| More Information: | 2 MSCA Ph.D. positions in Natural Language Processing available at the
University of A Coruña (Spain) / 3 years funding / deadline May 31, 2022.
The innovative new interdisciplinary Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND doctoral
training programme 3-i ICT is offering up to 2 full-time PhD positions in
Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Early-Stage researchers to carry out their
PhD studies at the Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research
(CITIC) of the University of A Coruña (UDC), funded by the European Commission
and Xunta de Galicia. The NLP projects are 2022-C1004 and 2022-C1005 of the
call:
https://3i-ict.citic.udc.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1stcall_PhD_projects.pdf
UDC is a leading research institution in Natural Language Processing, ranking
among the top 15 universities for NLP in Europe:
https://csrankings.org/#/fromyear/2016/toyear/2021/index?nlp&europe
The NLP positions are offered within the highly-active Language and Information
Society research group (https://www.grupolys.org/lys_en.html), which joins
together international researchers from computer science and linguistics
backgrounds interested in computational linguistics and NLP. The members of the
group regularly publish at top-tier NLP conferences (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, EACL,
COLING, etc) and work on a variety of topics such as structured prediction,
sentiment analysis, low-resource scenarios, and question answering. The group
has an international atmosphere and has welcomed PhD and postdoctoral
researchers from European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and Asia at
every stage of its existence. Short videos describing some of the group's
activities are available on its YouTube channel, with subtitles in English and
Spanish.
3-i ICT fellows will enjoy an outstanding working environment, including safety,
health and well-being protections, good work-life balance, flexible working
hours, paid holidays and rest time. Fellows will receive a higher-than-average
salary for the sector – 40 % higher than Spanish Ministry for Science and
Innovation grants and predoctoral contracts at other universities. CITIC and the
UDC have an excellent social environment. Also, UDC has been granted the
European Commission HRS4R ‘HR Excellence in Research Award’, in recognition
of its implementation of the principles set out in the Charter and Code for
Researchers. CITIC is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and
gender equality in research in the recruitment of research personnel.
Finally, A Coruña has a number of attractions that make it an ideal place to
integrate work with a great quality of life, thanks to a modern network of
services and a wide range of leisure activities for all tastes. There are
outstanding natural spaces and beaches, a rich historical and cultural heritage,
and an extraordinary gastronomy.
The application process is open from April 1st to 31st May.
More information (including details on the specific subject of each available
PhD project, evaluation process, deadlines, salary and working conditions, etc.)
can be found at: https://3i-ict.citic.udc.es/
Questions and enquiries about the application process must be sent to the
Programme Office (PO) via email: 3i.ict@citic-research.org |