Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Queen Mary University of London
- Department
- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
- Research Field
- Computer science » Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE / MSCA
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
This is an opportunity to pursue PhD study within the MSCA Doctoral Network HYBRIDS (https://hybridsproject.eu/).
Host institution: Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), United Kingdom
PhD Enrolment: Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), United Kingdom
Main Supervisor:Dr. Arkaitz Zubiaga, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), a.zubiaga@qmul.ac.uk
Co-supervisor: Dr. Rubén Miguez, Newtral Media Audiovisual (NEWTRAL)
Objectives:
- To design a strategy to detect potentially verifiable sentences, also known as claims; this is the first task before producing an informed assessment of the veracity of the claim, known as fact-checking;
- To define annotation criteria for claim detection and collect a multilingual dataset of claims annotated with those criteria within the political domain;
- To use cross-lingual methods to deal with multilingual data;
- To cluster together related claims, including potential contradictions, which further informs the fact-checking process and helps quantify the popularity of a claim.
Expected outcomes:
- Development of a cross-lingual system aimed at detecting and clustering multilingual claims, as a first step both to assist fact-checkers in the selection process and to feed an automated fact-checking system.
- Elaboration of a multilingual dataset of political claims labelled according to the criteria considered in the previous analysis.
- Use cases on climate emergency and health.
For more details and to apply, please visit: https://hybridsproject.eu/jobs/dc11/
Requirements
- Research Field
- Computer science » Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Degree: All applicants should have a first-class honour degree or equivalent, or a MSc degree, in Computer Science (or a related discipline).
- Programming skills: Excellent programming skills, ideally in python.
- Language: Excellent command of English, together with good academic writing and presentation skills. The candidate must meet QMUL’s English language requirements: typically an Academic IELTS certificate with a minimum 6.5 overall score, and a minimum of 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in reading, speaking and listening. For alternatives to IELTS, see: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/englishlanguagerequirements/postgraduateresearch/ There are certain circumstances where you may not be required to have an English Language test to prove your proficiency. If you hold a degree from a majority English speaking country or your degree has been taught and examined in English, please read: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/englishlanguagerequirements/postgraduatetaught/#d.en.622499
Desirable skills: Excellent knowledge of data science methods, experience with deep learning methods and working with large datasets. Experience in natural language processing is also a plus.
Additional Information
Eligibility Criteria:
- Mobility: At the time of recruitment, the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date. Time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention or compulsory national service are not taken into account.
- The candidate must be at the date of recruitment a doctoral candidate (i.e. not already in possession of doctoral degree). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
- The candidate must agree to work exclusively for the action.
Evaluation criteria:
- Academic background (up to 40 points)
- Knowledge and specific achievements (up to 35 points)
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview in which the selection committee will assess the applicant’s communication skills, initiative, and motivation to pursue a PhD. (up to 25 points)
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Queen Mary University of London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- London
- Website
- Street
- 327 Mile End Road
- Postal Code
- E1 4NS