Research Assistant in Natural Language Processing

3 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom University of Sheffield Full time

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The University of Sheffield is recruiting a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science. As a Research Assistant you will undertake research in developing novel explainable Natural Language Processing methods for modelling disinformation diffusion in social media.

Your role is part of a large interdisciplinary project “Social Explainable Artificial Intelligence” funded by the EPSRC. You will be working with Dr. Nikolaos Aletras and Prof. Kalina Bontcheva at the Sheffield Natural Language Processing (NLP) Group. The post includes collaboration opportunities with project partners across Europe e.g. Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Austria and thus strong team working skills and ability to travel are essential.

You must hold an MSc in Natural Language Processing or related AI fields (e.g. Machine Learning, Data Science). As a Research Assistant you will contribute to the aims and objectives of the Department by carrying out excellent research and by disseminating the results of your research in international journals and conferences.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.



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