we find a candidate suitable for it. Don't wait for the last minute!
Benefits
Working in a dynamic and multilingual environment
Academic mentoring and EU project experience
Individual development and training opportunities
Participation in events and conference in the Digital Humanities field with travel expenses for some conferences, seminars and training events covered
The researcher will have all the contract benefits that a UNED researcher has: vacation according to the time worked, discount in public transport, etc.
Selection process
The selection of a researcher will take place in 3 steps:
- First step will be to evaluate all the CVs received
- Second step we will arrange meeting face to face or virtual with the selected candidates
- Third step we will offer a contract to the chosen candidate
Deadline for submitting applications will be September 21th.
Required Research Experiences
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RESEARCH FIELDComputer science › Programming
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YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 - 4
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RESEARCH FIELDTechnology › Internet technology
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YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 - 4
Offer Requirements
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REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVELComputer science: Bachelor Degree or equivalentTechnology: Bachelor Degree or equivalentPhysics: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
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REQUIRED LANGUAGESENGLISH: ExcellentSPANISH: Excellent
Skills/Qualifications
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Organisation
- High level of English and good level of Spanish
Specific Requirements
- Knowledge of Natural Language processing (NLP) or Computational Linguistics
- Knowledge of NLP toolkits
- Experience using language technology in the Humanities
- Good programming skills in Python or Java
- Languages: Spanish and English
- Demonstrable good writing skills in English
- Experience with software version control (git)
- Autonomy combined with good communication and collaboration skills, team-oriented
Desirable
- Experience with machine learning
- Experience using machine learning for non-canonical language varieties
- Experience with managing annotation projects
- Experience with deep learning
- Knowledge of web development frameworks (e.g. Django or Flask, or Drupal)
- Additional languages (modern or historical varieties)
- Good publication record in NLP or related areas
- Experience with software prototyping
- Experience with iterative development
- Linux shell, shell scripting
- Experience deploying web applications on Linux
EURAXESS offer ID: 327747
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