Research assistant position in DFG-funded Project
“Limits and Biases in Machine and Human Language Learning”
Three research institutions of the Leibniz Association have joined forces in the
GWZ – Berlin Humanities Centers: the Leibniz Center for General Linguistics
(ZAS), the Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research (ZfL), and the Leibniz
Center for Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO). With a current research budget of 18
million euros per year and approximately 230 employees at our two locations in
Berlin, we are among the leading non-university institutions in the field of
humanities.
The ZAS conducts research on the human capacity for language and its expression
through individual languages is explored. The aim is to gain a better
understanding of this central human ability and its biological, cognitive and social
factors. By exploring the structures of language, how they are acquired, and how
they are processed, this knowledge can also be applied to fields such as speech
diagnostics or speech technology.
We are currently looking for a research assistant position in the DFG-funded
project “Limits and Biases in Machine and Human Language Learning”
(LIBILLE) for a period of three years (36 months) to start by July 1st, 2026
(35h/month, 14,84 EUR/h).
Job description
The project LIBILLE is part of the DFG priority program LaSTing
(https://www.lasting-spp.org). The project PIs are Prof. Dr. Dr. Artemis Alexiadou
and Prof. Dr. Uli Sauerland.
The project examines the limits and biases in machine and human language and
its learning. We are looking for a highly motivated student to assist in experiment
item preparation, data collection, and data management.
Your tasks
- assist in experiment item preparation, data collection, and data
management.
