[CogSci] Postdoctoral fellow in computational linguistics / cognitive science

[Thomas Hörberg]

The Department of Psychology at Stockholm University invites 
applications for a postdoctoral fellow in computational linguistics / 
cognitive science. The position involves a full-time employment for a 
maximum of two years, starting on November 1 2022, or as per agreement. 
The applicant will work in a research project that investigates 
crosslinguistic differences and similarities of smell vocabularies. In 
the project, smell vocabularies of diverse languages are mapped partly 
with the help of data-driven machine learning methods based on natural 
texts (i.e. text corpora), and partly based on more traditional 
lexical-typological, linguistic methods based on native speaker 
elicitations.

Main responsibilities
-    analysis of text corpora using NLP methods, word embedding 
modeling, machine learning and similar methods
-    quantitative data analysis and visualisation
-    writing of scientific articles
-    possibly also experimental data collection

Required qualifications
-    PhD in linguistics, cognitive science or similair, completed no 
more than three years before the application closing date (with some 
exceptions).
-    high-level skills in Python programming
-    documented experience in working with text corpora and various NLP 
methods and word space modeling (such as Word2Vec, BERT, GPT2)
-    documented experience of independent scientific work resulting in 
one or several publications in scientific journals or conference proceedings

Desired qualifications
-    documented experience of machine learning and other statistical 
methods such as regression analysis, PCA, hierarchical clustering, or 
neural networks
-    documented experience of text data processing and pre-processing, 
compilation of data from different sources, data visualisation
-    documented experience of experimental or survey data collection
-    good collaboration skills, be innovative, solution-oriented and 
able to work independently
-    basic knowledge of linguistics and cognitive psychology

Applications should include
-    contact details and personal data
-    highest degree
-    cover letter
-    CV – degrees and other completed courses, work experience and a 
list of publications
-    Research proposal (no more than 3 pages) describing why you are 
interested in the project, why and how you will contribute to the 
project , and why you are suitable for the project
-    copy of PhD diploma
-    letters of recommendation (no more than 3 files)
-    publications in support of your application (no more than 3 files)
-    language skills
-    contact details for 2–3 references

Application deadline: 07-Nov-2022
Web adress for application: 
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=18829&rmlang=UK

Contact information
Dr. Thomas Hörberg
thomas.hoerberg at psychology.su.se