Job opening: 2-year post-doc in ASR for low-resource languages

We are looking for a highly motived post-doctoral researcher in the area of automatic
speech recognition (ASR) for low-resource languages, as part of the newly started
?Human-inspired automatic speech recognition? lab of Dr. Odette Scharenborg at the
Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands.

This project concerns building ASR systems for low-resource languages using linguistic
knowledge. The project aims to investigate different learning and training strategies
(e.g., semi- vs. unsupervised learning, multi-task learning) and architectures of deep
neural networks (DNNs) for the task of low-resource ASR. An important focus of the
project is on the role of linguistic information and multi-linguality in building ASR
systems for low-resource languages. A second important aspect of the project is opening
the DNN ?Black box? by investigating the speech representations in the hidden layers of
the DNNs using visualization techniques, and subsequently using this information to
improve the ASR systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a strong background in:
-        Deep neural networks
-        Automatic speech recognition

Who preferably has knowledge of one or more of the following topics:
-        Visualization of DNNs
-        Different DNN architectures and training techniques
-        Semi-/unsupervised learning
-        Speech acoustics

Who has/is:
-        A PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational Linguistics,
Artificial Intelligence or a related field
-        A strong analytical mind
-        Excellent verbal and written communicative skills in English
-        At least 2 journal published journal papers in high-impact journals or conferences as
first author
-        A strong team-worker

We offer a 2-year post-doctoral position in the Multimedia Computing Group, Department of
Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer
Science, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Odette Scharenborg (o.e.scharenborg@tudelft.nl).
Applications should be send to o.e.scharenborg@tudelft.nl before August 13, 2018, and
should include:
-        CV
-        Motivation letter
-        List of publications
-        Names and addresses of three referees.

The estimated starting date is October 1, 2018 or as soon as possible after that.
Interviews will likely be held in the week of August 20-24, 2018.

Dr. Odette Scharenborg
Associate Professor and Delft Technology Fellow
Multimedia Computing Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer
Science
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands