Ori Ernst Lab M.Sc. and PhD Research Openings in NLP, AI and Large Language Models
Bar-Ilan University
Assistant Professor Ori Ernst is recruiting outstanding M.Sc. and PhD students to establish a new research lab at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Engineering, focusing on natural language processing, artificial intelligence and large language models.
Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) Ori Ernst is establishing a new research laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering at Bar-Ilan University and is recruiting outstanding, curious and highly motivated graduate students.
The openings are for research-based M.Sc. and PhD candidates interested in cutting-edge Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models. Potential topics may span language understanding and generation, model reliability, summarisation, attribution, information processing and related machine-learning questions, with final projects agreed with the supervisor.
Ori Ernst's earlier work includes multi-document summarisation, semantic relations between texts, language-model confidence and attribution of generated content. Applicants should explain how their background and research interests connect with the new lab's focus.
Funding note: the recruitment announcement does not state a guaranteed stipend, tuition waiver, scholarship amount or duration. Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Engineering indicates that exceptional graduate students may have access to competitive scholarships and awards, but candidates must confirm their individual funding directly with the supervisor and university.
Application route: email Ori Ernst with a current CV and a brief note describing your research interests. Candidates invited to proceed must also complete the applicable formal Bar-Ilan University graduate admission process.
Benefits
- Join a new research lab at its formative stage.
- Conduct advanced research in NLP, AI and large language models.
- Research supervision from Assistant Professor Ori Ernst in Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Engineering.
- Potential access to competitive university scholarships and awards for exceptional graduate students, subject to separate eligibility and approval.
Eligibility summary
- Prospective research M.Sc. and PhD students interested in NLP, AI, machine learning or large language models.
- Outstanding, curious and highly motivated candidates with a relevant engineering, computer science, data science, mathematics or related background.
- No nationality restriction is stated in the recruitment announcement; international candidates must verify current admission, tuition, language and immigration requirements.
- Applicants must ultimately satisfy the Faculty of Engineering and School of Graduate Studies requirements for their selected degree track.
Requirements
- Strong academic preparation in a field relevant to NLP, AI or machine learning.
- Clear research interests that align with the lab's focus.
- Curiosity, motivation and readiness for independent graduate research.
- Compliance with the current M.Sc. or PhD admission requirements for the relevant Bar-Ilan University program.
Documents required
- Current curriculum vitae.
- Brief note describing research interests and fit with the lab.
- Any transcripts, recommendations, statement of purpose, research proposal or other materials required during formal university admission.
Language/test requirements
How to submit applications
Provider: Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University
Email your CV and a brief note about your research interests to ori.ernst@biu.ac.il. Invited applicants must also complete the appropriate formal Bar-Ilan University graduate admission process.
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