ILLC News

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  (New) Postdoctoral Researcher in Natural Language Processing

  Deadline: Sunday 15 March 2026
  Are you passionate about machine learning, natural language processing and generative AI? We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the research group led by Ekaterina Shutova (https://www.shutova.org/), part of the natural language processing research unit of the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC).
  For more information, see here or at https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-in-natural-language-processing-netherlands-14840 or contact Katia Shutova at e.shutova at uva.nl.
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  Postdoctoral Researcher in Critical AI, Deep Learning and Digital Cultures

  Deadline: Saturday 28 February 2026

  The European Research Council-funded Advanced Grant "Deep Culture - Living with Difference in the Age of Deep Learning" invites an application for a PostDoc position. Collaborating with PhD students and other PostDocs, the aim is to realise an ambitious interdisciplinary research agenda on deep learning and culture. We are looking for a talented, ambitious PostDoc candidate who can combine independent research with team collaboration. You will have the opportunity to explore exciting questions of contemporary digital culture and deep learning and contribute to shaping debates about our relations with AI technologies.

  For more information, see here or at https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-research-in-critical-ai-deep-learning-and-digital-cultures-netherlands-14771 or contact Tobias Blanke at t.blanke at uva.nl.
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  Two PhD Positions in Computational Social Choice for Digital Democracy

  Deadline: Monday 16 February 2026

  Are you looking for a PhD position where you can use your mathematical skills to improve existing mechanisms for democratic decision making and invent new ones? Are you excited about doing this kind of research in an interdisciplinary environment, in a team of smart and supportive colleagues?

  Then you may want to join us. We are looking for two PhD candidates in the field of computational social choice to join the COMSOC Group at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC).

  For more information, see here or at https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/two-phd-positions-in-computational-social-choice-for-digital-democracy-netherlands-14686 or contact Ulle Endriss at u.endriss at uva.nl.