Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Natural Language Processing

2 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

We are looking to appoint a research scientist to carry out research in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop interpretable clinical decision support tools and novel methodologies. Reporting to Dr Andrey Kormilitzin and Professor Alejo Nevado-Holgado, you will be joining a large dynamic interdisciplinary team of clinicians, bioinformaticians and machine learning experts and will be encouraged to interact widely with this group and with the other scientists across the wider university.

The post is based at the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital and in the Big Data Institute on the Old Road Campus.

The post is for a fixed term (funded to 31 March 2025) and is full-time.

You will design and implement neural network methods for natural language processing and text mining tasks on ‘unstructured’ narrative text, and for structured data. This will involve liaising with researchers working in different fields and with different expertise (both locally in Oxford and remotely)

You will have or be close to the completion of a PhD or equivalent in computational sciences (Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics), together with relevant research experience.  With strong expertise in programming languages (Python), machine learning frameworks, and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow), you will have a deep understanding of Natural Language Processing and text mining field. Postdoctoral experience in a relevant field would be desirable as would an interest in psychiatry or neuroscience, evidence synthesis and precision mental health.  

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, a CV, and details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for this post is 12:00 midday on 31 May 2024

£36,024 to £40,521 per annum, Grade 7



  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are looking to appoint a research scientist to carry out research in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop interpretable clinical decision support tools and novel methodologies. Reporting to Dr Andrey Kormilitzin and Professor Alejo Nevado-Holgado, you will be joining a large dynamic interdisciplinary team of clinicians,...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking three part-time Research Assistants to join the Pierrehumbert Language Modelling Group in the Oxford e-Research Centre of the Department of Engineering Science, in central Oxford. The post is funded by the EPSRC program on Responsible Natural Language Processing for Intelligent Interfaces, and is fixed-term to 30 September 2024. The project...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Example topics include research on the mechanisms by which nature exposure benefits health, use of geospatial data to look at the relationships between green space access and public health, and research into how nature exposure in schools affects wellbeing outcomes. The researcher is expected to shape their own research agenda within this theme while also...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nature and Human Health and Wellbeing. The researcher would conduct innovative research exploring the relationships between exposure to nature/biodiversity and human mental or physical health, as part of a multidisciplinary team. The exact nature of this research is not specific: we welcome...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nature and Human Health and Wellbeing. The researcher would conduct innovative research exploring the relationships between exposure to nature/biodiversity and human mental or physical health, as part of a multidisciplinary team. The exact nature of this research is not specific: we welcome...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    **About the role** We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Professor Kristijan Ramadan’s research team, which focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism of the DNA-protein crosslink (DPC) proteolysis repair. You will be responsible for carrying out research on identifying and characterising the genes/pathways involved...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Atmospheric Physics. This project seeks to understand the nature of model error in weather and climate models. The successful applicant will play a central role in the University of Oxford’s contribution to the international “Model Uncertainty - Model Intercomparison Project” (MU-MIP),...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited for **three** **Postdoctoral Research Assistants in Exoplanets** Post 1 - Direct Imaging theme: Exoplanet atmospheres exhibit variability as their storms and clouds rotate into view, and as they are occulted by their exomoons. This post will build on the group’s work to study exoplanet variability by simulating, modelling, or...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford. You will be a member of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research to understand the...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, to work on efficient simulation methods and analytical models of background selection. Background selection is one of the most important evolutionary forces, yet we lack efficient simulation and analysis methods. You will work in the...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    You will work in a team with students, research assistants and other postdoctoral research to understand how changes in phenylalanine affect cardiovascular disease pathologies in the heart and vascular system at both a cellular and whole organism level. This is an exciting opportunity to undertake research in several cutting edge _in vivo_ cardiovascular...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Professor Powrie’s Mucosal Immunology Group. Professor Powrie is the Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. You will join a dynamic and successful group studying immune regulation in the intestine and how this breaks down in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. The aim of...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    The Oxford Internet Institute - founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. We are recruiting two Postdoctoral Researchers to work on a new research program funded by the Huo Family Foundation, to study the possibility that the mental well-being of...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    The Oxford Internet Institute - founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. We are looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher to a program of research, funded by the ESRC, that will study how video game engagement is related to the mental health and...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Professor Powrie’s Mucosal Immunology Group. Professor Powrie is the Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. You will join a dynamic and successful group studying immune regulation in the intestine and how this breaks down in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. The aim...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to co-ordinate and undertake a programme of research as part of a new project entitled ‘A Biodiversity Baseline for the Begbroke Innovation District’. Our project will focus on the site of a major new infrastructure project near Oxford comprising an expanded Science Park alongside new homes, schools,...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Machine Learning & Citizen Science for Anomaly Detection The post is available for a fixed-term duration of 6 months. Applicants should possess, or be very close to obtaining a doctorate in a relevant field and ideally have a strong background in either one of the scientific domains...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: Department of Statistics, 24-29 St Giles', Oxford We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Assistant funded by Wellcome. This postholder will work on the development and application of novel statistical approaches to the study of the genetic architecture of human complex traits, with a focus on modelling statistical interactions between...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford, Department of Paediatrics Full time

    **THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY** **About the role** We have an exciting opportunity to join the Childhood Leukaemia Research Groupin the Department of Paediatrics and Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM as our Postdoctoral Research Associate. You will play an important role in the contribution of our lab in understanding the...


  • Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited fora Postdoctoral Research Assistant post in Ultra-low Temperature Physics at the Department of Physics, University of Oxford. Position available for 2 years, with a possibility of extension to 3 years. This project will develop an ultra-low-vibration microkelvin refrigerator for use with ultra-high-Q mechanical oscillators. -...