Postdoc/Research Assistant in the Department of Linguistics and Translation

Postdoc/Research Assistant in the Department of Linguistics and Translation (Appointment for 15 months) [Ref. C/R/546/03]

Project

Knowledge Overlord - A Self-sustaining AI Game-based Online Platform to Enhance Student's Literacy Ability and 21st Century Skills

Duties

The appointee will apply language technology and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to develop a question and answer (Q&A) generation system. The system will automatically assess the difficulty of the text and compose challenging questions about the text and the expected answer, based on the provided documents. The main tasks include: (1) to apply machine learning methods on large corpora; (2) to create an interface that displays the Q&A items; and (3) to evaluate system performance through user studies.

Requirements

A Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science/Computational Linguistics/Data Science or related disciplines and no more than a total of 6 years of service at the University. Proficiency in Python is required. Experience in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning would be an advantage.

Candidates with a PhD degree and no more than 3 years of experience after the award of a PhD degree may be considered for appointment as Postdoc.

Salary and Conditions of Service

Salary offered will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include leave, medical and dental consultations at the campus clinic.

Information and Application

Further information on the posts and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Fax : 2788 1154 or 3442 0311]. 

To apply, please submit an online application at http://www.cityu.edu.hk. The closing date is 31 May 2024. Applications will receive full consideration and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The University’s privacy policy is available on the homepage.

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