SIRIS Academic is preparing an application for the Torres Quevedo Program for the position of a researcher in the field of text mining and machine learning to participate in R&D projects for mapping impact and outcome in biomedical and clinical research landscape to inform research & innovation policies.
Torres Quevedo is a R&D grant of the Spanish Government aimed at the recruitment of a post-doctoral researcher within an enterprise. The researcher will work on an applied research project in a topic of priority interest for the enterprise. The call will open on 23th of January 2024. The process includes a joint application done by the candidate and SIRIS Academic. The position is for an indefinite full-time position, co-funded for the first 3 years by the Spanish Ministry of Science. SIRIS Academic has already been awarded with 4 Torres Quevedo in the last 6 years (100% of success score).
You have a PhD research background and are proficient in English.
You are looking for a professional experience that:
Based in Barcelona, you will work full-time in the quality of researcher. With a PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative research field, you are looking for the opportunity to bring your insights and methods to the world of analytics to support policy and strategy for Research & Innovation.
You want to have a strong positive impact on society and you enjoy discussing strategic issues and advising on policy and strategy, specially in biomedical and clinical domains. You will be part of a multidisciplinary, international team of consultants and experts in strategy and public policy, data scientists and data engineers, a world-wide network of international specialists.
SIRIS Academic’s recruitment processes integrate a commitment towards gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
You will support the project by:
From your academic or professional experience, you know the state of the art of research in NLP and text mining (e.g., you are acquainted with classical NLP methods and/or the latest developments in the field based on Transformer models). Skills in advanced quantitative methods/data science/programming (proficiency in Python) will be necessary.
Perfect working knowledge of English is required. Working knowledge of other languages is a plus. You have good writing and communication skills.
You have strong organisational skills, and ability to work both autonomously and within a diverse and multidisciplinary team.
Full time position (40 hours/week). The position is indefinite. We offer a possibility of partial remote work
CV and cover letter must be addressed to jobs@sirisacademic.com with “Researcher - January 2024” in the email subject line before January 21st.