PhD Position: Language models and cultural interpretation

Edusail Abroad; København; Presencial; DKK 323.000 - 387.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Edusail Abroad is seeking a researcher to work on the CuRe project, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. You will study how language models reason about culture and ambiguity, using literary texts as test cases and building datasets and benchmarks that link passages to their cultural context, evidence and expert readings.

The role involves experiments with literary scholars, primarily using modern Scandinavian literature; a research stay at McGill University is planned.

Formación

• A Danish master's degree or equivalent in NLP/CS/AI or related field.
• Strong Python and ML/NLP experience.

Responsabilidades

• Research how language models reason about culture and ambiguity using literary texts.
• Develop datasets and benchmarks linking passages to cultural context and evidence readings.
• Collaborate with literary scholars and conduct related experiments.

Conocimientos

Python

ML/NLP

Educación

Master's degree in NLP or closely related field

Descripción del empleo

Language models can write smooth interpretations of a text while hiding the cultural assumptions, doubts and alternative readings behind them. This project, CuRe, funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark, studies how such models reason about culture and ambiguity, using literary texts as a hard test case. Will build datasets and benchmarks that link passages to their cultural context, evidence and expert readings, analyse where models go wrong and how confidently they present uncertain claims, and develop methods for grounding interpretations in evidence and representing several plausible readings. Results will be tested through experiments and studies with literary scholars. The work mainly uses modern Scandinavian literature, but knowing a Scandinavian language is not required. A research stay at McGill University is planned.

Eligibility:

Degree equivalent to a Danish master's (3-year BSc + 2-year MSc) in NLP, computational linguistics, computer science, machine learning, AI, data science, digital humanities or a closely related field. An Indian M.Tech/ME/M.Sc in CS or AI after a 3- or 4-year bachelor's fits. Strong Python and ML/NLP experience required.

Tests:

Excellent written and spoken English

Pay:

Starts at DKK 31,800 per month (approx. EUR 4,200, August 2026 level), plus 18.07% employer pension contribution

Duration:

3 years