Job Reference: 520_24_LS_LT_RE3-T1
Position: Team Leader Speech, Language Technologies (RE3_T1) - AI4S
Closing Date: Saturday, 31 August, 2024
About BSC: The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences. If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
Context And Mission: The Language Technologies Unit at BSC has consolidated experience in several NLP areas, such as massive language model building, biomedical text mining, machine translation, and unsupervised learning for under-resourced languages and domains. The LT Unit is looking for a Team Leader of Machine Learning with experience in Language Technologies, specifically in Deep Learning applied to speech processing and possible large language model building. The successful candidate will work in a highly sophisticated HPC environment, lead a young team of motivated ML engineers, and establish collaborations with experts in different areas both at the local and international levels.
The funding for these actions comes from: The European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation.
Key Duties:
Lead a team of ML engineers, data engineers, and computational linguists.
Determine the priorities of the team.
Externalize work if necessary, writing requirement documents and managing the work of external providers.
Ensure the successful delivery of results.
Represent the speech team in coordination meetings.
Mentor team members for career growth.
Apply for research projects.
Write research papers.
Requirements:
Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Applied linguistics, or related disciplines. PhD will be a plus.
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience:
At least 2 years of experience in leading engineering teams in the relevant area(s).
At least 5 years of experience in deep learning frameworks and in the relevant area(s).
Published papers on deep learning, specifically in speech.
Experience in project management.
Experience in managing product development from ideation to delivery.
Knowledge of version control tools and MLOps best practices.
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