Senior Lecturer in Linguistics

Department of Linguistics

Department of linguistics
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Computational Linguistics is an interdisciplinary research field that deals with computational models of natural language. Computational Linguistics is also a research and teaching profile at the Department of Linguistics, alongside General Linguistics, Child Language Development, Phonetics, and Sign Language (please visit the department's website at www.ling.su.se). Research in Computational Linguistics has been conducted at the Department of Linguistics since the 1960s. The current research focuses on the analysis of both contemporary and historical texts from different eras and places in many different languages, with applications in language technology and digital humanities.

Main Responsibilities

The duties include research, teaching, course development, supervision, and examination at various levels in linguistics, primarily within computational linguistics, but also other suitable teaching within the department's existing course offerings. The offerings include courses in computer systems, programming and machine learning, mathematics, statistics, natural language processing, corpus linguistics, essay and project work, semantics, as well as an introductory course in linguistics. The courses are offered at the bachelor's and master's levels. The duties of an Associate Senior Lecturer also include participating in scientific, pedagogical, and administrative development work, as well as actively engaging in the department's research environment and conducting individual research.

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for appointment as an Associate Senior Lecturer in Computational Linguistics, the candidate must have a relevant doctoral degree (e.g., in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language Technology, or Computer Science), documented scientific competence in Computational Linguistics, machine learning and large language models (LLMs), and documented pedagogical proficiency. General eligibility requirements include the ability to cooperate and the competence and suitability necessary to perform the duties well.

Assessment Criteria

In the selection among eligible applicants, great and equal weight will be placed on pedagogical and scientific proficiency in linguistics with a specialization on computational linguistics, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs). Great importance will also be placed on the breadth of these proficiencies. The breadth of pedagogical proficiency refers to the ability to teach subjects within the department's course offerings. The breadth of scientific proficiency refers to the ability to conduct interdisciplinary research projects, in line with the other research conducted at the department.

In this recruitment, Stockholm University will primarily consider those who, after a comprehensive assessment of competence, merits, skills, and personal abilities, have the best conditions to carry out the current tasks and contribute to the positive development of the department.

Particularly Meritorious

• Documented ability to teach courses relevant to the department
• Experience in applying for and obtaining external research funding
• Experience in research and teaching in natural language processing and machine learning including LLMs

Meritorious

• Ability to collaborate with the surrounding community and communicate research
• Interdisciplinary collaboration experience
• Supervision at doctoral level
• Administrative experience
• Proficiency in Swedish (or Norwegian or Danish) for collaboration within department and society

Higher Education Pedagogical Training

Meritorious is higher education pedagogical training of at least 15 ECTS credits or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways. Also meritorious is completed doctoral supervisor training.

About the Employment

This position (“biträdande lektor”) is a tenure track position regulated by the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100).

• Fixed-term employment: up to 4 years
• Possible extension: up to 2 years under special circumstances (e.g., parental leave, sick leave)
• Possibility of promotion to permanent senior lecturer position
• Application for promotion should be submitted at least nine months before end of appointment

Additional Information

Proficiency in Swedish is not required at appointment, but within two years the candidate should be prepared to perform teaching and administrative duties requiring Swedish.

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Contact

Head of Department:
Professor Mattias Heldner
Phone: +46 8 16 1988
Email: mattias.heldner@ling.su.se

Subject coordinator (Computational Linguistics):
Associate Professor Robert Östling
Email: robert@ling.su.se

Application process contact:
Kenneth Hjalmarsson
Phone: +46 8 16 21 30
Email: kenneth.hjalmarsson@su.se

Application

Apply via Stockholm University recruitment system.

• Application must follow university instructions
• Must be complete and submitted on time
• English is preferred (international evaluation process)

Guidelines:
“How to apply for a position”

Position Details

• Type of employment: Temporary position
• Contract type: Full time (100%)
• Salary: Individual salary setting
• Number of positions: 1
• Location: Stockholm, Sweden
• Reference number: SU FV-1481-26

Application Deadline

31 August 2026