Position announcement: Post-doc, typological databases

[Hengeveld, P.C.]

Position: Linguist/analyst, 1,0 fte X 1 year.
Level: Post-doc
Location: Amsterdam (LOT / University of Amsterdam)
Starting time: 1 September, 2006.
Salary: Between EUR 2,681 to EUR 3,527 gross per month, in accordance
with
   University regulations for academic personnel.


The successful candidate will join a small group developing the
Typological
Database System (http://www.hum.uva.nl/tds/), a software system that
allows
a user to simultaneously query multiple typological databases through a
unified web interface. Internally, databases are described in a
custom-created language (the "Data Transformation Language", or DTL);
the
interrelations of their contents are managed with the aid of the
Ontology of
Linguistic Concepts developed by the Project, which links up the various
alternative definitions of linguistic notions into a coherent network.

The Linguist/analyst will have two main responsibilities: a)
Participate, as
a linguistic domain expert, in the design of the system's user
interface,
with the goal of creating a system that is intuitive and useful to its
target audience: linguists carrying out cross-linguistic research. b)
Carry
out and/or supervise the integration of additional typological databases
into the system. This involves extending the Ontology of Linguistic
Concepts
as required, and creating the detailed metadata (in the DTL notation)
that
describes the contents of each database, after consulting with the
database
creators when necessary.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

* A broad knowledge of the field of language typology, and a systematic
approach to linguistic facts.
* Familiarity with databases and their use for language typology.
* Some programming or scripting skills.
* Familiarity with ontologies, and/or an interest in the systematization
of linguistic knowledge.

We offer a stimulating and innovative research environment with many
international contacts, a project which offers many possibilities for
collaboration with specialists in a broad area of linguistics, etc.

For more information about the Typological Database System project,
please
contact: alexis.dimitriadis at let.uu.nl

To apply please send, preferably by email, a cover letter containing a
statement of interest and a full CV with names and contact addresses of
two
potential referees. The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday,
3
July. Interviews with selected candidates will be scheduled for the
10th,
11th, or 12th or July. (Please alert us in advance of any scheduling
constraints, or if you are unable to travel for an interview).

Applications should be addressed to:

Kees Hengeveld
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Theoretical Linguistics &
     Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication
Spuistraat 210
NL-1012 VB Amsterdam
p.c.hengeveld at uva.nl
http://home.hum.uva.nl/oz/hengeveldp/

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Alexis Dimitriadis
alexis.dimitriadis at let.uu.nl
+31-20-525-3104
Spuistraat 210
1012 VT Amsterdam

Project Manager, Typological Database System
Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS and
University of Amsterdam


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