MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR EVOLUTIONÄRE ANTHROPOLOGIE - ZENTRALES BEWERBERMANAGEMENT

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVA) brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) with the aim of investigating the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective using comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations, as well as those of primates closely related to humans.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A passion for science
• A PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and/or Historical Linguistics
• Familiarity and some experience with using the comparative method in historical linguistics
• Experience with AI technologies such as large language models (e.g., GPT, BERT,…) and machine learning
• Excellent statistical / computational skills with a knowledge of Python and/or R
• Familiarity with computational linguistics tools and frameworks
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English

Please refer the Job description for details