Postdoc in Computational Lexicography and Linguistics

About the role

The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, is inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Computational Lexicography and Linguistics. The position is attached to the Centre for Language Technology (CST) and to the Society of Danish language and Literature (DSL), with the latter affiliation covering about six months of the 24-month period. The successful candidate will join the project ELEXAI, a European Lexicographic Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the project's work packages on LLM benchmarking (LexBench), which investigates how benchmarks for Natural Language Understanding can be compiled mono- and multilingually from lexical resources and datasets.
• Design and compile benchmarks in close collaboration with DSL and the other European partners, and apply them in diverse evaluation scenarios.
• Focus on benchmarking word understanding capabilities and on the understanding of figurative language, including the cultural bias it may evoke in large language models.

Required profile

• A background in computational lexicography and/or computational linguistics, with experience in lexicographical work.
• Good programming skills.
• Knowledge of Danish is an advantage but not required.
• Assessment is based mainly on research qualifications (publications, independent research, research collaborations, research management) and on the research plan and potential relative to the project.
• No teaching qualification is needed, as the candidate will not take part in teaching.

Required skills

• Programming skills.
• Experience in lexicographical work.

What we offer

• Salary starting at DKK 39,993.75 (EUR 5,350.62) plus a 18.07% pension contribution; salary supplements can be negotiated annually.
• Terms of appointment and salary follow an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).
• Support for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation and career counselling.

Applications are submitted online in PDF or Word format in English by 30 November 2026, with a letter of motivation, CV, proof of qualifications, a publication list (up to four publications) and a research plan.