31.2349, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia

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Subject: 31.2349, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:31:01
From: Vicki Ferguson [vicki.ferguson at ubc.ca]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 
University or Organization: The University of British Columbia 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada 
Web Address: https://linguistics.ubc.ca/
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Teaching, Computational Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 


Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Computational
Linguistics to begin January 1, 2021, with appointment at the rank of
Assistant Professor of Teaching.

Job Description:
- The successful candidate will be joining the team of faculty and staff who
run UBC’s Master of Data Science – Computational Linguistics.
- The rank of Assistant Professor of Teaching is a classification within what
UBC terms the “Educational Leadership” stream. The primary responsibilities of
this position involve teaching and educational leadership, rather than
research.
- The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active program of
excellent (1) teaching, which will include a variety of courses, mostly at the
graduate level within the Master of Data Science – Computational Linguistics
program, but potentially also outside the program at the undergraduate level,
as well as graduate advising (2) educational leadership, especially in the
area of curriculum or program development, and (3) service (typical service
includes participating in departmental meetings, serving on select
departmental / faculty / university committees)
- As this is a tenure-track position, the successful candidate will be
reviewed for reappointment, tenure, and promotion in subsequent years, in
accordance with UBC’s Collective Agreement.

Necessary Qualifications:
- Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Computer Science, or a closely
related field with a primary specialization in Computational Linguistics or
Natural Language Processing.
- Candidates should have knowledge of machine learning techniques and be
familiar with at least two of the following areas: computational morphology,
computational pragmatics, computational semantics, parsing, sentiment
analysis, speech technology, information extraction, and machine translation.
- Candidates should have experience building data-driven computational models
of natural language using Python.
- Candidates should have experience running programming labs or other hands-on
seminars.
- Candidates are expected to demonstrate a record of or strong potential for
high-quality teaching, service, and educational leadership that is inclusive
and welcoming to students from a variety of backgrounds.

How to Apply:
Applicants are asked to provide all of the following: 
- A letter of application that describes how they fit the position;
- A curriculum vitae; 
- A 1-2 page statement of vision for computational linguistics education
(describing, for instance, the applicant’s perspective on what data science
is, what they think people need to learn about computational linguistics at
the master’s level, what/how to teach in ways that are responsive to industry
needs);
- A 1-2 page statement of past and/or potential contributions to educational
leadership; 
- A 1-2-page statement about their experience working with a diverse student
body and their contributions or potential contributions to creating/advancing
a culture of equity and inclusion;
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (teaching evaluation scores / reports,
sample course materials, examples of curriculum development, etc.);

And arrange for:
- Three confidential signed letters of recommendation.

Application materials must be submitted online at the application email
provided below.

Review of applications will begin soon after August 23, 2020, and will
continue until the position is filled.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://linguistics.ubc.ca/positions/faculty/ 
Contact Information:
	Vicki Ferguson 
	Email: ling.admin at ubc.ca 


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