Postdoc in Computational Linguistics

Overview

We are looking to fill a research and teaching position in computational linguistics at the Department of Language Science and Technology at Saarland University, as part of the research group of Prof. Alexander Koller.

This position offers great flexibility in developing your own research and teaching agenda. We are particularly interested in expanding the group’s expertise in dialogue systems by hiring a postdoc with experience in this field.

Research collaborations within and across research groups are encouraged, and you should be willing to take an active role in shaping the research and teaching environment of the department.

The position includes a teaching load of up to four hours per week in the BSc Computational Linguistics (in German) and/or the MSc Language Science and Technology (in English). Both programs attract excellent and highly motivated students; it is not unusual for our students to publish papers at peer-reviewed conferences before graduation. The MSc students in particular are a very international crowd, with two thirds joining us from abroad. You will typically teach two seminars per semester on topics of your choice, which will allow you to motivate students to do BSc and MSc theses under your supervision.

This is a position on the German TV-L E13 scale (100%). The starting salary of a 100% TV-L E13 position is approximately 57,000 Euros per year and increases with experience. The initial appointment will be for two years; the position can be extended up to the limits of the German law for academic contracts (WissZeitVG). The position is available right now; we can negotiate a start date that works for you.

Company:

Saarland University

Qualifications:

Requirements

We are looking for candidates who have finished, or are about to complete, an excellent PhD degree in computational linguistics, computer science, or a related discipline. You should have demonstrated your research expertise through high-quality publications and be able to develop a vision for your future research through a compelling research statement.

Language requirements:

You must be proficient in English (spoken and written); the ability to teach in German is a plus.

Educational level:

Ph. D.

Tagged as: Academia, Computational Linguistics, Dialogue Systems, Germany, NLP, Ph. D.