{"id":5233,"date":"2020-07-22T10:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T08:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perso.uclouvain.be\/magali.paquot\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2020-07-24T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T09:32:07","slug":"research-assistant-in-natural-language-processing-part-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perso.uclouvain.be\/magali.paquot\/research-assistant-in-natural-language-processing-part-time-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research assistant in Natural Language Processing (part-time)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute for Language and Communication (<a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc<\/a>) has an opening for a research assistant (part-time 50%) in Natural Language Processing for a period of one year, starting <strong>1 October 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The position is part of a large multidisciplinary project that aims&nbsp;to investigate socio-cognitive conflicts in online educational platforms: \u201cMOOCresearch2.0: A mixed-method and multidisciplinary approach to socio-cognitive conflicts in online educational platforms\u201d (Prof. M. Frenay, Prof. F. Lambotte, Dr. Magali Paquot &amp; Prof. V. Swaen) (see <a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/ilc\/cecl\/moocresearch2-0.html\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/ilc\/cecl\/moocresearch2-0.html<\/a> for more info). As such, the research assistant will be working with researchers from the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics (<a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/ilc\/cecl\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/ilc\/cecl<\/a>), the Social Media Lab (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmedialab.be\/\">https:\/\/www.socialmedialab.be\/<\/a>), the Interdisciplinary Research Group in Socialisation, Education and Training (GIRSEF, https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/chercher\/girsef), the Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations (LOURIM, <a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/lourim\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/en\/research-institutes\/lourim<\/a>) and the Centre for Natural Language Processing (CENTAL, <a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc\/cental\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc\/cental<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Job description<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research assistant will provide support to the project team by performing a variety of tasks such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Data pre-processing: anonymization, normalization<\/li><li>Data structuring: linking up different data types (forum posts, user profiles, learners\u2019 questionnaires, logs, etc.)<\/li><li>Data enrichment: part-of-speech tagging, language recognition, topic detection, etc.<\/li><li>Data analysis and visualization<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research assistant will also work in close collaboration with the CENTAL to provide access to the compiled corpus via a user-friendly online concordancer. Another important task of the research assistant will be to implement sustainable solutions for the automated treatment of incoming data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong><u>Requirements and profile<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Master degree in Natural Language Processing or Linguistics<\/li><li>excellent record of MA level study;<\/li><li>programming skills in Python or Perl<\/li><li>experience with NLP for social media is an asset<\/li><li>very good command of French and\/or English<\/li><li>excellent and demonstrated analytic skills<\/li><li>excellent and demonstrated self-management skills<\/li><li>ability and willingness to work in a team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Terms of employment<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The contract will be for one year.<\/li><li>The monthly gross salary is min. 3384 EUR.<\/li><li>The position requires residence in Belgium<\/li><li>Applicants from outside the EU are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa or permits, with the assistance of UCLouvain staff department.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Application Deadline<\/u><\/strong><strong>: 31 July 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please include in your application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a cover letter in French or English, in which you specify why you are interested in this position and how you meet the job requirements outlined above;<\/li><li>a curriculum vitae in French or English;<\/li><li>an outline of previous work or research experience in English;<\/li><li>a copy of your BA and MA degrees;<\/li><li>a copy of your master thesis and academic publications (if applicable);<\/li><li>the names and full contact details of at least one academic referee.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview (<em>in situ<\/em> or via video conferencing) in the second half of August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enquiries and applications should be addressed by email to Dr. Magali Paquot (Magali.paquot@uclouvain.be)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute for Language and Communication (https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc) has an opening for a research assistant (part-time 50%) in Natural Language Processing for a period of one year, starting 1 October 2020. 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