Postdoc in Computational Linguistics

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

Responsibilities

• Contribute research in computational linguistics, with a focus on dialogue systems.
• Develop and teach courses for BSc Computational Linguistics (in German) and/or MSc Language Science and Technology (in English).
• Supervise BSc and MSc theses and guide student research projects.
• Collaborate across research groups and engage in shaping the department’s research and teaching environment.
• Engage in activities that support publishing in peer-reviewed venues.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Finished, or near completion, of an excellent PhD in computational linguistics, computer science, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated research expertise through high-quality publications.
• Ability to develop a compelling research statement and vision for future work.

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 areas

• Academia
• Computational Linguistics
• Dialogue Systems
• Germany
• NLP
• Ph. D.