29.2027, Jobs: General Linguistics: Professor, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources

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Subject: 29.2027, Jobs: General Linguistics: Professor, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources

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Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 11:26:48
From: Juan Steyn [Juan.Steyn at nwu.ac.za]
Subject: General Linguistics: Professor, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources

 
University or Organization: South African Centre for Digital Language Resources 
Job Location: Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa 
Web Address: https://www.sadilar.org/
Job Title: Professor / Associate Professor in Digital Humanities
Job Rank: Associate Professor; Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Digital Humanities


Description:

Purpose of the position:
The Research Manager is a high-level position within SADiLaR, a national
research infrastructure hosted by the NWU and funded by the Department of
Science and Technology. The position will provide academic leadership as the
first professor in Digital Humanities in South Africa while fostering
excellence in research and teaching. The position will initiate and coordinate
dedicated projects executed by the centre itself, as well as by SADiLaR’s
nodes comprising the University of Pretoria, UNISA, the Meraka Institute of
the CSIR, CTexT as well as ICELDA which is a partnership of four SA
universities.

Responsibilities:
- Academic leadership in research and teaching
- National and international liaison in support of the development

Minimum requirements:
- A doctorate in languages or literature (modern, classic or ancient) on a
topic relating to Digital Humanities, or a doctorate in any discipline in the
humanities and social sciences with a focus on digital scholarship.

Other competency requirements:
- Experience in teaching modern languages or any discipline within the
humanities implementing digital methods
- A substantial number of applicable academic publications/ outputs
- Experience in supervising postgraduate studies
- An academic network within own field of specialisation
- Advanced knowledge of own discipline
- Experience in participation in national and international conferences and
workshops
- A record of successful project proposals
- The ability to effectively liaise and communicate with the public, students
and colleagues at various levels and from diverse backgrounds
- The ability to promote innovative research methods in the academic domain
- The ability to work independently or as part of a team
- An NRF rating or demonstrably near to submission for a rating (as a
recommendation)
- Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various
multilingual environments of the NWU



Application Deadline: 31-May-2018 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.sadilar.org/index.php/about/vacancies 
Contact Information:
	Prof Attie de Lange 
	Email: attie.delange at nwu.ac.za 
	Phone: 018 299 4566 


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