University of Tartu
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PhD in Linguistics: Linguistic Annotation with LLMs at University of Tartu University of Tartu in Estonia
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
The admitted doctoral researcher will work as a junior research fellow at the university with an estimated workload of 1.0 for four years. The post is a doctoral position; no stipend amount is stated.
Deadline
Sep 30, 2026
Country
Estonia
University
University of Tartu

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Join the DigiTS team at the University of Tartu for a PhD opening in Linguistics focused on linguistic annotation with large language models (LLMs).
The advertised doctoral project, “Linguistic Annotation with LLMs” (supervisor: Maciej Eder), is part of the doctoral programme in Humanities at the University of Tartu (Estonia). The project will test several LLMs on a range of linguistic annotation tasks, comparing automatic annotations against human-annotated gold sets. The research will use supervised machine-learning setups, zero-shot prompting, distilled and quantized LLMs, alternative prompting strategies, and reasoning models that imitate human reasoning.
This is a 1.0 workload doctoral researcher position for an estimated four years. The admitted doctoral researcher will work as a junior research fellow at the university. Studies are expected to start in autumn 2026.
Eligibility highlights: applicants must have English language proficiency and a master’s degree or equivalent qualification that corresponds to the Estonian master’s level. Applicants should also review the programme website for the required documents and the doctoral thesis project requirements in Linguistics. The post explicitly states that applicants cannot apply with their own topic during the application period.
Application window: September 15–30, 2026. Online entrance interviews are scheduled for early October.
How to apply: submit the application through DreamApply and upload the required documents listed on the programme website. Check the language requirements page and the open calls page for additional instructions.
Funding details
The admitted doctoral researcher will work as a junior research fellow at the university with an estimated workload of 1.0 for four years. The post is a doctoral position; no stipend amount is stated.
What's required
Applicants must have English language proficiency and a master’s degree or equivalent qualification that corresponds to a master’s degree in the Estonian higher education system. Candidates must also submit the required programme documents and meet the doctoral thesis project requirements in Linguistics. Own-topic applications are not allowed during the application period.
How to apply
Apply via DreamApply using the programme application portal. Prepare and submit the required documents listed on the programme website and the doctoral thesis project requirements page. Online entrance interviews will take place in early October.
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