31.3646, Support: English; Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Kaiserslautern

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Subject: 31.3646, Support: English; Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Kaiserslautern

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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:09:17
From: Sophie Burkhardt [burkhardt at cs.uni-kl.de]
Subject: English; Computational Linguistics: PhD, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

 Institution/Organization: TU Kaiserslautern 
Department: Computer Science 
Web Address: https://www.informatik.uni-kl.de/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK) is a research university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences, and an international profile. It is the center of the up-and-coming IT hub in the heart of the Palatinate region, which is actively expanding in the areas of future software technologies and artificial intelligence, especially in the field of machine learning. TUK focuses on strong research, excellent teaching and an open, familiar atmosphere. With flat hierarchies, modern infrastructure and family-friendly services the only technical university in Rhineland-Palatinate is an attractive employer who offers future-proof career perspectives to its employees. More than 100 degrees are offered in 12 faculties as well as the distance learning center DISC. Around 14,500 students and 2,500 employees bring the green and close-to-nature campus to life every day. Health and sports facilities as well as campus culture lead to a diverse range of choices in all areas of
recreational activities.

The below full-time position is offered in the department of computer science at the next available possible date (until 2024). The position is in the context of a project that helps to promote women in the research area of machine learning.

PhD Research Position (m/f/d)

Your tasks are:
- Participation in a project on the topic of „Disentanglement of Style and Topic in Text Data“
- Developing algorithms and methods for the analysis and generation of text data, for hierarchical topic models, transfer learning, domain adaptation, and knowledge insertion/extraction using deep neural networks
- Supervising theses and student assistants

Our requirements:
- University degree (Master, Diplom or similar) in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Applied Mathematics or comparable degrees
- Good communication and presentation skills in English
- Good mathematical background is preferred
- Experience in handling text data and/or generative deep models is preferred

We offer:
- Opportunity to obtain a PhD
- Salary according to the payment scheme of the public service agreement of the state (E 13 TV-L)	
- Additional pension plan (VBL)
- Cheap ticket for public transport (Jobticket)
- Internal health management
- A varied set of tasks and a good working atmosphere in a dedicated and diverse team

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, and transcripts to the application email provided below.
 

Email Address for Applications: burkhardt at cs.uni-kl.de 

Contact Information: 
	Jun.-Prof. Sophie Burkhardt
	burkhardt at cs.uni-kl.de



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