Postdoctoral AI Scientist in Scientometrics & NLP

The University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (41 days)

Hybrid working where applicable

Generous pension scheme

Staff discounts

Professional development

Job summary

The University of Sheffield is recruiting a 12-month, full-time Postdoctoral Research position for the ESRC-funded metascience project. You will develop an automated NLP pipeline to extract statistical metrics and study-design features from full texts, collaborating with researchers across UK universities.

You will work under a Lecturer in Data Science, applying advanced data science methods, statistical analyses and ethical, sustainable research practices to advance the discipline.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant data/computer science field.
• Strong Python programming experience in ML and NLP ecosystems.
• Good expertise in basic statistics.
• Familiarity with R would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Develop an automated pipeline for data collection, cleaning and processing of scientific articles.
• Statistically analyse results and write up for publication.
• Collaborate with project partners across four universities in the UK.
• Manage a network of researchers and others interested in assessment of research outputs.
• Attend project meetings and present progress, training, dissemination and engagement.
• Present at conferences and workshops in the UK and internationally.
• Observe Data Management Plan and maintain a shared file system.
• Contribute to University sustainability and academic excellence initiatives.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with the post.

Skills

Python programming

Statistics

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration with partners

Education

PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Science/Studies, or relevant fields

Tools

Large Language Models

R

Job description

The University of Sheffield is recruiting a 12-month, full-time Postdoctoral Research position for the ESRC-funded metascience project. You will develop an automated NLP pipeline to extract statistical metrics and study-design features from full texts, collaborating with researchers across UK universities.

You will work under a Lecturer in Data Science, applying advanced data science methods, statistical analyses and ethical, sustainable research practices to advance the discipline.