Assistant Professor in Computational Linguistics

Uppsala University, Department of Linguistics and Philology

The department is seeking an assistant professor in computational linguistics.

Computational linguistics, or language technology, is an interdisciplinary field that deals with computer models of natural language. Traditionally, research has been driven by both the theoretical goal of understanding human language and practical applications such as machine translation, information retrieval, and human-computer dialogue. In recent years, the field has increasingly been influenced by the emergence of large language models and generative AI. The computational linguistics group at Uppsala University conducts research across a broad field with two focus areas: digital philology and multilingual language technology. Education is primarily conducted at the advanced level, within the international master's program in language technology, and at the doctoral level in the subject of computational linguistics.

Subject Area

Computational Linguistics

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of the position is to provide the teacher with the opportunity to develop their independence as a researcher and to qualify themselves both scientifically and pedagogically to meet the requirements for eligibility for a position as a university lecturer. The job responsibilities include research in the relevant subject area at 50% and teaching and administration at a maximum of 50%. Teaching also includes supervision, course responsibility, course administration, and course development.

The teaching primarily includes courses in language technology, including supervision of theses, within the international master's program in language technology, which is taught in English. Courses with the following focus may be relevant: general language technology, language technology applications such as information retrieval and machine translation, machine learning in language technology, as well as programming and mathematics. Supervision of doctoral students may also occur.

An assistant professor is expected to actively apply for external research funding and to follow developments in their own subject area, as well as to participate in the faculty's and department's pedagogical and scientific development work. The position may also involve administrative and leadership duties.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for appointment as an assistant professor, the candidate must have obtained a doctoral degree or have achieved equivalent scientific competence, demonstrated pedagogical skill, and possess the personal qualities required to perform the duties of the position well. Primarily, candidates who have obtained a doctoral degree or have reached equivalent competence within five years prior to the application deadline will be considered. A prerequisite for pedagogical skill to be deemed present is completion of relevant higher education pedagogical training, comprising at least five weeks or equivalent knowledge. If there are special reasons, the higher education pedagogical training may be completed during the first two years of employment.

The ability to teach in English is a requirement. The appointed candidate is also expected to be able to use Swedish as a working language within two years.

The applicant must possess the personal qualities required to perform the duties of the position well. Such personal qualities include flexibility, good collaboration skills, and a sense of responsibility.

It is required that the scientific competence, pedagogical skill, and professional competence are relevant to the subject matter of the position and the job responsibilities included in the position.

Application Procedure

All qualifications must be documented so that both quality and scope can be assessed. Qualifications obtained after the application deadline cannot be considered. The application must be written in Swedish or English and submitted via Uppsala University's electronic recruitment system Varbi and include the following:

• Personal letter
• CV (concise account of scientific, pedagogical, and other activities)
• Documentation of scientific merits
• Documentation of pedagogical merits
• Documentation of administrative merits, leadership merits, and collaboration merits
• Documentation of other merits
• Publication list
• Scientific and pedagogical works being claimed
• Self-reflective account of future research, pedagogical, and other qualifications
• Transcripts, certificates, and other relevant documents

The recruitment group may use interviews, trial lectures, and references. Therefore, applicants must be prepared to provide a list of references (maximum three) who can highlight the applicant's professional competence and personal qualities relevant to the position, such as leadership skills and collaboration ability, upon request.

Any claimed publications not available in electronic format should be sent in two copies to Uppsala University, Faculty of Language Science, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala. Mark the shipment with dnr UFV-PA 2025/830.

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Inquiries about the position can be directed to: Head of Department Dimitrios Iordanoglou, prefekt@lingfil.uu.se (mailto:prefekt@lingfil.uu.se)

About the Position

The position of assistant professor is a fixed-term appointment and can be held for a maximum of four years with the possibility of promotion to university lecturer (HF 4 chapter 12 a §). The extent is full-time. Start date by agreement. Location: Uppsala. The appointed candidate is expected to have their primary employment located at the department in Uppsala.

We welcome your application by April 29, 2025, UFV-PA 2025/830. Uppsala University is a broad research university with a strong international position. The ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a difference in society. Our most important asset is all 7,600 employees and 53,000 students who, with curiosity and commitment, make Uppsala University one of the country's most exciting workplaces.

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The position may be subject to security vetting. A prerequisite for employment is that the applicant is approved during the security vetting.

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Applications are received in Uppsala University's recruitment system.