An early Xmas present maybe…? I am currently hiring for the following position. The official job ad has yet to go live, hence the TBDs below, but I am happy to share further details with interested parties. If you know of anyone suitable, please do encourage them to get in touch ASAP:
Goldsmiths, University of London has a vacancy for the following part-time (0.4) position:
Research Associate in the field of natural language processing
This role is part of a strategic research project that aims to apply techniques from corpus linguistics and natural language processing (NLP) to capture and analyze the “public conversation” around the ongoing energy crisis. The energy crisis has become a nexus for important social debates around pivotal issues like climate change, as well as the distribution of economic burdens, equality, risk and sustainability. A study of public debates around the energy crisis can help us understand the complex intersection of discourses around fossil fuels, climate change, sustainability and social justice.
This project is highly interdisciplinary, bringing together concepts and principles from corpus linguistics, natural language processing and discourse analysis. You will work with linguists and computer scientists at Goldsmiths to combine expertise in NLP techniques with expertise in qualitative discourse analysis.
We are seeking a candidate who is interested in developing new techniques in NLP and discourse analysis, is excited to work on exploring the public debate around climate change and energy, addressing important issues around equality and social justice, and has potential to thrive in a highly interdisciplinary research environment.
You should have a strong background in software development, ideally in research environment or other area related to rapid prototyping and innovation. You will be working at the interface of many different creative, technological and academic disciplines, including corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and natural language processing. We are looking for candidates that have experience in at least one of these areas and an enthusiasm to engage with all of them. More broadly, you will contribute to the University’s strengths in natural language processing and discourse analysis.
Main duties:
- Developing, implementing, and applying novel techniques to capture and analyze the “public conversation” around the ongoing energy crisis
- Rapid prototyping in NLP technologies using an agile approach informed by stakeholder feedback
- Ideation and exploration of new ideas and approaches to corpus linguistics and discourse analysis
- Working closely with other researchers to evaluate prototypes, gather user feedback and make recommendations for further research
- Analyzing data and presenting results to other researchers and stakeholders
- Publishing the outcomes at international conferences and in scientific and scholarly journals
Interested? For further details and to apply visit: TBD
Contract length: 6 months. Part-time hours negotiable at offer stage
Closing date: TBD For more information or for an informal discussion please contact Dr Tony Russell-Rose (t.russell-rose@gold.ac.uk) or Dr. Geri Popova (g.popova@gold.ac.uk).
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