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Job Opening for Data Scientist with a focus on natural language processing</div>
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Application link: https://bit.ly/3QAkC1M</div>
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Application deadline: 31 May 2024</div>
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The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is looking for a data scientist with a focus on natural language processing (permanent position). As a Data Scientist at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) you
will have the opportunity to initiate and lead projects focusing on Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities stemming from your own research interests. You will work closely together 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 about SADiLaR at https://www.sadilar.org.</div>
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Key responsibilities:</div>
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- Research: Research in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.</div>
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- Project work: Initiating and contributing to Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities projects.</div>
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- Teaching: Teaching in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.</div>
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- Mentorship: Mentorship of researchers in the field of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.</div>
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Minimum requirements:</div>
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- A PhD (NQF level 10) in one of the following fields: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Human Language Technology, Digital Humanities, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, or related fields.
The PhD should have a focus on computational aspects of linguistics.</div>
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- A minimum of (five) 5 years' experience in the use of Python (other programming languages used within the computational linguistics or Digital Humanities domain can also be considered).</div>
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- Evidence of peer-reviewed academic publications.</div>
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- A minimum of (three) 3 years' experience as a supervisor/co-supervisor of students or playing a mentorship/supervising role for individuals.</div>
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- A minimum of (three) 3 years' experience with using and/or developing computational tools.</div>
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- A minimum of (three) 3 years experience related to research within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.</div>
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- A minimum of (one) 1 year experience related to teaching or training within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.</div>
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More information can be found at the application link.</div>
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For informal inquiries please contact: Menno van Zaanen <menno.vanzaanen@nwu.ac.za></div>
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Menno will be attending LREC-COLING, so please feel free to connect with him for a discussion.</div>
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<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Prof Menno van Zaanen </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); line-height: 1.5;"><u><a href="mailto:menno.vanzaanen@nwu.ac.za" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">menno.vanzaanen@<wbr style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">nwu.ac.za</a></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Professor in Digital Humanities<br>
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212); line-height: 1.5;"><u><a href="https://www.sadilar.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sadilar.org/&source=gmail&ust=1655293034286000&usg=AOvVaw2uL9er8dPDagV-zNqRXte6">https://www.sadilar.<wbr style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">org</a></u></span></div>
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