PhD Studentship at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University College Cork

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PhD Studentship at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University College Cork

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University College Cork

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See Advert for DetailsPhD Studentship at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University College CorkFully funded four-year PhD scholarshipApplications are invited for a PhD studentship position available at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) within the College of Science, Engineering, and Food Science (SEFS), of University College Cork (UCC), Ireland.The PhD student will focus on developing a system for analysing and annotating Medieval Irish literary texts from the 13th century preserved in later manuscripts (from the 15th to 17th century). We invite applications from highly qualified candidates with a strong background in software development and text processing and an affinity for transdisciplinary research.The position is full-time and fixed term for 4 years starting from 1 April 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.The PhD ProjectThe successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team in the IRC-funded project “The Disappearing Text: Memory, Place, and Gaelic Identities” led by Dr Kevin Murray at the Department of Early and Medieval Irish (SMG), College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences (CACSSS), UCC.The PhD project is seeking to develop an interactive system which annotates and collates different historical versions of the long medieval text, “The Dialogue of the Ancients”, to facilitate the creation of a translated publishable critical edition and an online interactive digital edition. Specifically, this PhD will 1) develop and apply NLP and/or machine learning methodologies to process Medieval Irish text 2) implement and streamline the said methodologies in a web-based application 3) collaborate with linguists and humanities researchers to ensure successful integration of the methodologies and software into Medieval Irish research 4) present and publish research findings at peer-reviewed international conferences and in reputable journals.We invite applications from candidates with a background in Computer Science, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, Software Development, or other similar fields and a strong propensity for interdisciplinary research. In collaboration with the team members from the Department of Early and Medieval Irish, the candidate is expected to apply computational methods and develop software to facilitate effective retrieval, processing, analysis, and interpretation of Medieval Irish text.More information about the School of Computer Science and Information Technology is available on the school’s webpage:Details of the Department of Early and Medieval Irish can be found at .FundingThe PhD position is funded for four years. It includes a tax-free stipend of €25,000 p.a. and tuition fees covered at the EU rate.Eligibility criteriaRequired qualification (essential)

• At least, a 2.1 honours undergraduate degree or MSc/MEng in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Usability Engineering, or other related fields focusing on NLP, ML, and/or software development.
• Proficiency with or a very good knowledge of Python and other relevant programming languages such as R, Java, C#.
• Very good communication skills and an ability to work independently as well as in a multidisciplinary research environment.

Additional qualities (desirable)

• Experience in NLP methodologies such as text preprocessing (tokenization, stemming, lemmatization), POS tagging, syntactic and semantic parsing, information retrieval and extraction, topic modelling, and/or machine learning approaches.
• Willingness to tackle challenges related to historical textual data such as

• handling archaic language and obsolete terms
• contextualising, comparing, and aligning literary events from different medieval sources
• Experience or familiarity with one or more NLP libraries such as NLTK and Spacy
• Familiarity with scientific research methodologies and practices

English language requirements

• Non-native English speakers should meet the minimum English language requirements for admission into a postgraduate programme:

Start date: 1 April 2025 (tentative/as soon as possible).To Apply:Please send your application in a single PDF document (maximum 10 MB) that contains the items listed below to Dr Enkhbold Nyamsuren ( ) with “CSIT 2025 PhD Call” in the subject line of the email on or before, 2359 hrs (Irish Standard Time) Friday, 28 February 2025.

• A CV that includes your education qualification, relevant experience, any relevant publications (if applicable), and contact details for two academic referees.
• A statement of motivation (1 to 2 A4 pages), clearly highlighting your interest and suitability for this PhD with reference to your current or future interests, past experience and academic achievements.
• One-page abstract describing final year undergraduate project (if applicable).
• One-page abstract describing the MSc project (if applicable).
• A copy of academic degree(s).
• A copy of transcript of results for all university-level modules and courses.
• Evidence of English language proficiency for non-native speakers as per university requirements:

The successful scholarship awardee will then have to submit a formal application through the UCC Apply under Postgraduate courses ( ) where qualifications will need to be validated.Equal OpportunityAll qualified candidates can apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, etc.

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Location

Cork

Job date

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 23:19:35 GMT

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