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University of Helsinki

PhD in Crosslingual Fact Transfer for Multilingual LLMs at University of Helsinki University of Helsinki in Finland

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Computer Science

Funding

Fully funded PhD position for 3 years, with a possible 1-year extension.

Deadline

Sep 30, 2026

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Finland

University

University of Helsinki

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Keywords

Computer Science
Information Technology
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Statistics
Linguistics
Large Language Models
ML

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About this position

PhD opening at the University of Helsinki (Helsinki-NLP, FLaM project) on crosslingual fact transfer in multilingual large language models.

The project asks whether multilingual LLMs can transfer facts learned in one language to generate correct text in another. This is a strong fit for students interested in computational linguistics, natural language processing, machine learning, and multilingual AI.

Eligibility: applicants should have a Master's degree in computational linguistics, NLP, ML, or a closely related field.

Funding: the position is fully funded for 3 years, with a possible 1-year extension.

Location: Helsinki, Finland.

Timeline: starts Jan 1 (flexible). Full consideration by 2026-09-30; applications remain open until filled.

Contacts: Timothee Mickus and Jörg Tiedemann.

Funding details

Fully funded PhD position for 3 years, with a possible 1-year extension.

What's required

Master's degree in computational linguistics, NLP, machine learning, or a closely related adjacent field.

How to apply

Review the open position page and apply through the University of Helsinki recruitment process. Send inquiries by email to [email protected] and [email protected] if needed.

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