Postdoctoral Fellow - Center for Language and Speech Processing

Requisition #: A-157258-3

Status: Full Time

Type: Other

School: Whiting School of Engineering

Department/Program: Department of Computer Science

Salary: $70,000 - $80,000

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21218

Closing Date: Open until filled

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/157258

General Description

The Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP) at the Johns Hopkins University seeks applicants for postdoctoral fellowship positions in speech, natural language processing and machine learning. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and a strong research record.

Possible research topics include:

• Explainable AI, natural language processing and medicine
• Clinical natural language processing
• Evaluation of large language model generation

CLSP is one of the world's largest academic centers focused on speech and language. CLSP is home to over a dozen faculty members, multiple postdocs, and over 80 graduate students. It has a history of placing students in top academic and industry positions, with a large network of alumni at Google, Amazon, Microsoft Research, Bloomberg, IBM Research, Facebook, Twitter, Nuance, BBN, and numerous startups.

Some positions are joint with the HLTCOE. Located adjacent to Johns Hopkins' beautiful Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland, the HLTCOE conducts long-term and applied research on fundamental challenges driven by real-world problems. Its staff scientists publish widely in premier venues, and, through close collaboration with members of CLSP, make Johns Hopkins one of the world's largest and fastest growing academic research groups in the field.

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Qualifications

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and a strong research record.

Applicants are not required to be US citizens or permanent residents.

Multiple positions are available that are renewable on a yearly basis, in some cases for up to three (3) years.

Application Instructions

Applications consist of a CV and contact information for 3 recommenders who can supply letters on request. You do not need to specify a specific project of interest.

Application deadline: Rolling deadline. Applications will be considered until the positions have been filled.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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Background Checks

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

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