Postdoc: Computational Morphology & Tooling Lead

University of Surrey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Surrey's Surrey Morphology Group in Guildford invites applications for a Research Fellow (postdoc) in Computational Linguistics. The role focuses on creating new software tools and measuring morphological predictability, using Qumin to analyze lexical data and inflectional systems.

The candidate will extend Qumin, work across a joint morphology project, and collaborate with the team to publish results and push methodological boundaries in linguistic typology.

Qualifications

• PhD in computational linguistics or NLP.
• Fluent in Python programming.
• Experience in software development and teamwork.
• Interest in inflectional morphology.
• Commitment to reproducibility in science.

Responsibilities

• Extend existing software (Qumin) to analyze morphological data.
• Develop tools to measure morphological predictability.
• Collaborate on papers and presentations with the team.
• Contribute to defining the research agenda.

Skills

Python

Software development

Linguistics

Team collaboration

NLP

Education

PhD in NLP

Tools

Qumin

Git management

CLI / pipelines

Job description

University of Surrey's Surrey Morphology Group in Guildford invites applications for a Research Fellow (postdoc) in Computational Linguistics. The role focuses on creating new software tools and measuring morphological predictability, using Qumin to analyze lexical data and inflectional systems.

The candidate will extend Qumin, work across a joint morphology project, and collaborate with the team to publish results and push methodological boundaries in linguistic typology.