The TTLab (Text Technology Lab), headed by Prof. Alexander Mehler, is part of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics (Fachbereich Informatik und Mathematik) at the Goethe Universität in Frankfurt. It investigates formal, algorithmic models to deepen our understanding of information processing in the humanities. We examine diachronic, time-dependent as well as synchronic aspects of processing linguistic and non-linguistic, multimodal signs. The Lab works across several disciplines to bridge between computer science on the one hand and corpus-based research in the humanities on the other. To this end, we develop information models and algorithms for the analysis of texts, images, and other objects relevant to research in the humanities.
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Open Position (E8, part-time): Administrative Employee
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At the Institute of Computer Science (Prof. Dr. Alexander Mehler, TTLab, https://www.texttechnologylab.org/), Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at Goethe University Frankfurt, one permanent position for a
Administrative Employee (m/f/d)
(E 8 TV-G-U, 50% part-time)is available at the next possible date. The salary group classification is based on the job characteristics determined by the collective labour agreement in effect for the Goethe University (TV-G-U).
The duties of this secretarial position include in particular the organization and support of the professorship and its staff in all administrative tasks. These result from their teaching, research and self-administration activities. This includes in particular:
- Communication between students, the professorship and the administration, scheduling and room management, support for (teaching) events, processing and control of order and payment transactions as well as administration of personal, material and financial data.
- Planning and administration of budget and third-party funds for the professorship.
- Administrative organization and support of events (e.g. guest lectures, colloquiums, conferences) and business trips.
- Communication with external partners from research and industry.
- Maintenance of the professorships’ websites and completion of entries in the Goethe University LSF system.
Requirements
- Completed training in the administrative or commercial field, or comparable knowledge.
- Ability to work in a team, to work independently, and interest in new tasks.
- Very good communication skills, flexible and reliable customer- and service-oriented work, competent work organization, engaging and confident appearance.
- Very good knowledge of Word / Excel / Power Point.
- Good written and spoken English skills.
If you are interested, please send your application by 15.10.2024 with the usual documents in a PDF to Prof. Dr. Alexander Mehler: mehler@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
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Open Full-Time Position (E13) for ENTAILab in SPP 2431: New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences
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At the Institute for Computer Science (Prof. Dr. Alexander Mehler), Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at Goethe University Frankfurt, a position for a
Research Assistants (m/f/d)
(E 13 TV-G-U, 100% full-time)is available at the earliest possible date for a period of three years within the ENTAILab project – research infrastructure and innovation lab. The salary scale is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement applicable to Goethe University (TV-G-U).
The project is part of the priority program (SPP) New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences, which is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (see https://www.new-data-spaces.de). The aim of the project is to establish a research-oriented infrastructure for novel data in survey research. To this end, a method-oriented innovation laboratory for novel methods in survey research is to be set up, which will develop and test methods of machine learning and artificial intelligence in cooperation with the projects of the SPP. The subject of the methods to be developed is multimodal data and thus not primarily or exclusively linguistic research data.
You are expected to collaborate in the project and actively participate in the workshops and events of the SPP. We are looking for a highly qualified individual with a keen interest in working in the field of cutting-edge research infrastructures and in the team-oriented development and application of innovative, research-oriented methods in the field of survey research and the social sciences. With the SPP New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences and the Text-Technology Lab, in which the position will be embedded, we offer two research-strong, internationally oriented working environments in the areas of computational humanities, multimodal computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. This also includes financial resources for conference participation and individual career development.
Requirements
- Completed academic university degree (e.g. Master’s) in a relevant subject with a focus on information science
- Very good knowledge of English (C1)
- Proven experience in the field of databases and machine learning or artificial intelligence methods
- Extensive programming knowledge in Java, Python or similar
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes or similar
- An interest in social science issues is desirable.
Please send your application with the usual documents (cover letter, CV, copies of certificates) electronically in a combined PDF document by 08.10.2024 to Prof. Dr. Alexander Mehler: mehler@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
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Two new papers at SemDial 2024 — TrentoLogue
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The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue, September 11th – 12th, 2024
On gesture semantics:
2024. The Linguistic Interpretation of Non-emblematic Gestures Must be agreed in Dialogue: Combining Perceptual Classifiers and Grounding/Clarification Mechanisms. Proceedings of the 28th Workshop on The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue.BibTeX
@inproceedings{Luecking:Mehler:Henlein:2024-classifier, title = {The Linguistic Interpretation of Non-emblematic Gestures Must be agreed in Dialogue: Combining Perceptual Classifiers and Grounding/Clarification Mechanisms}, author = {Lücking, Andy and Mehler, Alexander and Henlein, Alexander}, year = {2024}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 28th Workshop on The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue}, series = {SemDial'24 -- TrentoLogue}, location = {Università di Trento, Palazzo Piomarta, Rovereto} }
On brain-based semantics:
2024. Swann's name: Towards a Dialogical Brain Semantics. Proceedings of the 28th Workshop on The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue.BibTeX
@inproceedings{Ginzburg:Eliasmith:Luecking:2024-swann, title = {Swann's name: {Towards} a Dialogical Brain Semantics}, author = {Ginzburg, Jonathan and Eliasmith, Chris and Lücking, Andy}, year = {2024}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 28th Workshop on The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue}, series = {SemDial'24 -- TrentoLogue}, location = {Università di Trento, Palazzo Piomarta, Rovereto} }
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