PhD position in Language Modeling for Linguistics, at Bielefeld University

The Computational Linguistics Group at Bielefeld University is seeking 
applications for a

** Full-time Research Assistant / Ph.D. Student position **

The position is part of the research project FORESTS which aims to 
develop a new interdisciplinary approach to using language models (=LMs) 
as tools for comparative linguistic research and linguistic theories as 
tools for assessing the systemic robustness of LMs. FORESTS is funded 
within the DFG-Priority Program "Robust Assessment & Safe Applicability 
of Language Modelling: Foundations for a New Field of Language Science & 
Technology (LaSTing)" (SPP 2556). For more details on FORESTS and 
LaSTing, see https://clause-bielefeld.github.io/projects/.

The research tasks of this PhD position will involve the development and 
grammatical analysis of small, multilingual language models (BabyLMs) 
and close collaboration with the second PhD student in FORESTS who will 
work in the field of general linguistics 
(https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1971/).

The duration of the position is 3 years. Salary is 100% TVL-E13 scale 
(about 4.000,- EUR per month before taxes, depending on relevant work 
experience).

Application Deadline: 29-Jun-2026

Application Instructions: please visit the application website and press 
the button "Apply now" to get to the application form:

https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/view/4910/research-position-m-f-d-in-computational-linguistics?page_lang=en

Please do not apply via e-mail, but use the application form following 
the link above.

If you have any questions, please contact: [email protected]

-- 
Prof. Dr. Sina Zarrieß
Computational Linguistics
https://clause-bielefeld.github.io/

University of Bielefeld
Universitätsstr. 25
33615 Bielefeld, Germany
+49 521 106-2534

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