32.3607, Jobs: Clinical Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Postdoc in Language Technology, University of Iceland

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Subject: 32.3607, Jobs: Clinical Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Postdoc in Language Technology, University of Iceland

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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:37:50
From: Elena Callegari [ecallegari at hi.is]
Subject: Clinical Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Postdoc in Language Technology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

 
University or Organization: University of Iceland 
Department: Language & Technology
Job Location: Reykjavík, Iceland 
Web Address: http://linguist.is/language-and-technology-lab/
Job Title: Postdoc in Language Technology
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Clinical Linguistics; Computational Linguistics 


Description:

The Language and Technology lab at the University of Iceland, led by associate
professor Dr. Anton Karl Ingason, is seeking to hire a full time post-doctoral
researcher in Language Technology. The position is initially for 12 months and
can be extended by 18 additional months.

The position is part of the project Assessing Cognitive Decline Through
Automatic Language Analysis (ACoDe); this is a three-year research project
which is backed by the The Strategic Research and Development Programme for
Language Technology and which is in collaboration with the Memory Clinic in
Reykjavík, the company Mentis Cura, and the Árni Magnússon Institute for
Icelandic Studies. The goal of this project is to develop automatic language
analysis software that can monitor and identify cognitive decline as
associated with dementia and its preclinical stages.

The person to be hired will be using NLP tools to extract features from speech
samples and they will develop a system that uses these features, combined with
an analysis of EEG recordings, in order to predict a clinical diagnosis.

Our group works at the intersection of Language and Technology. In addition to
our work on Cognitive Decline, we focus on automated assistance for language
use (e.g. proofreading), corpora (especially treebanks) and parsing, Language
Technology infrastructure, and the interfaces between language, society, and
technology. We emphasize work that is related to the Icelandic language but
the methods we use are in general language-independent.

The application deadline is December 1, 2021, at 23:59 anywhere on earth. The
position's start date is as soon as possible. Please apply via the application
link below. 
 
The application must be in English or Icelandic and must include:
 - A letter that explains why you are the right candidate.
 - A detailed CV with a list of publications and other relevant items.
 - Full text of your most important publications (in your opinion). In the
case of co-authored work, describe your role in the work in question.
 - Degree certificates.
 - Names and emails of 2 references.
 
Salaries follow the standardised wage agreements between the Association of
University Teachers (www.fh.hi.is) and the Ministry of Finances. Appointments
to positions at the University of Iceland are made in consideration of the
Equal Rights Policy of the University of Iceland. The University of Iceland
has a special Language Policy. Note that for this position, previous knowledge
of Icelandic is not required.

Inquiries regarding the application process and practical matters linked to
working at the University of Iceland can be addressed to Dr. Eiríkur Smári
Sigurðarson, esmari at hi.is.
Inquiries regarding the work carried out at the Lab can be addressed to Dr.
Anton Karl Ingason, at the email address below.

Skills/Qualifications: 
 - You hold a PhD in a discipline related to Language Technology, such as
Computer Science or Linguistics or have an expected PhD award date (with
evidence) before the start date of the position.
 - You have experience and/or interests that are a good fit for our group.
 - You have good programming skills. We often use Python and related
technologies.
 - You can make use of modern approaches to NLP and you can analyze
quantitative findings from experimental studies. Be clear in your application
about any background in Machine Learning, Statistics, and related fields.
 - Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
 - You can actively participate in preparing grant proposals.



Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2021 
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/702844 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Anton Karl Ingason 
	Email: antoni at hi.is 


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