34.1670, Jobs: Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Phonology: Post-Doc on probing neural representation of speech for typological signals, Université Paris Cité

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Subject: 34.1670, Jobs: Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Phonology: Post-Doc on probing neural representation of speech for typological signals, Université Paris Cité

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Date: 27-May-2023
From: Christel Préterre [christel.preterre at u-paris.fr]
Subject: Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Phonology: Post-Doc on probing neural representation of speech for typological signals, Université Paris Cité


University or Organization: Université Paris Cité
Job Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Job Title: Post-Doc on probing neural representation of speech for
typological signals
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Phonology

Description:

The LabEx EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguistics) is hiring a
Post-Doc researcher. This position is part of a collaboration between
the Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle (LLF) and the Laboratoire
Langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale (LACITO) that aims to
develop NLP methods to help linguists in their work of language
description.

The position is funded by Strand 5 (Computational Semantic Analysis)
and Strand 1 (Phonetic and Phonological Complexity) of LABEX EFL. The
recruited person will design methods for analyzing neural
representations of speech (such as the one predicted by wav2vec or
HuBERT) and, in particular, linguistic probes in order to
automatically extract properties related to the typology of a language
(e.g. phoneme inventory, phonological and morphosyntactic complexity
index, etc.).

The recruited researcher will:
 - Participate in the design of the experimental protocols, in
particular by identifying the characteristics of the languages to be
predicted;
 - Develop experiments and analyze the results obtained;
 - Valorize the results obtained, in particular through publications.

Expected skills:
 - PhD in Linguistics or NLP;
 - Knowledge of machine learning tools and methods;
 - Knowledge of Python;
 - Ability to dialogue and coordinate with the various project
partners: field linguists, computer scientists, engineers, etc.

Practical information:
 - Place of work: Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle (Université
Paris Cité)
 - Salary: approx. 2 100€ (net) per month
 - Duration of contract: 10 months
 - Interview dates (anticipated): beginning of September

Application must be sent via email to the contact listed below. The
application file must contain:
 - Name and contact address for two references;
 - Curriculum Vitæ, including a full list of publications;
 - A cover letter.

Application Deadline: 01-Sep-2023
Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: guillaume.wisniewski at u-paris.fr
Contact Information:
        Professor Guillaume Wisniewski
        Email: guillaume.wisniewsky at u-paris.fr



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