1 Fully-Funded Phd Position, Computational Linguistics, Undeciphered Scripts From The Aegean In[] BOLOGNA

1 Fully-Funded Phd Position, Computational Linguistics, Undeciphered Scripts From The Aegean In[]
Bologna
Emilia Romagna, BOLOGNA

The Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, in conjunction with the ERC Consolidator project INSCRIBE (Invention of Scripts and their Beginnings), seeks applications for one doctoral scholarship, fully funded for three years, starting on the 1st November 2019. Applications will be considered for research in Computational Linguistics. The appointed candidate will be researching ancient undeciphered scripts of the Aegean Bronze age dating to the II millennium BC by using all the computational techniques available in the Natural Language Processing field. Company: University of Bologna Qualifications: Given a solid background in Computational Linguistics, seen as a prerequisite, expertise in the following topics will be considered a competitive advantage: Python programming and tensor manipulation libraries (specifically Tensorflow and Pytorch); Deep Neural Network architectures (especially Convolutional Neural Networks); Experience in image processing techniques. Educational level: Master Degree Level of experience (years): Senior (5 years of experience) J-18808-Ljbffr