Applications are invited for a *postdoctoral researcher (Research Support Officer III)* to work full-time on the project *“3M-XL – Maltese-centric Multilingual Model using Cross-lingual Transfer”* at the Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Malta.
The post focuses on multilingual language modelling and transfer learning for low-resource languages, with a particular emphasis on Maltese, including corpus preparation, model development, and benchmarking/evaluation. The position is funded for up to 18 months, starting 1st February 2026. The successful candidate will be required to reside in Malta for the duration of the contract. Full details of the post (duties, requirements, salary, and application procedure) are available in the call text: https://www.um.edu.mt/media/um/docs/directorates/hrmd/workatum/projects/FTRSOIorIIorIII-196-3M-XL-03.12.pdf While the call formally allows appointments at RSO I/II level, our primary aim is to recruit at postdoctoral (RSO III) level. The application deadline is *Friday, 19 December 2025*. Informal enquiries are welcome at [email protected]. Tislijiet, Claudia -- <https://www.um.edu.mt/> *Claudia Borg **(she/her)* B.Sc.I.T.(Hons),M.Sc.,Ph.D. *Associate Professor* Department of Artificial Intelligence | Faculty of ICT *Associate Member* Institute of Linguistics and Language Technologies Level 1, Blk A, Rm 8, ICT Building +356 9960 0498 https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/claudiaborg <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/facebook> <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/x> <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/linkedin> <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/instagram> <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/youtube> <https://www.um.edu.mt/n/s/tiktok> *National Coordinator* *DARIAH-MT* Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities https://dariah.eu/ -- *The contents of this email are subject to *these terms <https://www.um.edu.mt/disclaimer/email/>.**
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