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<p align="center"><b>Job opportunity<br>
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<div align="center"><b>Capacity Development Officer for modern
language documentation</b><br>
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<p> <br>
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW)
is a learned society based in Berlin. Basic research in the
humanities, the interdisciplinary treatment of scientific and
societal questions concerning the future in order to advise
politics and society, and the dialogue between science and the
public form the core areas of its work </p>
<p>The BBAW is home to the Endangered Languages Documentation
Programme (ELDP). ELDP, funded by Arcadia, is dedicated to
documenting and preserving endangered languages by funding
documentation projects around the world, assisting grantees in
conducting field research and archiving their documentary
collections, and making those collections freely available.<br>
<br>
Each year, ELDP funds between 30 and 40 documentation projects
worldwide without restrictions on the nationality of grantees or
host institutions. It also conducts training workshops for
grantees as well as for language communities and junior scholars
in countries where endangered languages are spoken. Previous
trainings have taken place in Ghana, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Russia,
China, Mexico, and Indonesia.<br>
<br>
ELDP seeking a Capacity Development Officer to run and further
develop its global training programme in modern digital language
documentation for junior researchers, language communities, and
documenters. The successful candidate will design and implement
multilingual training programmes and create teaching materials for
various digital platforms and social media. The successful
candidate will continuously evaluate and improve the concepts,
workflows and measures developed, and will present research
results at conferences and publish them in relevant journals. <br>
<br>
We are looking for the following person to start as soon as
possible:<br>
<br>
Capacity Development Officer (m/f/d) for the Endangered Languages
Documentation Program, full time for an initial fixed term of two
years.<br>
<b><br>
</b><b>Your tasks:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>Development of digital teaching curricula for modern language
documentation for various stakeholder groups.</li>
<li>Creation of multimedia and multilingual teaching materials for
language communities, junior researchers as well as documenters</li>
<li>Design and run the training program for ELDP and ELAR</li>
<li>Conducting regular training in modern language documentation
for ELDP scholars as well as for potential applicants worldwide</li>
<li>Evaluation of necessary development needs, design of learning
analytics, definition of relevant key performance indicators,
and measurement of effectiveness of implemented measures</li>
<li>Presentation of instructional designs and evaluations and
research findings at relevant workshops and conferences and
publication in relevant literature</li>
</ul>
<br>
<b>Your profile:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Doctorate in linguistics with a focus on typology and language
documentation or in a comparable field</li>
<li>Several years of professional experience in the development of
teaching concepts and materials</li>
<li>Relevant experience in fieldwork in the global South</li>
<li>Knowledge of relevant linguistic work practices in
documentation linguistics and relevant software (e.g., Flex,
ELAN, Arbil, lameta)</li>
<li>Excellent knowledge of linguistic documentation theory and
practice and relevant methods</li>
<li>Thorough knowledge of digital media, technologies and social
media</li>
<li>Excellent written and spoken English, one other foreign
language required (Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin preferred)</li>
<li>In-depth experience in the field of knowledge transfer of
documentation theory and methodology</li>
<li>Practical experience in working with minorities</li>
<li>Ability to work independently, in a structured and
results-oriented manner</li>
<li>Ability to work in a team and excellent communication and
organizational skills</li>
<li>Ability to work under pressure, independently and with
flexibility</li>
</ul>
<br>
<b>Our offer:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>A centrally located, easily accessible workplace at the
historical Gendarmenmarkt</li>
<li>Varied work in a committed, intercultural team</li>
<li>Flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working</li>
<li>Company pension plan and capital-forming benefits</li>
<li>Subsidy for BVG ticket</li>
<li>30 days of vacation for a full-time job, plus time off on
12/24 and 12/31.</li>
<li>Exciting insights into the scientific landscape</li>
<li>Remuneration is in accordance with pay group E13 TV-L Berlin.
The place of employment is Berlin.</li>
</ul>
<br>
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities strives to
increase the proportion of women in areas in which they are
underrepresented in accordance with the State Equal Opportunity Act
and the Women's Promotion Plan; therefore, applications from women
are explicitly encouraged. Applications from persons with migration
background are explicitly welcome; applications from disabled
persons will be given priority in the case of equal suitability.<br>
<br>
Please send your informative application documents, quoting the
reference number "ELDP/10/2021", preferably as a PDF (max. 5 MB) by
25.10.2021 to:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:personalstelle@bbaw.de">personalstelle@bbaw.de</a><br>
<br>
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities<br>
Personnel and Legal Department<br>
Ms. Ines Hanke<br>
Jägerstr. 22/23, 10117 Berlin<br>
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<p> Application documents can only be returned if a prepaid envelope
is enclosed <br>
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<div dir="ltr"><b><span style="color: #fe9902;">Endangered Languages
Documentation Programme</span></b><br>
<span style="color: #6E6C6D;">Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of
Sciences and Humanities<br>
<span style="color: #6E6C6D;">Jägerstraße 22/23 | 10117 Berlin |
Germany <br>
<span style="color: #6E6C6D;"><a style="color: #6E6C6D;"
href="https://eldp.net">www.eldp.net</a></span></span></span></div>
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