Job Opportunities

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on the project EQUATE - a project that investigates how Natural Language Processing (NLP) could be made globally more equitable. This UKRI Frontier project was selected for funding by the European Research Council (ERC) and is led by Prof. Anna Korhonen. The goal of the project is to investigate the challenges in the development of globally inclusive language technologies and to design transformative approaches to overcome them.

The student will develop new methods for multilingual NLP that can be applied also to low resource languages. Research will involve the development of new data, techniques, and evaluations. The successful candidate will also take part in dissemination of research findings.

The student will work as part of the interdisciplinary project team involving many local and external collaborators. They will be a member of the vibrant and highly research-active Language Technology Lab (http://ltl.mml.cam.ac.uk) and the larger community of researchers who conduct cutting-edge research into NLP and AI within the University of Cambridge.

Education:

• An excellent first degree in computer science, engineering or a closely related field

Skills and experience:

• A strong track record of previous research in multilingual NLP
• Track record of authoring high quality academic publications
• Excellent programming skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience of working independently as well as part of a team

How to apply:

If you have already been accepted to start your PhD in Computation, Cognition and Language with Prof Anna Korhonen as your project supervisor, please send an email to alk23@cam.ac.uk, quoting reference GP46148 on the subject line of your email, and attach a cover letter explaining why you are interested in applying for this studentship.

If you have not yet been accepted for a PhD, please visit: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/ and click 'Apply Now' selecting the following course:

• PhD in Computation, Cognition and Language (Full-time)
• Start Date: 1st January 2026
• Project Supervisor: Professor Anna Korhonen
• Project Title: Include title as listed above
• Research Proposal: Include project details as listed above

Completed applications (with ALL supporting documentation and references) to be submitted via the portal by 23:59pm (midnight) (BST) on Sunday 15 June 2025 at the latest.

If you have any questions about this vacancy please contact: Professor Anna Korhonen (email: alk23@cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference GP46148 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.