[RNLD] Postdoc fellowship in Indigenous Language Documentation and Technology

[Erin McGarvey]

Thank you, Ghil'ad.

Best,
Erin

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 4:49 PM Ghil'ad Zuckermann <
ghilad.zuckermann at adelaide.edu.au> wrote:

> I shall act accordingly.
>
> Yours ever, Ghil‘ad
>
>
> ZOOM: https://adelaide.zoom.us/j/4186593036
>
>
> New Book: Zuckermann, Ghil’ad 2020. *Revivalistics: From the Genesis of
> Israeli to Language Reclamation in Australia and Beyond*. New York:
> Oxford University Press. ISBN 978–0–19–981279–0 (pbk), ISBN
> 978–0–19–981277–6 (hbk).
> https://global.oup.com/academic/product/revivalistics-9780199812790?lang=en&cc=us
>
> 30% Discount Promo Code: AAFLYG6
>
>
> *Professor Ghil‘ad Zuckermann*, D.Phil. (Oxon.)
>
> Chair of Linguistics and Endangered Languages
> Department of Linguistics, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts
>
> The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
>
> ghilad.zuckermann at adelaide.edu.au
>
> Office: +61 8 8313 5247 <+61%208%208313%205247>
> Mobile: +61 423 901 808 <+61%20423%20901%20808>
>
>
> A MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) *Language Revival: Securing the
> Future of Endangered Languages* (Join 16,000 learners from 190
> countries):
> https://www.edx.org/course/language-revival-securing-future-adelaidex-lang101x
>
>
>
> http://www.zuckermann.org/
> http://adelaide.academia.edu/zuckermann/
> http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann
> http://www.facebook.com/ProfessorZuckermann
>
> http://www.twitter.com/GhiladZ
>
>
>
> *Israelit Safa Yafa* (Israeli - A Beautiful Language), Am Oved, 2008:
> http://www.zuckermann.org/israelit.html
>
>
>
> *Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew*, Palgrave
> Macmillan, 2003: http://www.zuckermann.org/enrichment.html
> <http://www.zuckermann.org/enrichment.html%0d>
>
>
>
> *Engaging – A Guide to Interacting Respectfully and Reciprocally with
> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, and their Arts Practices and
> Intellectual Property*, 2015: http://www.zuckermann.org/guide.html
>
>
>
> *Dictionary of the Barngarla Aboriginal Language of Eyre Peninsula, South
> Australia*, 2018: https://www.barngarlalanguage.com/dictionary
>
>
>
> *Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together)*, 2019. Part 1:
> https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=41076;m=view ,
> Part 2:
> https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=41096;m=view
>
>
> CRICOS Provider Code: 00123M
>
> On 27 Mar 2020, at 9:16 am, Erin McGarvey <emcgarve at ualberta.ca> wrote:
>
> 
> [apologies for cross-postings]
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> We'd appreciate if you shared the posting below on our postdoc position
> through your networks. Also, if you know of recent or forthcoming PhD's
> who'd be interested in the creation of language technological resources
> and in Indigenous languages, we'd be most happy if they applied.
>
>         -Antti Arppe
> ---
> OPEN POSITION: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE
> DOCUMENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY
>
> WEBPAGE:
>
> https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/21c/2020/03/14/postdoc-language-documentation-2020/
>
> DESCRIPTION
>
> The university-community Partnership “21st Century Tools for Indigenous
> Languages” invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship
> in Indigenous Language Documentation and Technology, beginning in
> summer/fall 2020, in this research project funded by the Social Sciences
> and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. The start date is
> negotiable, and the appointment is tenable for 2 years, subject to
> review after the 1st year.
>
> This 7-year Partnership is led by the Alberta Language Technology Lab
> (ALTLab) in the Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, and it
> has as partner organizations 13 institutions and Indigenous language
> communities and 31 individual researchers and educators in Canada, the
> United States, and Norway. Further details of our Partnership and the
> host organization can be found at:
> https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/21c/ and
> http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca
>
> Members of our Partnership have been developing computational models of
> the phonetics, morphology, lexis, and syntax of Indigenous languages in
> Canada and North America, starting with the Algonquian and the Dene
> language families, to create software applications that support their
> continued use in daily life by both speakers and learners. These include
