LINGUIST List 30.1243
Mon Mar 18 2019
Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Arizona
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Date: 16-Mar-2019
From: Peter Jansen <pajansenemail.arizona.edu>
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Arizona, USA
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University or Organization: University of Arizona
Department: School of Information
Job Location: Arizona, USA
Web Address: http://www.cognitiveai.org
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Description:
Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Position Summary:
The Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the School of Information at the University of Arizona invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate for projects specializing in natural language processing and explanation-centered inference.
Natural language processing systems are steadily increasing performance on inference tasks like question answering, but few systems are able to provide explanations describing why their answers are correct. These explanations are critical in domains like science or medicine, where user trust is paramount and the cost of making errors is high. Our work has shown that one of the main barriers to increasing inference and explanation capability is the ability to combine information – for example, elementary science questions generally require combining between 6 and 12 different facts to answer and explain, but state-of-the-art systems generally struggle integrating more than two facts together. The successful candidate will combine novel methods in data collection, annotation, representation, and algorithmic development to exceed this limitation in combining information, and apply these methods to answering and explaining science questions.
A talk on our recent work in this area is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EneqL2sr6cQ
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated interest in natural language processing, machine learning, or related techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage in innovative natural language processing research
- Write and publish scientific articles describing methods and findings in high-quality venues (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, etc.)
- Assist in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and the management of ongoing projects
- Support writing grant proposals for external funding opportunities
- Serve as a collaborative member of a team of interdisciplinary researchers
Preferred Qualifications (One or more of the following, note not required for application):
- Knowledge of computational approaches to semantic knowledge representation, graph-based inference, and/or rule-based systems
- Experience applying machine learning methods to question answering tasks
- Knowledge of or interest in graphical visualization and/or user interface design
- Strong scholarly writing skills and publication record
Please see the application link provided below for the full posting and to apply.
Contact Information for Candidates Questions:
Peter Jansen at the contact information below.
Other Information:
Tucson has been rated “the most affordable large city in the U.S.” and was the first city in the US to be designated as a World City of Gastronomy by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). With easy access to both a vibrant arts and culture scene and outdoor activities ranging from hiking to rock climbing to bird watching, Tucson offers a bit of something for everyone.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications: https://uacareers.com/postings/31213
Contact Information:
Assistant Professor Peter Jansen
Email: pajansen
email.arizona.edu Page Updated: 18-Mar-2019