Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Language Technology (2016/7416)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

A position as postdoctoral research fellow (SKO 1352) available in the Language Technology Group.

The fellowship period is 4 years. 25% of the position will be dedicated to teaching activities. Starting date no later than 01.10.2016. No one can be appointed for more than one specified period at the same institution.

Project description

The Language Technology Group (LTG) at UiO is currently involved in several ongoing projects where natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) are applied to support research in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Collaboration partners in this work include the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The research of the postdoctoral fellow is expected to further strengthen the profile of LTG when it comes to developing and applying NLP for SSH research.

A one-year equivalent of the position will be dedicated to teaching and related activities. The language technology group is responsible for several MSc- and BSc-level classes on various aspects of natural language processing, machine learning and programming. Teaching experience and pedagogical skills will be given weight in the evaluation.

The ideal candidate should have experience with both rule-based and statistical approaches to NLP, including machine learning. The candidate should be able to demonstrate broad knowledge of core NLP tasks, like tagging, parsing, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, etc. Implementation experience and programming skills will also be given weight. Background from computational approaches to the social sciences will be an advantage, although not a requirement. The position presupposes a PhD degree or equivalent in Natural Language Processing, or in Computer Science with a clearly NLP-based thesis.

For more information about the Language Technology Group (LTG) at IFI, see:

http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/groups/ltg/

Qualifications

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in Natural Language Processing.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions:

http://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/regulations-employment-conditions-postdoc.html

A good command of English is required. The ability to teach in Norwegian may be beneficial but is not necessary.

Salary:

Position code 1352, Pay Grade: 57 – 65 (NOK 483 700 – 560 700 per year, depending on qualifications and seniority).

The application must include:

• Application letter
• Statement of purpose: scholarly interests and goals
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activ
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Info
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Oslo
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
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