> intelligent electronic dictionaries, spell-checkers, linguistically
> analyzed text collections, computer-aided language learning tools, as
> well as text-to-speech synthesizers and optical character recognition.
> The languages we have gotten the furthest with are Plains Cree
> (Algonquian) and Tsuut’ina (Dene), see:
> https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/tools-applications/ and
> https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/publications/ .
>
> DUTIES
>
> The tasks of the Postdoc will include the following, allowing for
> variation based on the successful applicant’s competences and interests:
>
> 1. participation in/responsibility for the continued development of our
> existing computational morphological and phonetic models and end-user
> applications for the Algonquian and/or Dene and/or other Indigenous
> languages we are already working on;
>
> 2. participation in/responsibility for the development of new
> computational morphological and phonetic models and applications for
> Indigenous languages other than the ones we are working on, preferably
> spoken in Canada;
>
> 3. partial training and supervision of undergraduate and graduate
> students (M.A/Ph.D level) in developing models, applications and
> resources for Indigenous languages;
>
> 4. engagement with Indigenous community consultants on collecting
> primary linguistic data and gathering feedback from community members;
>
> 5. other administrative responsibilities.
>
> The fellowship comes with an annual salary (in CAD) in line with SSHRC
> policies
> (
> https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/postdoctoral-postdoctorale-eng.aspx
> ),
> and benefits.
>
> The postdoc is expected to work with and support the activities of
> multiple Partners in the Partnership, and may be co-located or based at
> other Partners for part of their tenure
> (https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/21c/people/). To this end, the
> Partnership has allocated dedicated funding for work and travel at
> multiple locations.
>
> By the end of the Postdoc appointment, the successful applicant will
> have a set of skills allowing them to partner with Indigenous
> communities and field linguists to develop a range of sophisticated
> tools in support of language maintenance and revitalization.
>
> QUALIFICATIONS
>
> 1. The applicants should have recently completed, or be about to finish,
> a Ph.D degree in linguistics or an associated relevant discipline.
>
> 2. Successful applicants may have specialized either in:
>
> a) the documentation and study of Indigenous American languages, with an
> interest to learn computational modelling, or
>
> b) the computational modelling (text and/or speech) of morphologically
> rich languages, with an interest to learn the essential morphological
> and phonetic characteristics of the languages we are working with.
>
> HOW TO APPLY
>
> The application should include
>
> a. A research statement (ca. 2 pages) outlining past experience and
> current research interests and, in particular, how these align with and
> contribute towards the goals of our Partnership project;
>
> b. A Curriculum Vitae (with a List of Publications); and
>
> c. 1-3 relevant academic writing samples.
>
> d. Letters of Recommendation should be sent directly to Project
> Director, Dr. Antti Arppe (arppe at ualberta.ca) by 3 referees.
>
> Applicants should contact Dr. Arppe in advance to discuss their research
> plan.
>
> Applications and any inquiries should be sent by electronic mail to Dr.
> Arppe. Review of applications will begin by April 30, 2020, and will
> continue until the position is filled.
>
> APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30-April-2020 (Open until filled)
> EMAIL ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS: arppe at ualberta.ca
>
> FURTHER INFORMATION:
>
> For the latest up-to-date information, please consult:
>
> https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/21c/2020/03/14/postdoc-language-documentation-2020/
>
> Further queries: Dr. Antti Arppe (arppe at ualberta.ca)
>
> --
> Erin McGarvey
> *BA Linguistics* - Western University
> MSc Student, Linguistics - University of Alberta
> *Administrative Assistant:*
> 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages
> Alberta Language Technology Laboratory (ALT Lab)
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Erin McGarvey
*BA Linguistics* - Western University
MSc Student, Linguistics - University of Alberta
*Administrative Assistant:*
21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages
Alberta Language Technology Laboratory (ALT Lab)
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