Master Student - Language Technologies (R0)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Una empresa innovadora busca un estudiante de máster para trabajar en el campo de la traducción automática centrada en el catalán. Este puesto ofrece la oportunidad de colaborar en el proyecto AINA, generando recursos tecnológicos y lingüísticos en un entorno de HPC altamente sofisticado. Los candidatos seleccionados tendrán acceso a sistemas de última generación y trabajarán en un ambiente estimulante, donde se valoran tanto las habilidades de programación como el interés en la lingüística computacional. Si tienes pasión por la tecnología del lenguaje y deseas contribuir a la preservación y promoción del catalán, esta es una gran oportunidad.

Servicios

23 días de vacaciones pagadas

Ambiente de trabajo flexible

Infraestructura de última generación

Formación

• BA in linguistics or translation with computational background required.
• Master courses in computational linguistics preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Participate in group meetings and scientific discussions.
• Collaborate on generating and evaluating resources in Catalan.

Conocimientos

Python

Bash

NLP

Computational Semantics

Machine Translation

Educación

BA in Linguistics

Master's in Computational Linguistics

Descripción del empleo

The Language Technology Group in the Life Science Department is looking for a Master's student to work in the field of Machine Translation involving Catalan. This work will be part of the ongoing AINA project to generate technology and language resources for the Catalan language.

The selected candidate will work in a highly sophisticated HPC environment, access state-of-the-art systems and computational infrastructures, and collaborate closely with group members.

Key Duties

• Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions.
• Preparation and presentation of scientific articles.
• Collaborate in the preparation and presentation of scientific projects.
• Collaborate with group members in the generation and evaluation of resources in Catalan.

Requirements

• Education

BA in linguistics, translation or similar, with a background in computation.

• Master courses in computational linguistics.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Programming skills (mainly Python but also some Bash).
• Ability to access and evaluate scientific literature.

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Native competence in Catalan.
• Good knowledge of Spanish.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong interest in NLP, Computational Semantics, and Machine Translation.

• Competences

• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department.
• We offer a full-time contract, a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, and flexible working hours.
• Duration: Internship with the university.
• Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus the 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement.
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona.