Post Doctoral Scholar - Ai In Arts And Humanities - Department Of Linguistics
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, US
Base: $61,008; research account: $7,500 py
Ai large language model interpretability
Transformers as language learners
Behavioral experiments
The Post Doctoral Scholar will conduct research in the area of AI large language model interpretability, including researching the capabilities of transformers as language learners and language users using behavioral experiments or existing data
Job Summary
The Post Doctoral Scholar will conduct research in the area of AI large language model interpretability, including researching the capabilities of transformers as language learners and language users using behavioral experiments or existing data.
The Post Doctoral Scholar will also refine existing course materials and develop new course materials in the area of AI interpretability for broad-enrollment general education courses on how transformers and other language technologies work.
The Post Doctoral Scholar will have a two-course annual teaching load, and is charged with helping to stand up the AI Language and Mind Certificate, and to contribute to the intellectual and pedagogical life of Ohio State’s AI Fluency initiative.
Matching Summary
The Post Doctoral Scholar will conduct research in the area of AI large language model interpretability, including researching the capabilities of transformers as language learners and language users using behavioral experiments or existing data.
Salary
Base: $61,008; Research Account: $7,500
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
AI large language model interpretability
transformers as language learners
behavioral experiments
course material refinement
AI Fluency Initiative support
Nice-to-have
collaborative projects with faculty
supervising graduate students
intellectual and pedagogical life
Key Requirements
Ph.D. in Linguistics or Computer and Information Science or related field prior to August 10, 2026