At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-, Institut für Informatik, there is a position as Academic researcher, PostDoc (all genders welcome)
Entgeltgruppe 14 TV-L/100% to be filled. Starting date is as soon as possible. The position is limited to 5 years.

The Human-Centered Data Science group led by Lisa Beinborn is looking for an experienced PostDoc .

Our Research
We take a human-centered perspective on natural language processing research. Our research is interdisciplinary at its core and we cooperate closely with colleagues from other faculties (e.g., psychology, humanities).
The position is embedded into an Impulsprofessur grant. Together with two PhD candidates, you will develop polyvocal language models that can capture human variation within and across languages using sample-efficient representation learning and modular adaptation techniques. To better capture human variability, we draw inspiration from research on human language processing and eye tracking signals. We envision cognitively plausible learning mechanisms to build models that prioritize generalization over memorization.

Your Responsiblities
In this position, you have the chance to work towards a habilitation. You are expected to:

• lead the research in the project and guide cooperation (within the group and with external researchers).
• communicate research results in peer-reviewed proceedings and journals and present them at international research conferences.
• share and develop research strategies in the group.
• participate in development of the research group, for example, by contributing to grant proposals.

Your Profile
The ideal candidate

• has a Master's degree and a PhD in computer science, computational linguistics, cognitive science or a related discipline..
• has substantial experience with natural language processing research and publishes in the top conferences of the field.
• can independently develop Python projects using machine learning frameworks like pytorch and LLM methodology.
• has an interdisciplinary mindset and can combine insights from multiple research fields.
• has experience in supervising student projects.
• can independently acquire and process new knowledge.
• is a team player with transparent communication skills and a very good command of written and spoken English (knowledge of German is beneficial, interest in additional languages is a plus).

To apply , please submit the following information:

• letter of motivation (1 page), including a clear indication why this position is interesting for you and what makes you a qualified candidate
• a detailed CV
• a transcript of grades (Bachelor/Master studies)
• a page containing a link to an example of your work (a publication, your most recent thesis, a code repository) and a short explanation on how this work represents your profile. If the document is not publicly available, please attach it as pdf.

Applications arriving after the deadline will still be considered if the position has not yet been filled. The starting date can be negotiated, preferably as soon as possible.

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A disability or equality is to be included in the application in order to protect the interests of the applicant.

Please upload your application in one pdf file including the usual documents until 12/30/2024 on the application portal of the university using this link: http://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/74732 . For more information get in touch with Lisa Beinborn directly via E-Mail: lisa.beinborn@uni-goettingen.de, Tel. +49 551 39 21262 .

Please note:
With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)