34.2705, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post-Doc researcher on "Legal Information Retrieval", LIPN, Sorbonne Paris North University

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Subject: 34.2705, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post-Doc researcher on "Legal Information Retrieval", LIPN, Sorbonne Paris North University

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Date: 12-Sep-2023
From: Christel Préterre [christel.preterre at u-paris.fr]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Post-Doc researcher on "Legal Information Retrieval", LIPN, Sorbonne Paris North University


University or Organization: Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics
Job Location: Northern Paris, France
Web Address: https://www.labex-efl.fr/
Job Title: Post-Doc researcher on "Legal Information Retrieval"
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics

Description:

The LabEx EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguistics,
http://www.labex-efl.fr/ ) is hiring a post-doc researcher on the
topic of “Legal Information retrieval”. The position is funded by
Strand 5 (Computational Semantic Analysis). The recruited person will
work at the LIPN (https://lipn.univ-paris13.fr/home/), RCLN team
“Knowledge Representation and Natural Language”.

The post-doc objective is to: (1) review and assess the CLAL (Core
Legal Annotation Language, https://lipn.univ-paris13.fr/~fl/CLAL/)
language, which proposes a coarse-grained, interpretation-neutral,
semantic annotation layer [1]; (2) consider and develop extensions and
alternatives, e.g., by adding semantic layers such as a discourse
layer; (3) create corpora for supervised learning; and (4) develop
advanced information retrieval tools. The initial experimental corpus
is the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR,
https://gdpr-info.eu/) in English, which will be augmented with
additional regulations. One possible line of work is to apply and
assess the annotations to related texts in other languages, e.g., the
GDPR in French.

The recruited researcher will:
 - participate in the design of the experimental protocols, in
particular by selecting competency questions and defining relevant use
cases;
 - lead manual annotation campaigns with a team of annotators to
create gold standard corpora;
 - propose additional semantic layers based on new semantic needs;
 - develop a dedicated information retrieval tool;
 - carry out experiments (user studies and machine learning) and
analyze the results obtained;
 - valorize the results obtained, in particular through publications.

[1] Nazarenko, A., Lévy, F., Wyner, A.: A pragmatic approach to
semantic annotation for search of legal texts - an experiment on GDPR.
In: JURIX. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol.
346, pp. 23–32. IOS Press (2021)

Expected skills:
 - PhD in computer science (NLP, IR, SW);
 - Knowledge of Semantic Web technologies, i.e. ontologies, and
knowledge graphs;
 - Programming for Semantic Web, Machine Learning, and Information
Retrieval;
 - Ability to dialogue and coordinate with the various partners: legal
professionals, computer scientists, linguists, ...;
 - Academic writing for conference and journal papers.

Practical information:
Place of work: LIPN, Sorbonne Paris North University
Salary: approx. 2 100€ (net) per month
Duration of contract: 12 months
Closing date for applications: until filled
Contact: Haifa Zargayouna (haifa.zargayouna at lipn.univ-paris13.fr)
Interview dates : October 2023

Application must be sent to the professor's email address below in the
Contact Information section. The application file must contain: name
and contact address for two references, curriculum Vitæ, including a
full list of publications, and a cover letter.

Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: haifa.zargayouna at lipn.univ-paris13.fr
Contact Information:
        Haifa Zargayouna
        Email: haifa.zargayouna at lipn.univ-paris13.fr



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