"Postdoctoral Research Associate"

Position Summary/Description

A postdoctoral researcher position is available at UNC under Prof. Mohit Bansal in the UNC-NLP Lab. The focus of this NLP+ML postdoc position will include, but is not limited to, multimodal+embodied semantics, human-like language generation and Q&A/dialogue, and interpretable and generalizable deep learning. The duties of the postdoctoral scholar will include aiding the research of graduate students on NLP+ML projects and leading research directions complementary to theirs that fall within the scope of the lab. The postdoctoral research scholar will have some freedom to create a research agenda, as well as opportunities to advise graduate and undergraduate students in the lab, collaborate with other AI faculty (vision/robotics/ML) in the department and teach courses if they choose to do so.

Education and Experience

• Applicants should have (or expect to receive before the start of the position) a PhD in Computer Science or EE/ECE on a topic in machine learning applied to natural language processing, computer vision, or a related area.
• Strong publication record in NLP, ML, or related areas
• Strong programming skills, including TensorFlow and/or PyTorch
• Demonstrated strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.