Post-doctoral researcher in the estimation of intrinsic dimensionality in neural-network-based representations of language
5 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Universitat pompeu fabra- Department
Department of Translation and Language Sciences- Research Field
Computer science
Mathematics
Physics- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
Spain- Application Deadline
17 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37,5- Offer Starting Date
15 Apr 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
H2020 / ERC- Reference Number
101019291- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Department of Translation and Language Studies of UPF is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on the estimation of intrinsic dimensionality in the latent spaces of neural-network-based language representations.
The successful candidate should have a mathematical/physics background in dimensionality estimation in high-dimensional spaces or related topics, and an interest in applying information/dimensionality estimation methods to linguistic data.
The candidate is expected to lead work in this area, as well as helping supervise PhD students on related topics.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Computer science
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Mathematics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Ph.D. mathematics, physics, computer science or related field
- At least one publication in a high-impact venue in physics, mathematics or related field
Specific Requirements
First-hand research expertise in the estimation of intrinsic dimensionality of high-dimensional spaces, ideally pertaining to discrete spaces or other settings relevant to linguistic analysis
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Computer scienceMathematicsPhysics
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
- Education: Applicants must hold a PhD at the time of application.
- Research: Candidates must have demonstrated an ability to conduct outstanding research with publications at an international level.
Selection process
The selection committee will evaluate the applicants’ merits based on the documentation provided.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Barcelona
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08014
- Street
- Roc Boronat 138
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://apply.interfolio.com/140449
Contact
- City
Barcelona- Website
http://www.upf.edu/dtcl- Street
carrer Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona- Postal Code
08018
STATUS: EXPIRED
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