As a Computational Linguist at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) you will have the opportunity to initiate and lead Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities projects stemming from your own research interests. You will work closely with a team of researchers as part of SADiLaR’s extended network, both on your own and commissioned projects. Dissemination of project results at national and international conferences will be encouraged and supported.

This position is crucial for research and development in Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities, fields that form the essence of SADiLaR, which is a national Research Infrastructure supported by the Department of Science and Innovation. Read more at www.sadilar.org.

• PhD in one of the following fields: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, General Linguistics, Human Language Technology, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence or related fields with a focus on computational aspects of linguistics.

• Applicable experience in the use of Python (recommended). Other programming languages used within the computational linguistics domain can also be considered.

• Experience as a supervisor/co-supervisor of students or playing a mentorship/supervising role for individuals.

• Evidence of peer-reviewed academic publications.

• Advanced computer literacy.

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

• Ability to effectively liaise and communicate with public, students, colleagues, and other stakeholders at various levels and from diverse backgrounds.

• Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of SADiLaR.

• Experience with writing research reports.

• Ability to lead research projects.

• Evidence of acquiring research funding.

• Experience with using and/or developing computational tools.

• Experience related to research within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.

• Experience in the presentation of research-based results at national and international conferences.

• Experience related to teaching within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.

• Strong interest in the advancement of under-resourced South African languages.

• Research in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.

• Teaching in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.

• Initiating and leading Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities projects.

• Mentorship of researchers in the field of Computational Linguistics and Digital Humanities.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO:                           Prof Menno van Zaanen on 018 258 2743

CLOSING DATE:                                                                                                       11 April 2023

PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES:                                                                As soon as possible