Research Associates (f/m) Natural Language Processing

We have immediate openings in our »Audio and Media Technologies« division of Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen, Germany:

Research Associates (f/m) Natural Language Processing

Ever been told to shut up?

Show them by teaching computers to speak out loud.
You will develop, implement, evaluate and document user-centered systems for natural language processing. Furthermore, you may integrate, test, and do research on prototypes that you helped develop. You will also communicate and coordinate activities with project partners as well as internal and external stake holders.

What we offer you

• Opportunities to bring your ideas into life and to push frontiers in research and applications of language processing
• Involvement in diverse activities and the chance to assume responsibility within interdisciplinary teams
• An open and friendly work atmosphere
• Flexible hours and access to various services for a proper work-life-balance
• Working in a vibrant research environment

Your profile

• Master’s degree with experience in Computer Science, Computer Linguistics, Human-Computer Interaction
• Expertise in data-driven technologies on natural language understanding (word embedding, intent classifier, slot tagging)
• Know-how in text mining and language processing (knowledge bases, word association mining, ontology learning, opinion mining and sentiment analysis, semantic similarity, etc.)
• Practical experience in programming with Python and C/C++ is a plus
• Background in computer linguistics is a plus
• Collaboration experience, preferably in interdisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning is a plus