[CogSci] PhD or Postdoc in NLP & Cognitive Modeling

[Michael Hahn]

Dear colleagues,

we have an opening for a *fully funded **PhD student or postdoc* 
position in*NLP & Cognitive Modeling* at Saarland University, Germany.

The position is affiliated with the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 
1102, a thriving research environment with 38 PhD students and 9 
postdocs investigating language from a variety of computational and 
cognitive angles.

The successful applicant will be supervised by Prof. Michael Hahn, and 
have the opportunity to collaborateclosely with other researchers at the 
CRC and at Saarland University.

The successful applicant is expected to have a strong background in 
natural language processing using neural networks, and a strong interest 
in language or cognition.

Some publications representing Prof. Hahn's research interests:

M. Hahn, R. Futrell, R. Levy, E. Gibson. A resource-rational model of 
human processing of recursive linguistic structure 
<https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122602119>. PNAS, 2022.

M. Hahn, F. Keller. Modeling task effects in human reading with neural 
network-based attention <https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.00054>. Cognition, 2023.

M. Hahn. Theoretical limitations of self-attention in neural sequence 
models. <https://doi.org/10.1162/tacl_a_00306> TACL, 2020.

You can learn more about our research athttps://www.mhahn.info and 
https://sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/ .


DETAILS

The appointment is for 36 months (PhD student) or 24 months (postdoc). 
Pay grade is E13 TV-L, volume of employment:75% or 100%of standard 
working time.
For full details, please refer to the job advertisement:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/stellen/Wissenschaftler/W2275.pdf


QUALIFICATION

The successful applicant is expected to have:
•an excellent academic track record
•a strong background in natural language processing using neural networks
•excellent programming skills and quantitative skills
•a strong interest in language or cognition
•full professional proficiency in spoken and written English


HOW TO APPLY

Please send a PDF file with:
(a) your CV (with a list of any publications),
(b) contact information of two references,
(c) a cover letter (1-2 pages) that describes your research interests,
(d) copies of transcripts and academic degree certificates
to mhahn at lst.uni-saarland.de by 14.04.2023.
Please include the reference numberW2275in the subject line of the e-mail.

If you have anyquestions, please contact Michael Hahnat 
mhahn at lst.uni-saarland.de
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