NLP Specialist: Hate Speech Detection
Copenhagen
- Organization: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Location: Copenhagen
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Communication and Public Information
 
- Closing Date: Closed
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Terms of Reference
• MSc degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Applied Statistics or similar or equivalent experience in an applied NLP role handling social media data
• Foundational knowledge of social media analysis
• Experience with NLP engineering.
• Experience working with NLP techniques for text analysis, data structures and modeling.
• Advance knowledge and experience in Python and Pytorch
• Strong track record of working with model hosting platforms (e.g. Huggingface/ AWS sagemaker)
• Experience working with transformer models
• Experience using Git or other version control
• Experience working with virtual machines and cloud computing
• Experience in database management (e.g. Postgres/SQL)
• A solid understanding of data anonymization best-practice
• Experience of independently driving a project from idea to a launched product
• A track record of having worked in cross functional collaboration or in client-facing projects
• Experience in working for UN organizations / International organizations / NGOs / Public Sector.
• Experience in using project management software (e.g. MS project management, Asana, Trello) online or any other ticketing system (e.g. JIRA)
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
Standard Job Description
Required Languages
English,
Desired Languages
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Additional Qualifications
Skills
Education
MS: Computer Science, MS: Data Science, MS: StatisticsCertifications
Work Experience
Other information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
This vacancy is now closed.