Nlp Postdoc Position in Large Innosuisse-funded

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Basel, Schweiz Department of Computational Linguistics Vollzeit

Department of Computational Linguistics_
**NLP PostDoc position in large Innosuisse-funded project**
**40% (with option to increase through teaching) **:The Department of Computational Linguistics conducts research and provides teaching in the domains of computational linguistics, language technology, phonetics and speech signal processing as well as digital linguistics. The "Language Technology for Accessibility" group headed by Dr. Sarah Ebling focuses on the contribution of language technology to accessibility for persons with disabilities and special educational needs.

The flagship is led by the Department of Computational Linguistics of the University of Zurich (PI: Dr. Sarah Ebling) and consists of five research partners and six implementation partners.

**Your responsibilities**: Collaborate with research and industry partners in a large project

Conduct research throughout all phases of the project, adhering to the milestones and deliverables

Develop approaches to audio description translation using machine learning (deep learning) methods, focusing on the official languages of Switzerland

Present your findings at international conferences and through scientific publications

Supervise student assistants in the project

**Your profile**: Excellent Master's degree in computational linguistics, computer science, AI, or a related discipline

Strong programming skills (Python)

Theoretical and practical knowledge of machine learning (deep learning) methods, as demonstrated by familiarity with at least one major deep learning framework

Interest in human-assisted machine translation (including post-editing)

Proficiency in English (oral and written). Additional German, French, and/or Italian language skills

Interest in audiovisual media access services

Interest in engaging with end user groups (e.g., persons with visual impairments)

Very good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

**What we offer**: Excellent research conditions (including access to state-of-the-art equipment, infrastructure, and shared facilities) in a highly attractive city

Friendly working environment in an enthusiastic team

Exchange with other research groups of the department as part of dedicated events (colloquia, lecture series)

Salary in accordance with the regulations of the Canton of Zurich

**Place of work**: Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zürich


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