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Substitute Senior Lecturer in Computational Linguistics at Uppsala University Uppsala University in Sweden

Substitute Senior Lecturer in Computational Linguistics at Uppsala University

Keywords

Computer Science
Machine Learning
Information Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Language Technology
Linguistics
Large Language Models

Description

Uppsala University is seeking a half-time Substitute Senior Lecturer in Computational Linguistics for a one-year appointment starting January 2026. The position is based at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, which conducts research and education in language science and text studies, with a focus on Asian languages and cultures, classical European languages, linguistics, and computational linguistics. The department offers education at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels, fostering an international and intellectually vibrant environment. The main responsibilities include supervising master's theses, teaching in the international master's program in Language Technology, and conducting research in computational linguistics. The teaching duties primarily involve thesis supervision and courses such as Information Retrieval and Language Technology: Research and Development, all delivered in English. The research group focuses on digital philology and multilingual language technology, with increasing emphasis on large language models and generative AI. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence in computational linguistics or a closely related field, or possess other relevant professional expertise. Demonstrated pedagogical proficiency is required, including higher education pedagogical training (minimum ten weeks) or equivalent experience. The ability to teach in English is mandatory. Candidates should have scientific, pedagogical, and professional skills relevant to the position's subject and duties. Personal qualities such as flexibility, collaboration skills, and responsibility are essential. Assessment criteria include pedagogical and scientific proficiency, with particular emphasis on teaching and research experience in computational linguistics, especially in machine learning, large language models, and language technology applications in information retrieval. Administrative, leadership, and collaboration skills are also valued. All merits must be documented for assessment. The position is a 12-month, 50% part-time, temporary employment with individual salary negotiation. The application deadline is December 23, 2025. Applications must be submitted via Uppsala University's electronic recruitment system and include a cover letter, CV, documentation of scientific and pedagogical merits, administrative and leadership experience, publication list, and relevant certificates. Applications can be written in Swedish or English. For further information, contact Prefekt Dimitrios Iordanoglou ([email protected]) or Professor Joakim Nivre ([email protected]). For more details and to apply, visit the official job posting .

Funding

The position is a 12-month, half-time (50%) temporary employment with individual salary negotiation. No specific stipend or funding details are provided.

How to apply

Submit your application via Uppsala University's electronic recruitment system by December 23, 2025. Include a cover letter, CV, documentation of scientific and pedagogical merits, administrative and leadership experience, publication list, and relevant certificates. Applications must be in Swedish or English.

Requirements

Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence in computational linguistics or a related field with a computational linguistics focus, or other relevant professional expertise. Demonstrated pedagogical proficiency is required, including relevant higher education pedagogical training of at least ten weeks or equivalent knowledge. Ability to teach in English is mandatory. Scientific, pedagogical, and professional skills must be relevant to the position's subject and duties. Personal qualities such as flexibility, good collaboration skills, and responsibility are required. All merits must be documented for assessment. Applications must be written in Swedish or English and submitted via the university's electronic recruitment system.

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