32.3449, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor of Teaching in Computational Linguistics, University of British Columbia

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Subject: 32.3449, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor of Teaching in Computational Linguistics, University of British Columbia

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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:57:26
From: Anne-Michelle Tessier [am.tessier at ubc.ca]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Professor of Teaching in Computational Linguistics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

 
University or Organization: University of British Columbia 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: British Columbia, Canada 
Web Address: https://linguistics.ubc.ca/
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Teaching in 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 July 1, 2022, with appointment at the rank of Assistant
Professor of Teaching.

 - The successful candidate will be joining the team of faculty and staff who
run UBC’s Master of Data Science – Computational Linguistics program:
https://masterdatascience.ubc.ca/programs/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
(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, and advising graduate students.

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 methods 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 and knowledge of 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.

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.);
 - the names and contact information of three referees who will be able to
provide a confidential letter of recommendation upon request

Application must be submitted at the application link below. 
Review of applications will begin soon after December 10, 2021, and will
continue until the position is filled.

Full posting: https://linguistics.ubc.ca/job-opportunities/asst-prof-teach-cl/



Application Deadline: 10-Dec-2021 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/asst-prof-teach-cl/ 
Contact Information:
	Carla Hudson Kam 
	Email: ling.admin at ubc.ca 


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