Postdoc in NLP: LLM Security & Safe AI

Cph Ai Hub; København; Hybrid; DKK 525,000 - 714,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalborg University’s Copenhagen campus invites applications for two or more postdoc positions in Natural Language Processing (NLP). The roles are from January 1, 2027, for one or two years, and located at AAU Copenhagen on the waterfront in Sydhavnen.

You will join a collaborative, international research community with access to state-of-the-art resources, and have opportunities for research stays abroad and for co-supervision of PhD and MSc students.

Qualifications

• A relevant PhD degree (e.g., NLP, AI, ML, Security, or a related field) and a relevant MSc degree (e.g., CS, Software Engineering, ML, AI, Computational Linguistics, or related field)
• Strong skills in machine learning and deep learning
• Extensive experience with modern ML and NLP methods, including experimentation, and with publishing in top-tier venues (ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, TACL)
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Applicants with documented experience in security, privacy, safety, or robustness will be preferred

Responsibilities

• Postdoc 1: Security, Safety, and Privacy in Natural Language Processing and AI, with a focus on Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM-based systems, and Agentic AI
• Postdoc 2: AI-based personal language learning assistants (1 year) and AI security (1 year)
• Co-supervise PhD students and supervise BSc./MSc. students where applicable

Skills

PhD in NLP/AI

Machine learning

Deep learning

NLP methods

English proficiency

Security/privacy/robustness

Education

PhD in a relevant field

MSc in CS/ML/AI

Job description

Aalborg University’s Copenhagen campus invites applications for two or more postdoc positions in Natural Language Processing (NLP). The roles are from January 1, 2027, for one or two years, and located at AAU Copenhagen on the waterfront in Sydhavnen.

You will join a collaborative, international research community with access to state-of-the-art resources, and have opportunities for research stays abroad and for co-supervision of PhD and MSc students.