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Head of Dialogue Systems Research Line

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28 Apr 2022

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Vicomtech
Department
Speech and Natural Language Technologies Department
Research Field
Computer science
Computer science » Digital systems
Communication sciences
Communication sciences » Speech communication
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
Yes

Offer Description

Vicomtech, an international applied research centre in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics and Interaction located in San Sebastian and Bilbao (Spain) is looking for a researcher in dialogue systems who is also motivated by the transfer of this knowledge into real world applications, through the development of advanced research prototypes built to solve real needs.

The selected candidate will be heading the Dialogue Systems Research Line within the Speech and Natural Language Technologies Department, leading a team of dialogue system researchers, assuming project management responsibilities and participating in high profile projects at the technical level.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications

- PhD degree (or equivalent) in Dialogue Systems or related field

- Good written and spoken Spanish and English

- Good programming skills (Python, Go, HTML/JS, Bash)

Specific Requirements

- Voice-based interaction (audio capture & adaptation of wake up word, speech recognition and speech synthesis components)

- Deep learning architectures for natural language understanding (Rasa, BERT, XLM-R, mT5)

- Statistical dialogue management and/or end-to-end dialogue systems

- Neural natural language generation

- Docker containers and GIT

- Participation in industrial and/or European research projects

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Good

Additional Information

Benefits

- A multi-cultural and multidisciplinary research environment

- A group active in the international Speech and Natural Language Technologies research field with a successful track record of technology transfer

Additional comments

If you are:

- A researcher with ambition to lead his/her own team

- Motivated by the transfer of applied research results

You will be a perfect match!

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Vicomtech
Country
Spain
State/Province
Gipuzkoa
City
Donostia / San Sebastian
Postal Code
20009
Street
Mikeletegi Pasealekua, 57
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
jobs@vicomtech.org

Contact

State/Province
Gipuzkoa
City
Donostia / San Sebastian
Website
Street
Mikeletegi Pasealekua, 57
Postal Code
20009
E-Mail
magirreg@vicomtech.org