Dear all,
We are looking to hire a PhD student for a term of three years at the
Chair for Fundamentals of Natural Language Processing
(https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/nlproc/) at the University of Bamberg in
Germany, starting either May 1 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The position will be part of the project "Relating Probabilities of
Words to Probabilities of Worlds (PoWPoW)", to be funded by the German
Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the Priority Programme
LaSTing (https://www.lasting-spp.org/). The project’s goal is to
investigate how LLMs represent and reason about probabilistic world
knowledge. Within this scope, the project will explore methods for
eliciting probability judgments from LLMs, test how well such judgments
agree with empirical probabilities, investigate the internal consistency
of related probability judgments, and compare LLMs’ probabilistic
reasoning to that of humans.
The full details can be found here:
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/02_Wissenschaftliche_Beschaeftigte/2026_02_28_WiAi_LS_Grdl_Sprachverarbeitung_EN.pdf
Applicants should have:
* M.Sc. or comparable degree in Computer Science, Computational
Linguistics, or a related area.
* Experience working with NLP methods and LLMs.
* Strong grasp of probability theory – experience with graphical
models or formal logic a bonus.
* Good knowledge and practical experience with deep learning.
* Very good command of English; German knowledge is not essential.
* Ability to work in a team, excellent communication skills,
enthusiasm, and intrinsic motivation.
If you would like to apply, please send your application to Sean Papay
<[email protected]>. Your application should be a single .pdf
file, comprising a brief motivation letter, your CV, the contact details
of two references, and an academic writing sample -- for example, your
Master's Thesis or an academic paper previously written by you.
Best regards,
--Sean Papay
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