Postdoctoral Researcher in Hybrid LLM+ Symbolic Reasoning

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Updated: 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 15 Mar 2024

15 Feb 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Tallinn University of Technology
Department

Department of Software Science
Research Field

Computer science » Other
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Estonia
Application Deadline

15 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

There is an open Postdoc position at the Tallinn Uni of Tech https://taltech.ee/en/ in the area of hybrid LLM + symbolic reasoning.

Especially welcome is experience in several of the following areas: LLMs and machine learning, logic, knowledge graphs, rule mining, semantic parsing. Good programming and experimentation skills are expected.

See the paper https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-38499-8_29 for an overview of some of our experimental systems we are connecting with ML.

The position is funded by the newly created Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (EXAI): a joint project by Tartu University, Tallinn University of Technology and Cybernetica.

EXAI focuses on advancing innovative methodologies for:

* leveraging foundation models in building efficient and trustworthy analysis and prediction systems;

* implementing control mechanisms and guardrails to ensure that the advanced AI systems follow their specification;

* adapting and enhancing AI systems for improved performance in targeted application contexts;

* achieving end-to-end security and privacy assurance of AI systems.

Please contact [email protected] for further details.


Requirements
Research Field
Computer science » Other
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

TalTech has a green and one of the most compact university campuses in Europe that includes the Tehnopol Tallinn Science Park. Low hierarchy, academic freedom and a balanced work and family life are valued at TalTech. The university provides individual development and training opportunities, material and non-material tokens of acknowledgement, sporting opportunities at TalTech Sports Club and all-staff activities.


Additional comments

Founded in 1918, TalTech is the sole technological university in Estonia. It is also the most international university in Estonia. TalTech is a research-based university offering Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in engineering, natural sciences, IT, business and maritime studies. Renewed study programmes that target the needs of the labour market make TalTech graduates the expected experts.

Department of Software Science: https://taltech.ee/en/department-of-software-science  

Further information about working and living in Estonia: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ , http://www.workinestonia.com/


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Tallinn University of Technology
Country
Estonia
State/Province
Other / Non-US
City
Tallinn
Postal Code
12618
Street
Akadeemia tee 15A, zip code 12618

Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Tallinn
Website

https://taltech.ee/en
Street

Ehitajate tee 5
Postal Code

19086
E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED

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