Open position: Research assistant/PhD in Natural Language Processing for the Generation of Virtual Assistants

 

Position description

We are seeking a highly motivated early-career researcher to contribute to the development and research efforts of a fully funded project in natural language processing (NLP). Candidates with interest in the field, prior experience, research background, or publications in NLP are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will join the ACKnowledge project (Assistant Construction Kit – Research and Experimental Development in Specialized Assistants), working on cutting-edge advancements in AI-driven language technologies. This position also offers the possibility of pursuing a PhD within the department, providing an excellent opportunity for academic and professional growth. If you are passionate about NLP and looking for a dynamic research environment, we encourage you to apply!

The position is open at the Intelligent System Group (GSI), Department of Telematic Engineering  at the Telecommunications Engineering School of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid).

 

Eligibility criteria - Profile

  • A Master’s Degree or an equivalent in Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, or a related field with a strong academic background in Machine learning, Natural Language Processing, and/or Software Development.
  • Applicants with an experience in one or more of the above academic fields are encouraged to apply.
  • High proficiency in written and oral English.
  • Good and demonstrable programming skills, preferably in Python (e.g. master thesis, software development experience, etc.)
  • A high level achievement and experience in multi-disciplinary collaboration is an advantage.

 

Responsibilities

  • To conduct research on Natural Language Processing and  development with Large Language Models.
  • To develop novel techniques on machine learning algorithms and to evaluating them through realistic environments.
  • To publish and present results both at international conferences and in high impact scientific journals of the field.
  • To collaborate in challenging and competitive research projects both in the proposal redaction and in the project execution.

 

Offer description

  • Enthusiastic and young team of developers, researchers, post-docs and professors.
  • Inspiring, flexible and very dynamic environment.
  • Full-time position with a competitive salary (€22,000–€28,000), commensurate with experience and skills. Salary progression will be considered.
  • Contract tied to a 3-year publicly-funded research project.
  • Applications will be accepted by order of submission until suitable candidates are found,
  • Start date: immediate.

 

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this work contract, you are kindly asked to send your CV, transcripts, certificates and relevant publications (if any) and a Cover Letter describing your research interests and goals to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We will carefully review your application and you will be contacted for further interviews.

 

About GSI

The Intelligent Systems Group (GSI, Grupo de Sistemas Inteligentes) is a research group acknowledged by the Technical University of Madrid (UPM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid).

Our staff consists of 11 professors, 7 researchers and collaborators from several departments of the university, mainly from the Department of Telematic Systems Engineering (DIT, Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas Telemáticos). 

Since 1982, our group has conducted research, development and innovation in theories, methods and applications of artificial intelligent techniques, specially in intelligent agents, semantics technologies, machine learning and language engineering.

 

The project ACKnowledge (CPP2023-010437) has been financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ FEDER, UE.