31.3624, Support: Siksika; Algonquian; Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Morphology; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Open, University of Lethbridge

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Subject: 31.3624, Support: Siksika; Algonquian; Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Morphology; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Open, University of Lethbridge

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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:41:36
From: Inge Genee [inge.genee at uleth.ca]
Subject: Siksika; Algonquian; Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Morphology; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Open, University of Lethbridge, Canada

 Institution/Organization: University of Lethbridge 
Department: Indigenous Studies 
Web Address: https://www.uleth.ca/artsci/indigenous-studies 

Level: Open 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Morphology; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 
Indigenous Language Documentation; Language Technology; Language Revitalization 
Required Language(s): Siksika (bla)

                      Algonquian 

Description:

The Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Lethbridge is
offering two graduate student positions at the PhD (4 years) or MA (2 years)
level, beginning in September 2021. These positions are part of the Blackfoot
Language Resources project at the University of Lethbridge, which is a partner
in the project 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages, funded by a Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant in
2019–2026 and hosted by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) at the
University of Alberta.

The 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages project is developing language
technological models, tools, and resources for Indigenous languages in Canada.
This includes: intelligent electronic dictionaries, linguistically analyzed
collections of spoken and written texts, spell-checkers, language learning and
practice tools, and word form analyzers and generators. All our tools are
created in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in order to
facilitate and support the use of their languages in all spheres of life by
community members.  

The positions advertised here will focus on the development of tools for
Blackfoot (Algonquian), building upon preceding work on Plains Cree, East
Cree, and Odawa (Algonquian), Tsuut’ina (Dene), and Haida (isolate). Students
will be housed in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of
Lethbridge and be co-supervised by Dr. Inge Genee (Professor & Partnership
Co-director) at the University of Lethbridge and Dr. Antti Arppe (Associate
Professor and Partnership Director) at the University of Alberta. In the first
year of the program students will spend time in Edmonton at the Department of
Linguistics, University of Alberta and ALTLab for coursework and training
purposes, before beginning work on Blackfoot in the Lethbridge area in
Southern Alberta.

Duties and Responsibilities: 
Alongside studies in the Department’s graduate program, the graduate students
will be expected to: 
- support the development or maintenance of our tool development for the
Blackfoot language.- conduct research that contributes to our knowledge of the
Blackfoot language and to community-based maintenance and revitalization
efforts in the broadest sense, with a special focus on technological tool
development and application.

Requirements:
These positions require: 
- a keen interest in North American Indigenous languages; 
- a Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field; and 
- meeting the general entrance requirements to the University of Lethbridge
School of Graduate Studies.

We will prefer candidates with: 
- experience in and knowledge of the phonetics/phonology and/or morphosyntax
of Indigenous languages (North American Indigenous languages, in particular
Algonquian languages); and/or 
- experience in computational linguistics and natural language processing
(e.g. finite-state transducers, speech technology, machine learning); and/or 
- interest or experience in language documentation, language revitalization,
and language learning. 

Indigenous candidates, in particular Blackfoot candidates, are especially
encouraged to apply. 

We offer: 
- an opportunity to personally contribute to the creation of resources to
support the practical retention of the Blackfoot language; 
- opportunities for well-rounded, comprehensive training in empirical research
methods in field linguistics, corpus linguistics and language technology; and 
- a chance to participate in an international SSHRC-funded Partnership
involving collaboration with 27 researchers from 14 different partner
organizations world-wide including leading research centers in the development
of language technology and research in Indigenous languages.
 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.uleth.ca/future-student/graduate-studies/apply 

Contact Information: 
	Inge Genee Inge W.B.A. Genee
	inge.genee at uleth.ca  


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