The Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP) at the Johns Hopkins University seeks applicants for postdoctoral fellowship positions in speech, natural language processing and machine learning. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and a strong research record.

Possible research topics include:

• Explainable AI, natural language processing and medicine

• Controllable text generation and training large language models

• Generative models for speech

• Detecting machine-generated data

• Anonymization of speech and text

• Multilingual representation learning

CLSP is one of the world's largest academic centers focused on speech and language. CLSP is home to over a dozen faculty members, multiple postdocs, and over 80 graduate students. It has a history of placing students in top academic and industry positions, with a large network of alumni at Google, Amazon, Microsoft Research, Bloomberg, IBM Research, Facebook, Twitter, Nuance, BBN, and numerous startups.

Some positions are joint with the HLTCOE. Located adjacent to Johns Hopkins' beautiful Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland, the HLTCOE conducts long-term and applied research on fundamental challenges driven by real-world problems. Its staff scientists publish widely in premier venues, and, through close collaboration with members of CLSP, make Johns Hopkins one of the world's largest and fastest growing academic research groups in the field.

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Questions? clspadmin@jhu.edu

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and a strong research record.

Applicants are not required to be US citizens or permanent residents.

Multiple positions are available that are renewable on a yearly basis, in some cases for up to three (3) years.

Applications consist of a CV and contact information for 3 recommenders who can supply letters on request. You do not need to specify a specific project of interest. Applications are submitted on Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/108613.

Application deadline: Rolling deadline. Applications will be considered until the positions have been filled.

Job Type: Full Time Johns Hopkins University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.