Description Grade UE07: £40,247 - £47,874 per annum CSE/School of Informatics Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: expected contract length - 12 months The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Research Associate position in natural language processing and machine learning. The research project is in the area of natural language generation and the application of tools (e.g., retrieval) and multi-agent frameworks to perform complex writing tasks like opinion summarization and book summary generation. The Opportunity: The postdoctoral researcher will be supervised by Mirella Lapata and funded by UKRI (the UK Research and Innovation National funding agency) and will join the Edinburgh NLP group ( https://edinburghnlp.inf.ed.ac.uk/ ), one of the largest and most active NLP research groups in the world (see http://csrankings.org//index?nlp&world ). There are many collaborative opportunities, both within the NLP group as well as across the School of Informatics (which includes faculty working on machine learning, computer vision, speech processing, and social computing). This post is advertised as full-time, regular on-campus working. The salary for this post is £40,247 - £47,874 per annum. Your skills and attributes for success: Ph.D. degree (or about to obtain one). A strong background in AI, machine learning and/or natural language processing. Publications at top venues in NLP or/and ML. Strong programming skills. Experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) and LLM-based frameworks. Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills, and excellent command of English. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) Application Information Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: - CV - Cover letter Contact details for enquiries: Mirella Lapata mlapinf.ed.ac.uk Feedback is only provided to interviewed candidates. As a valued member of our team you can expect: A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 13th December 2024. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.